Thync: Winner of "Cool Tech" @ CES. (1 Viewer)

[(HULK)]

http://qz.com/325070/this-brain-altering-wearable-could-end-our-dependence-on-drugs/

This is pretty amazing. Shocked to see that it will be a consumer device this year. I was aware of transcranial stimulation, but I didn't know they'd figured out how to us it to alter mood and other things yet.

WANT

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Wild. I'm curious to see what the long term effects are, and really, what it's doing in the short term. If it's doing something like causing the brain to manufacture dopamine via electrical stimulation, it could cause people problems down the road.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Wild. I'm curious to see what the long term effects are, and really, what it's doing in the short term. If it's doing something like causing the brain to manufacture dopamine via electrical stimulation, it could cause people problems down the road.

Pfft..."Down the road". Who cares about that? I wanna be happy now! Let's boil my noodle juices and get this party started!

 

[-jb-]

Lots of questions, both ethical and scientific. But i think the one that most needs answering is what happens if you put it on your junk?

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Lots of questions, both ethical and scientific. But i think the one that most needs answering is what happens if you put it on your junk?

Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!

 

[Sinn Fein]

Lots of questions, both ethical and scientific. But i think the one that most needs answering is what happens if you put it on your junk?

If you want ants on your junk, just lather it in honey and go lay out in your yard.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Lots of questions, both ethical and scientific. But i think the one that most needs answering is what happens if you put it on your junk?

I don't really see it as an ethical issue, personally. I mean, what's the difference between enhancing ones mood via electrical stimulation as opposed to smoking a joint, drinking a martini, doing a horse-choker line through a segment of garden hose, thinking happy thoughts, lying on a raft in the middle of a pool on a quiet afternoon, punching someone in the face, banging some whore, etc?

I imagine that question will be answered in short order. There's no way that within a week of this being available for mass consumption that there isn't a Youtube video of some dude hacking it to go to 200% and then attaching it to his taint. If no one else, Knoxville or Steve-O will do it.

 

[Brony]

Very cool.

 

[mquinnjr]

This looks incredible.

It's an interesting concept: could one become addicted to a machine the same way one becomes addicted to a synthetic or natural substance to achieve the same end result feeling?

I'll admit the answer to that is way over my head, but I'm very intrigued to see folks from the medical community evaluate it along with...the rest of us...putting up YouTube videos of the results.

ETA: I liked the angle of "...does this allow the rich to become smarter?" I hadn't thought of that, and I feel like there's definitely something too that. As if to get the effects of Adderall with a research paper deadline without needing to score the Adderall from someone, just turning your machine on and getting the same effect. Crazy.

 

[Tick]

Angus Thermopyle

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

Very cool.

 

[Sand]

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[heckmanm]

Lots of questions, both ethical and scientific. But i think the one that most needs answering is what happens if you put it on your junk?

If you want ants on your junk, just lather it in honey and go lay out in your yard.

Some of us have snow in the winter, guy.

 

[chet]

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[tommyGunZ]

Just got the email - going to preorder this tomorrow.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Can we just start spelling #### correctly already?

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Just got the email - going to preorder this tomorrow.

What does it cost?

 

[James Daulton]

Haven't we seen movies with this kind of device before? I don't think they ever end well...

 

[Ned]

What could possibly go wrong?

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

Lots of questions, both ethical and scientific. But i think the one that most needs answering is what happens if you put it on your junk?

If you want ants on your junk, just lather it in honey and go lay out in your yard.

Confirmed.

 

[Buddy Ball 2K3]

If this actually helps people with anxiety disorders its worth every penny of the $299 cost.

 

[(HULK)]

Looks like you have to buy additions "strips" to use it. It comes with 10 energy and 10 calm ones.

Won't buy it given this imo.

 

[tommyGunZ]

Looks like you have to buy additions "strips" to use it. It comes with 10 energy and 10 calm ones.

Won't buy it given this imo.

My understanding is that you can reuse the strips as long as the adhesive is sticky enough to keep it adhered to your dome.

 

[jonessed]

Lots of questions, both ethical and scientific. But i think the one that most needs answering is what happens if you put it on your junk?

If you want ants on your junk, just lather it in honey and go lay out in your yard.

I think the neighbors might complain.

 

[higgins]

 

[FreeBaGeL]

 

[The General]

Pied Piper compression systems.

 

[Quez]

My wife has chronic headaches from anxiety & being tense all the time. She has no chill. I wonder if something like this would help.

 

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With the proprietary stickum pads it only costs another $300/mo to use, too!!!

IF this actually works, I'll hold off for the $39.99 version on ebay/amazon in 3 months. Hell, given the history of kickstarter projects being mired in absurd delays, the $39.99 model will probably beat this to market

 

[LAUNCH]

Bought it. I will update when I get it.

 

[Ned]

There's gotta be some sort of seizure risk with this, right?

 

[[icon]]

Interesting article
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/84232-boost-your-brains-power-with-a-9volt-battery-and-some-wet-sponges

How to recreate the effects for $5 with a 9v battery and some wet sponges

 

[[icon]]

Brain shocker forum talking about this type of stuff:
http://flowstateengaged.com/

$125 version available now:
http://www.superspecificdevices.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html

$139 version with rubber pads that don't need to be replaced

 

[AAABatteries]

No chance I'm an early adopter on this.

 

[Fat Nick]

I listened to the Radio Lab Podcast that they reference here a few months back. I think this article understates what the tester said regarding longer-lasting side-effects. I don't recall it exactly, but I want to say that the tester said that it did seem to permanently dull "non-stimulated" life. I'd call that a pretty real side-effect. I'll pass on this kind of thing until others do some extensive use and validate that it's not going to mess with me permanently.

 

[[icon]]

No chance I'm an early adopter on this.

Why not.. the App is FREE if you just overpay by $250 for the device!

 

[Quez]

I listened to the Radio Lab Podcast that they reference here a few months back. I think this article understates what the tester said regarding longer-lasting side-effects. I don't recall it exactly, but I want to say that the tester said that it did seem to permanently dull "non-stimulated" life. I'd call that a pretty real side-effect. I'll pass on this kind of thing until others do some extensive use and validate that it's not going to mess with me permanently.

Nothing is ever as good as the first high.

 

[tommyGunZ]

With the proprietary stickum pads it only costs another $300/mo to use, too!!!

IF this actually works, I'll hold off for the $39.99 version on ebay/amazon in 3 months. Hell, given the history of kickstarter projects being mired in absurd delays, the $39.99 model will probably beat this to market

$300/month? Where is that coming from?

 

[GregR]

Curious if anyone has gotten one yet.

I've gotten feedback from one person about it so far. Said it seems to work for him. Used the calm setting while working in a very stressful client site and found it helped. Feels more alert after using the energy one. Pretty much as advertised.

Still concerned about potential long term effects.

 

[glvsav37]

do you think they will come out with a "Horny" setting anytime soon?

Need a gift for my wife.

 

[Fat Nick]

Curious if anyone has gotten one yet.

I've gotten feedback from one person about it so far. Said it seems to work for him. Used the calm setting while working in a very stressful client site and found it helped. Feels more alert after using the energy one. Pretty much as advertised.

Still concerned about potential long term effects.

I'm curious too after listening to a podcast about it...the host mentioned some odd feelings after stopping use. That kind of thing needs a lot more research before I go putting one on.