Thync
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| Category | Other Head-mounted Devices |
| Developer | Thync |
| Announced | October 2014 |
| Released | Developers: June 2015
Consumers: June 2015 |
| Price | 299 USD (2015) |
| Sensor & Interface | Bluetooth® 4.0 BLE, Single color LEDs indicate power, charge states and current status |
| Materials | Device: Polycarbonate, Strips & Liner: Medical Grade Skin Adhesives, Medial Grade Conductive Adhesives, PET Film, Proprietary Conductive Inks (Nickel Free), 10K Gold plated Brass Snaps
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| Dimensions | Device: 1in X 2in X 0.5in, Strips: 7.75in X 3.63in Liner Card, Charging Cable: 6.5 inches long |
| Weight | Device: 18 grams, Strips & Liner Card: 6.5 grams, Charging Cable: 10 grams "grams,Strips&LinerCard:6.5grams,ChargingCable:10grams" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18. g |
| Controls | the Thync App on a compatible iOS 8 device (iPhone/iPod). Android App coming in 2015 |
| Compatibility | iPhone 4s, 5, 5s, 5c, 6 and 6 plus iOS 8 and Higher |
| Sync Method | Syncing is manual, Syncing range: 30 feet |
| Environmental Requirements | Operating temperature: -4° to 113° F, Maximum operating altitute: 40,000 feet |
| Water Resistant | No |
| Not standalone[1] | |
| http://www.thync.com/ | |
Thync is a small triangular-shaped device that you put on the wearer's head. Headset then stimulates and activates nerves that you either relaxed or energized. Brain neurons remain intact, the device only released electrical impulses. The effect is to remind stimulation massages, only more focused on your head. Thync should help with sleep problems, for example, or the motivation to exercise, to replace the morning coffee and the like.[2]
Thync itself is wireless, connecting to your smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth (it's iOS only at launch, with an Android app coming by the end of 2015). You control Thync from the official app, where you can choose the length of your session. You can also adjust the strength of the brain-zapping there (each program follows a pattern of greater and lesser intensity, with cycles of peaks and valleys, but you can also manually raise or lower the overall strength).[3]
The Company Thync was withdrawing for manufacturing of this device with the same name $ 13,000,000 in October 2014. From 02.06.2015 the equipment is already publicly available. You can buy it from the price of $ 299 (= 7300 CZK).”[2]
Contents
Main characteristics
A soothing neck massage. A splash of cold water. A kiss from someone you love. Each action influences peripheral nerves in your head and face, signaling brain regions to change the way you feel. Thync works using the same pathways by delivering low-level electrical pulses to these nerves. Every day, your body balances the activity between your sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. The sympathetic system is associated with a "fight or flight" response to help regulate your reaction to stress. The parasympathetic system counteracts stress to help you enter a relaxed "rest and digest" mode.[4]
Thync uses neurosignaling to activate specific cranial and peripheral nerves to influence this balance and shift you to a state of calm or give you a boost of energy in minutes. Neurosignaling is the coupling of an energy waveform to a neural structure (receptor, nerve or brain tissue) to modulate its activity. Neurosignaling waveforms or Vibes consist of precise algorithms that bias activity of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, so that you can enjoy a shift into a more energetic or relaxed state. Neurosignaling builds upon the best features of long-standing tDCS and TENS techniques by using pulsed currents with lower-intensity and higher-frequency outputs delivered through bio-compatible materials for greater safety and comfort.”[4]
Purpose
Thync is a wearable device that delivers the effects of either a sleeping pill or a double espresso, without any of the drawbacks, in just one 15-minute session.
Company & People
- Isy Goldwasser - CEO and Founder
- Jamie Tyler Ph.D. - CSO and Founder
- Sumon Pal Ph.D. - Chief of Vibes
- Anil Thakur - CTO
- Jason Egnal - VP, Digital Marketing & Commercial Operations[5]
Important Dates
- 2011 - Co-founding of Company Thync by experts in the fields of neurobiology, neuroscience and consumer electronics from institutions that include MIT, Harvard, and Stanford Universities.
- October 2014 - Beginning of the project Thync.
- June 2015 - start selling the device Thync.”[5]
Ethical Issues
Health Risks
Enhancement/Therapy/Treatment
Public & Media Impact and Presentation
Public Policy
Related Technologies, Project or Scientific Research
References
- ↑ Shows if the device is a standalone wearable computer or if it needs to be connected to a processing unit to function.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cdr.cz: Thync vypouští do světa headset, který skrz impulzy do mozku ovládá vaši náladu [online]. Copyright © 1998-2015 CDR server s.r.o. [retr. 16.10.2015]. ISSN 1213-2225. Available from: http://cdr.cz/clanek/zprava-thync-vypousti-do-sveta-headset-ktery-skrz-impulzy-do-mozku-ovlada-vasi-naladu
- ↑ Gizmac.com: Thync mood-changing wearable officially launches - we go hands on (again) [online]. All content copyright © Gizmag 2003 - 2015 [retr. 16.10.2015]. Available from: http://www.gizmag.com/thync-hands-on-2/37820/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Thync.com: Science/Technology [online]. Copyright 2015 Thync [retr. 20.10.2015]. Available from: http://www.thync.com/science-and-technology
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Thync.com: About Us [online]. Copyright 2015 Thync [retr. 16.10.2015]. Available from: http://www.thync.com/about
