The Rationalizer Tells You to Chill When Your Temper Flares
Marissa Brassfield — October 15, 2009 — Lifestyle
Most people encounter stress in their daily lives, and the Philips Rationalizer is a curious gadget that aims to alert its wearer of temper flares that could negatively impact their ability to reason. The Rationalizer is comprised of two units, the EmoBracelet and the EmoBowl, that essentially act like a mirror of your emotions. The bracelet and bowl light up with fiery tones of yellow, orange and red when they detect elevated stress levels, giving you a reminder to take a deep breath.
The Philips Rationalizer was designed in conjunction with ABN AMRO and is intended for online investors working at home, according to Engadget. Chief of Business Development Geert Christiaansen says that the Rationalizer will work better on men, since they’re more emotional investors than women, and uses a galvanic skin response sensor to detect intense feelings.
As our tech-enhanced lives continue to become more hectic, the need for balance and decompression grows. While the Philips Rationalizer was designed with investors in mind, any employee with a high-stress position—including telecommuters and virtual office workers—could benefit from this gadget’s real-time monitoring of stress levels. And the relatively minimalist aesthetic of the Rationalizer means that business travelers can include it in their luggage as well.
While Geert Christiaansen says that it will likely be several years before a product like the Philips Rationalizer comes to market, one thing’s for sure: We haven’t seen the last of emotion-detecting gadgets targeted towards working individuals.
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The Philips Rationalizer was designed in conjunction with ABN AMRO and is intended for online investors working at home, according to Engadget. Chief of Business Development Geert Christiaansen says that the Rationalizer will work better on men, since they’re more emotional investors than women, and uses a galvanic skin response sensor to detect intense feelings.
As our tech-enhanced lives continue to become more hectic, the need for balance and decompression grows. While the Philips Rationalizer was designed with investors in mind, any employee with a high-stress position—including telecommuters and virtual office workers—could benefit from this gadget’s real-time monitoring of stress levels. And the relatively minimalist aesthetic of the Rationalizer means that business travelers can include it in their luggage as well.
While Geert Christiaansen says that it will likely be several years before a product like the Philips Rationalizer comes to market, one thing’s for sure: We haven’t seen the last of emotion-detecting gadgets targeted towards working individuals.
This post appears as a part of our sponsored Samsung Resource Center, which focuses on netbook and tech-specific content from Trend Hunter, Uncrate and NOTCOT. You can browse the information within the Resource Center using the widget on the right side of the page, or by heading here.
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1. Emotion-detecting Gadgets - Creating new opportunities for stress monitoring in the workplace through wearable technology.
2. Real-time Stress Monitoring - The trend of gadgets that detect emotional state impacting performance by providing real-time monitoring.
3. Minimalistic Designs - The rise of simplistic wearable designs that provide monitoring for physical and emotional health.
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1. Technology - Developing new stress-monitoring gadgets empower workers to achieve better productivity and health.
2. Finance - Providing wearable technology that helps investors to keep their emotions in check and make better decisions.
3. Health and Wellness - Monitoring stress levels through innovative wearables to reduce the negative impact of stress on overall health.
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