FX.co ★ New technologies: 10 gadgets useful for health

For a lot of people, technology can feel like the root of all stress. A constant torrent of emails, social media notifications, text messages and chats can be overwhelming and unforgiving. At the same time, gadgets, apps and even that pesky smartphone can be used as tools for improving your capacity for mindfulness.

Melomind

Melomind is a headset and app that aims to help people manage stress by monitoring their brain waves and delivering music that will relax them. The success of each relaxation session, which can last anywhere from 3 to 15 minutes, is recorded in the app for a user to review. The idea is that with access to a performance review of your ability to relax, users will be able to better rid themselves of stress.

The WellBe

Goodbye Stress – Hello Calmness. World's First Mindfulness Bracelet for Emotional Balance. The WellBe is an elegant, light-weight bracelet and mobile app designed to support your emotional well-being. Find out what your stress triggers are and learn personalized meditation and other well-being exercises to release stress immediately. The WellBe models: black, dark brown and natural, with or without the flow symbol.

T3

The work of the T3 mixer nozzle is similar to the ordinary kitchen water filter. Manufacturers recommend changing the filter every six months. During this period, it will purify 40 thousand liters of water from 95% chlorine.

Ego Professional Ego Hairdryer

A professional hair styling tool brand, Ego Professional features HW2 technology, based on the mineral-rich earth in the mountainous pine forests of Korea. This gives EGO Professional styling tools the ability to detox, de-stress and de-frizz hair leaving it polished, healthy and manageable. The concise range features two hair dryers, curling tongs and two straighteners: all you need for the perfect hair styles, day after day.

Philips Sonicare AirFloss

Irrigator Philips Sonicare AirFloss, in addition to the main function of cleaning the interdental spaces, has many other options: a minute timer, a nozzle for cleaning in hard-to-reach places and etc. In addition, the device is equipped with an easy-to-use water filling mechanism. It's a sleek unit, and many owners choose it for its slender design, the small amount of space it consumes, and the good reputation of the Philips name.

Hapica

Continuing the topic of brushing teeth, we should mention another important health gadget – an electric toothbrush from the Japanese company Hapica. The peculiarity of such brushes is that they do not need toothpaste: ionic bristles interact with saliva, resulting in the formation of foam in the mouth.

Remington i-LIGHT Reveal

Manufacturers of Remington i-LIGHT Reveal photoepilator for home use argue that this device will not cause pain, and three applications within six weeks will stop hair growth for six months. The gadget is suitable for use in hard-to-reach places and on the face.

Quitbit

Quitbit is the world's first smart lighter with a built-in display that shows you of how many cigarettes you've smoked and how long it's been since your last cigarette. Quitbit also syncs with a mobile app to view smoking history, set reduction plans, and optionally limit how often and when the lighter can be used. It is entirely battery operated can light approximately 100 cigarettes before needing a recharge over USB.

The ONETRAK tracker

The ONETRAK tracker consists of a pedometer, an alarm clock, a device for tracking sleep and consumed calories. The bracelet has two models: Life – for those who do not need serious statistics, and Sport, which has an expanded set of functions.

SmartMat

While it's no replacement for the full yoga-class experience, SmartMat is a great way to up-level your solo practice. The responsive, pressure-sensitive yoga mat and companion app guides you through a yoga practice and tells you when you are, for example, not distributing your body weight accurately to achieve maximum benefit of the pose. The SmartMat can also tell when the placement of your limbs is off kilter and instruct you on how to adjust. It's available for pre-order now and is expected to ship at the end of 2015.