A new gadget that helps computer users check their stress and mood levels was unveiled at Asia’s biggest IT trade fair yesterday.
The BioDynamic Signature (BDS) technology, unveiled by Israeli high-tech company IDesia Ltd, uses a person’s unique heartbeat to tell whether they need to take some time out to relax.
The user grasps two sensors shaped like a computer mouse to measure the electric activity of the heart in minute detail.
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Software then combines the measurements with prerecorded personal details such as age and sex to calculate various indicators for stress and mood.
“It’s like fingerprints. Everyone’s is different,” David Chang (張華武), a vice president with the company, said at Computex Taipei.
The BDS, which IDesia aims to put on sale in the fourth quarter, got the thumbs-up from members of the public who tested it at the fair.
“Understanding your mood at the start of the day is especially critical,” a 60-year-old man told reporters after trying out the technology.
“It’s just like turning on a television to watch a weather forecast report so you can prepare better for work each day,” he said.
IDesia said the technologies have drawn interest of leading Taiwanese computer makers such as Compal Electronics Inc (仁寶電腦) and Wistron Corp (緯創).
“They have displayed products at the show using our solution,” Chang said, declining to give details of the price.
The sensors can also be linked to other devices such as mobile phones and gamepads, the company said.
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