Gizmodo: mood

The Mood Chair Knows Exactly How Your Buttocks Feels

Rosa Golijan — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

Forget looking at the mood ring on someone's hand to know how she feels. Now it's the chair under her cute bum that'll reveal all. And the LEDs and embedded micro-chips on it are way cooler than bubblegum machine trinkets.

The Mood Chair is designed by a company called Aether & Hemera and while it doesn't look too comfortable, it's pretty fun because it changes color based on its environment and users. The only trouble is that there doesn't appear to be a chart explaining which color corresponds to which mood.

I really want one of these chairs. Not just because I think they're pretty, but because I want to see if they would stick on the same color like my mood rings did. What does an orange-ish red mean anyway? [Aether & Hemera via Generate via Technabob]

Wii Nunchuck-Controlled Robotic Tail is the Ultimate Accessory for Furry Fetishists

Danny Allen — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:10:00 EDT

Regular Giz readers will have seen countless crazy homebrew inventions powered by the DIY Arduino platform—but this could be the strangest yet. How about a robotic tail that's controlled by RFID "mood cards", or a Wii Nunhuck? Yep.

Perfect for your next Cosplay or Furry get-to-together, the mood cards will make the bushy tail wag about in pre-programmed ways. Alternatively, a Wii Nunchuck is used to shake things up with manual control.

Thank you, Wei-Chieh Tseng, I'm completely lost for words, and that doesn't happen often. [Nowhereelse via Engadget]

Colorsonic MP3 Player Lets You Control Your Moods without a Prescription

Andi Wang — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:00:13 EST

The Colorsonic MP3 player concept displays colors around its ring-shaped body, which can be matched up with a certain mood of music, like an old-school mood ring.

This MP3 player is designed to match user-created playlists with mood-appropriate colors. Users would then choose music by selecting the color closest to their mood at the time, rather than by so-called "normal" and "intuitive" methods like Artist or Album. Exactly how this works, I don't know; but according to Yanko, "it’s got special software." Hmm, ok. [Yanko via Wired]

Philips goLITE BLU Light Therapy Clock Lightning Review

Jason Chen — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST

The Gadget: Philips' goLITE BLU, a blue light dispensing clock that helps reduce the effects of seasonal affective disorder, a.k.a. the winter blues. It's best used in 15-30 minute daily intervals when it's dark out.

The Price: $250

The Verdict: I'm pretty sure it works. Unlike normal things we review, which can (for the most part) be expressed quantitatively, a device that raises your mood is by nature, subjective. But this little blue clock has noticeably eliminated my seasonally-created low energy, low mood and a general sluggishness in the past few weeks.

The goLITE is supposed to be placed about 15 degrees off center to where your attention is—the monitor, in our case. You use one of the four brightness settings for somewhere between 15-30 minutes (or more if you like) every day in order to simulate the missing sun. The light works through your eyes, which explains why it needs to be in your field of view. Even at the lowest setting, this thing is bright as hell, so avoid looking directly at it.

Whether or not I'm actually feeling better because the blue light's rays are working or it's just me and the placebo effect wanting myself to feel better, I don't know. But there are other reviews out there that say that it works. And I believe this does. My energy is up, I don't feel as depressed, and as a result, I don't feel like I'm trudging through the day.

The $250 price tag may seem like quite a bit to pay for something you only use 30 minutes a day, but think of it like this. We buy electronics all the time in order to give ourselves and emotional boost; the goLite is one that's actually designed for that purpose. [Light Therapy and Amazon]

LEGO Brick Tower Mood Light Builds a Castle of Happiness

Jason Chen — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:00:00 EDT

These aren't LEGO in the way that actual LEGO are LEGO, but they are translucent bricks that you can stack on top of each other to build structures. In this case, the structure is a tower with a hole in the middle for a light to go, which then passes through the various colors you've set up to induce one of several moods. The redder the construction, the...let's say angrier you'll feel. The yellower, the most you'll feel like taking a whiz. Thirty-five bucks gets you one. [Brando via Geekalerts via Slashgear]

Mind-Reading Music Player

Charlie White — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 06:45:58 EST

Disney, ever on the prowl for new ideas even if it has to spend billions to buy them, has filed a patent for a media player that monitors your mood and then picks out songs accordingly. As this player suggests a video or song for you, you accept or reject that pick, and then the player learns from that, too. It will do this magic, according to the patent filing, with a wrist band that works like a lie detector. The thing takes note of your body temperature, and if you're sweating and your pulse is racing it's going to dredge up some pretty tense music to go along with that. Or perhaps it will try to calm you down with some trance tracks. Maybe Steve Jobs, as soon as he takes total control over Disney, will incorporate this idea into future iPods.

Invention: The moody media player
[New Scientist]

The patent filing is here.

Radio Changes Color, Moods

johnb — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:34:22 EST

The last time I used anything to alter my mood I ended up naked on the roof of KDR screaming the words to MacArthur Park. Therefore, I'm kind of incredulous as to the potential mood-altering capabilities of a radio with a big light on it.

This radio uses one of the new multi-colored LEDs and can cycle through all sorts of sexy hues. The UI is pretty cool, too. You just tip the thing over to change colors, which is kind of what happened after they tipped me off the roof of KDR. Plus, it's only $14.99, so whatevs.

Product Page [Source CC via Uberreivew]