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New Gadget Tells You When To Take a Break

Kilrah_il writes "An Israeli company developed a gadget that measures your blood pressure and tells you when you are stressed and need to take a break from your computer. 'The user grasps two sensors shaped like computer mouses to measure the electric activity of the heart in minute detail. Software then combines the measurements with prerecorded personal details such as age and sex to calculate various indicators for stress and mood.' Looks like a must-have accessory for Slashdotters everywhere."

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  1. It would be a lot more valuable by edremy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    if it told you when to work. I rarely have problems taking a break.

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  2. Re:Mouses? by raving+griff · · Score: 2, Informative
  3. What about productivity? by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 2, Insightful

    How do momentary stress and momentary productivity correlate in software developers?

    That last thing I need is something beeping at me whenever I get in the zone.

  4. Re:Mouses? by Scutter · · Score: 2, Funny

    Actually, apparently he doesn't.

    Pffft! "Oxford English Dictionary", indeed!

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  5. One of these has been around for a LONG time... by TheLevelHeadedOne · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...it's called A CLOCK!

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  6. Re:I'm with the parent by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 2, Funny

    True. The correct term is "meeces".

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  7. Re:I'm with the parent by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 2, Funny

    True. The correct term is "meeces".

    Which I, personally, hate to pieces.