The New Mood Ring

According to Sensoree, the top makes use of Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) — the way in which the conductance of human skin changes in response to stimuli. When you are calm and at rest, skin GSR is lower than when you are anxious. While GSR has previously been exploited in lie-detectors, Sensoree has harnessed it to turn a funnel-shaped LED collar a range of colours. These are designed to indicate different levels of arousal that the firm has extrapolated to different emotional states ranging from “tranquil — Zen” (green) to “nirvana — ecstatic, blissful” (yellow). Sensoree says the technology works by attaching sensors to the wearer’s hands that are then hooked up to the collar creating what it calls a Galvanic Extimacy Responder. But beware, the mood sweater will turn you red-faced if you meet the love of your life — it should glow crimson when you are “nervous — in love”.

A company has developed a sweater that *actually* broadcasts your feelings to the world. They’re on sale in March, likely for the cost of 3,000 of those mood rings you bought in middle school. [Guardian]