The Guardian:
If there was an electronic device that claimed it could make you feel relaxed (extremely relaxed) or energised (extremely energised) would you buy it? Thync is a new breed of 'mood-altering wearable' that promises it can do both.
We got one of Thync's devices – which retail for $299 – into the Guardian office, and strapped it onto resident guinea pig Adam Gabbatt. We then zapped him with calm over a 25-minute period. Maybe too much calm
It's been almost a month since wearable pioneer Fitbit unveiled a much-needed update to its Charge and Flex ranges, giving them a bunch of aesthetic and functional upgrades in the process. Customers have been able to secure their orders ahead of the loose "fall" release date but from today, anyone itching to get their hands on the new devices can now do so.
China may become the world’s largest wearable customer in 2017, if sales continue to surge as they have in 2016, by 84 percent.
Demand for wearable gadgets hasn’t lived up to the hype, and a report suggests things are only getting worse ahead of the company’s expected Watch reboot
98% Placebo?