The W/ME wristband, developed by Mountain View start-up Phyode, targets not only consumers of mental health services, but anyone else who wants to keep tabs on how well they are feeling, or should be feeling. It tracks your emotional health while monitoring moods and offering suggestions if you appear to be feeling a little "unbalanced."
The system uses a medical-grade sensor called the "life spectrum analyzer" to monitor the body’s entire nervous system, capturing electrical impulses. Then the results are sent to your smartphone application, which will guide you through your current mental state to see where you have been most passive, angry, or pessimistic.
It might be helpful to have such a gadget to keep you on track if people, places, or things tend to get you down in the dumps.
Emotion-Monitoring Accessories
The W/ME Wristband Aims to Keep You Balanced
Trend Themes
1. Emotion Monitoring Wearables - As demand for mental health services increases, wearable technology companies have the opportunity to develop devices that monitor emotional health and give suggestions to users for achieving balance.
2. Medical-grade Sensors - The development of medical-grade sensors, such as the “life spectrum analyzer,” have the potential to revolutionize the wearable technology industry by allowing for more accurate tracking and monitoring of bodily functions.
3. Personalized Mental Health - With the ability to monitor and analyze emotions in real-time, wearable technology companies can now offer personalized mental health solutions and recommendations to users.
Industry Implications
1. Wearable Technology - The emotional monitoring wearable industry has the potential to thrive as more people become interested in tracking their mental health.
2. Mental Health Services - As wearables become more popular, the mental health industry has the opportunity to integrate these devices into their practices for more accurate and personalized treatment plans.
3. Health Tech - The development of medical-grade sensors and wearable technology have the potential to revolutionize the health tech industry and how people monitor and manage their own health.