Octopus watch TEACHING KIDS GOOD HABITS octopus.watch/joy The Octopus is a watch that helps teach children ages 3-8 about the concept of time and how to develop good habits. Because the watch gives the time using icons, kids can read and understand it. The Octopus teaches kids how parents expect them to use their time, using three stages of childhood development. The first mode, meant to help kids understand time by association, displays a large icon that’s linked to a task to be
accomplished according to a schedule set by a parent. Parents can program visual reminders from their smartphone that display on the child’s watch. Accomplishing these tasks can give the child a sense of responsibility and accomplishment. The second and third modes teach kids to read digital and analog clocks; an optional gamification feature lets them unlock virtual rewards such as special badges based on their progress. The Octopus may still be available for a $59 pledge on Kickstarter, where the watch was recently on pace to draw 10 times its original funding goal of $50,000. Shipping is set for March 2017.
AiraWear INTELLIGENT MASSAGE SWEATSHIRT airawear.com Billed as the world’s first massage hoodie, the AiraWear is an on-demand massage that you wear. Its ultra-thin acupuncture technology—which makes the device barely noticeable—tracks and improves body posture in real time with integrated sensors while targeting muscle and pain points to relieve tension from sitting and slouching at a computer. It also collects data through a companion app with the goal of improving your posture permanently. With six air-powered massage modules, the AiraWear automatically inflates to massage the lower back whenever the wearer adopts a poor position. You can use it for up to three hours and re-charge it via a micro USB cable. Among its features are adjustable massage intensity; a Velcro adjustment to fit various body types; a detachable inner massage unit for cleaning; and four different massage settings that include Relax, Shoulder, Lower back and Sleep. The vest retails for $159, the hoodie $199. After doubling its initial funding goal on Kickstarter, AiraWear has an estimated shipping date of January 2017.
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