Res(t)piration lamp keeps you calm
posted Oct 26th 2005 3:45PM
Most of our gear tends to keep us a bit on edge, with
beeping, buzzing and chirping reminders of how busy we are (or at least of how many gadgets we have). So, every
now and then, it's nice to find a device that's actually designed to help us chill a little. That's the idea
behind Res(t)piration, a concept lamp developed by Lissa Kooijman at Eindhoven University of Technology in
Holland, that responds to your breathing rate, and adjusts accordingly, casting soothing shadows on the wall in an
attempt to calm you down. Unfortunately, the lamp checks your respiration via sensors strapped to your chest and
abdomen — not exactly the best way to get you to relax. But hopefully if it's ever commercialized, it'll rely on a
less invasive method of detecting stress, like a pulse-tracking wristband. We'll be waiting — anxiously.
[Via Fresh Gadgets]
Crap like this only gets "invented" in Holland. If you're stressed out, turn the lights off and take a nap! Go for a walk or a run, just don't continue to sit there in a half lit room and continue to be lazy.
Says who? That looks dangerous.
Chris... Chill man, it'll be OK.
Take a deep breath and relax.... Take a deeper breath and relax some more. Take a most deep breath and you start to see soothing shadows according to your lack of oxygen, that means you should breath out otherwise you stay in a very relaxed state without a chance to get out of it.... ;-)
- Unomi -
PS: I am from Holland and yes, these inventions do remind of a hippie era wayback... Now we shouldn't solve problems evolving from technology with some more technology. Back to nature is my motto.
I'm going to get one of these. Hopefully then hot Holland chicks will dig me.