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Pavlok, The Wearable Gadget That Will Make You Change Your Habits



The world of wearables is evolving very fast, smartwaches, FIT bands, smart rings and others, but you will never expect what this band does to you !

The Pavlok is wristband that is going to change your habits, if you always wanted to exercise or to do your plans but you dont, this will make do everything on your list, and stop being lazy !

"Wake up sleepy head... it's time to go to the gym" "Put down those chips!" "Stop wasting time on Facebook." Those are the words of Maneesh Sethi, the inventor of this Gadget, but how it works to make you do your work.

The Pavlok is powerd by a powerful algorithms that will track your activities, and a GPS to track your position, it uses the idea of positive reinforcement to change your behaviors, and if you did not what you have planned to do, the Pavlok will give an electric shock to motivate you !

Sethi explains more and said "It sits on my wrist and at 6am it'll vibrate. I can snooze it, but if I snooze it twice, it shocks me.", and this an example on how it works to wake you up in the morning !



There are multiple other ways to encourage your self doing things gently, but the gentle way does not always works, because sometimes you will need a bigger push, "It's not about the shock as much as it is about training your brain to do the things you say you are going to do" Sethi the founder said.

The Pavlok can control your exercises, for example if you have programmed it to walk 1000 steps, but you didn't reach your goal, the wristband will give you a shock to make complete the rest, in the future, you can see you behaviors through a dedicated App, and your friend will be also able to shock remotely ! it seems cruel, but it may push you to do the right thing.

The Pavlok maybe available in the beginning of 2015, with a price of $250.


The FITGuard, A Smart Mouthguard For Athletes To Prevent Concussions



Athletes are always exposed to shocks and impacts that likely affects their cranes, teeth and many other body parts, so, a new product is developed to help protect them selves while practicing sports.

Force Impact Technologies known as FIT has unveiled a new interesting product, the FITGuard, a smart mouthguard To Prevent Concussions and warn about them.

The FITGuard is a plastic accessory that you can wear in your mouth (if you are an athlete), beside protecting your teeth, the mouthguard can warn you about the danger of impacts and shocks by lightning LEDs contained in the FITGuard, if the received shock is not dangerous, the light of the LED will be blue, and if the impact is strong, the LEDs will light up in red to warn you so you can have a break and reduce the damages.

The FITGuard also is connected to an application on your tablet or smartphone to analyse data received in real time, basing on those data, you can decide to continue playing or not, it will be also very interesting for parents to protect their kids when they are practicing their favorite sports.

Authorities estimate that 10% of Athletes suffers of concussions at least one time a year, and this is the opportunity to reduce this number.

The FITguard was created and developed by Anthony Gonzales and Bob Merriman, Gonzales was a former Rugby player who, during a game, experienced a strong head shock that made him forget what happened for a while.

The device is still under the tests, but if you want to get it, the FITGuard is available for pre-order for a price of $50.