Pavlok, a new device touted by its creators as “the habit-changing wristband,” is a module that can be worn anywhere on your body, and connects to an app to track your behavior and beep, vibrate or shock you when you engage in a behavior you wish to change. Now you, too, can use electro-shock treatments to quit smoking, or stop texting that ex-lover who is bad news, or put down the game controller and get on the treadmill.
“I know that electro shock sounds crazy, but sometimes crazy works,” says Pavlok founder Maneesh Sethi in his Indiegogo video.
If being shocked is not enough motivation to change a bad habit, the device can also utilize shame, posting to social media sites like Facebook when a user engages in a bad habit they have selected to curb using Pavlok.
Pavlok connects to Apple and Android smartphones using Bluetooth.
The Indiegogo fundraising campaign for Pavlok has already reached 239 percent of the campaign goal, with an Oct. 30 end date. Assuming all goes as planned, the device will be available to the public April, 2015 for $149 a pop.
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https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pavlok-the-habit-changing-device-that-shocks-you