Therapy

Spaniards Take the Movie Office Space Very Seriously

Destruction therapy has been around for a while now, but is only just starting to hit its stride. On June 21st, a large group of variously frustrated individuals converged on Castejon, Spain to launch the town fiestas with the coordinated destruction of an entire field of appliances and cars. Mainstream medicine has yet to recognize the efficacy of destruction therapy, but hey, I'm sure frontal lobotomies took a few years to catch on too. Gallery after the jump. [Reuters] More »

7:20 PM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By John Herrman
2,938 views, 15 comments

Latest by n/a: @NightElfMohawk: I was singing that to myself while I was reading this. more »

braaaaaaaains

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Lets You Deactivate Selected Parts of Your Brain

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is a process in which you run an electromagnet over parts of the brain, which essentially turns them off. You may have LOL'd at the idea of Kirsten Dunst and Mark Ruffalo erasing Jim Carrey's brain while dancing around in their underwear, but this brain altering technology is no joke. While effects don't appear to be permanent or long-standing, doctors and researchers think it could show how the brain recovers from traumas such as stroke. Though the technology might run a teensy-weensy risk of causing epilepsy, that's all. The video below shows grown men reciting nursery rhymes and turning into stuttering messes. [Daily Telegraph via Medgadget via io9] More »

9:40 PM on Tue May 20 2008
By Adrian Covert
6,981 views, 66 comments

Latest by shikataganai: This technique can be used to turn on regions of the brain as well as deactivate them (temporarily). The effect observed depends on the frequency of the stimulation: 5 Hz vs. 20 Hz, for instance. Go even higher and you more »

medicine

Paro the $5000 Therapeutic Seal Now Available in America

Paro, the Japanese robotic therapy seal is now available in the US. Paro is a medical device developed by folks who have built therapy robots for years, and they say this robo-companionship can relieve some of the symptoms associated with long-term illness and even Alzheimer's. Why a seal, and not a cat or dog? Because people don't have stereotypes about seals and wouldn't question how real it felt. We're all for a gadget that helps a sick person feel better, but we don't know if you should let your demented aunt Fanny spend too much time with a robot seal.
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2:00 PM on Sat Apr 12 2008
By Benny Goldman
4,770 views, 41 comments

Latest by n/a: If this thing gets me laid faster than a $5000 diamond, I'd buy it. more »

lamps

Senslux SLD Desklamps Try to See Off Your Winter Blues, Acne

Senslux's new SLD range of desk lamps will light your stuff with LEDs for low power-consumption eco-friendliness, and come in three types. The SG-1500 model appears to be just a plain ol' desk lamp, but the SF is apparently a "full spectrum" lamp, presumably to give more natural light to combat the dim winter sun. The last, SA model, claims to be a light therapy for acne. Brilliant. Available in Korea for around $150, not sure if or when they'll make it over here. [Aving]

3:51 AM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,326 views, 8 comments

Latest by Mith: Your absolutely correct, And i didn't mean to be holier than thou or anything by saying there is a high volume of medical students here or anything, its just one of the many factors that helps the progression of that kind more »

therapy

LTK-2000 Therapy Station Tries to Soothe Your Senses All At Once

Sure, there're plenty of gadgets to soothe your troubled soul with smells, lights and sounds— but why buy a bunch of these, when the LTK2000 does it all in one? Once the Therapy Station has calmed your ears with 24 relaxing sound options, a pop-up ring of bright LEDs tries to banish those SAD blues. Aromatherapy scents will waft around you from its built-in heater, while an anion generator cleans up the air. Strangely its designers missed tackling all five senses by omitting a massager and chocolate dispenser, but hey ho. Available for around $395 in Korea at first, we guess it'll be over here soon enough. [Technabob]

6:01 AM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Kit Eaton
865 views, 6 comments

Latest by Daimyo Nintendo: Ah this is so bull, this is in actuality a product made by Scientologists. Unlike the past E-meters (which only detect evil alien energy spirits) this device can detect and correct the evil alien energy and eradicate it from more »

soothing

TheraSpa Sound Therapy Eyeshades: You Might Want to Sleep on It

There isn't much to say about the TheraSpa Sound Therapy Eyeshades. Either you want a fruity-looking padded eyemask that hooks up to an MP3 player to lull you to sleep with the soothing sounds of death metal or you don't. Oh, it also comes with five pre-recorded sound programs, like Babbling Brook and Chirping Song Birds, but my guess is that they're nowhere near as relaxing as Dethklok. More »

2:20 PM on Thu May 24 2007
By Matt Buchanan
900 views, 3 comments

snake oil

TwiLight Ultra Blue Light Sleep Therapy System Lights Your Way to Cloud Cuckoo Land

Maybe it doesn't really cost $2300 to get yourself a light that will jerk around your circadian rhythms. Now Verilux is rolling out its $89.95 TwiLight Ultra Blue Light Sleep Therapy System, which purports to do the same thing: improve your sleep patterns. More »

4:20 PM on Wed May 16 2007
By Charlie White
3,474 views, 10 comments

gadgets

BuzzTrainer - USB Shock Therapy

Personally, when I think of discipline, I think of torture and pain. That's why I like this wrist strap that administers small shocks on specific commands. This product claims it can "improve your PC skill" through the administration of said pain. Apparently the BuzzTrainer software that is included is able to be bind to almost any type of PC command to administer shocks. One prime example would be looking at porn on the computer. Unfortunately, for porn fans, myself included, adding shocks into the mix may make it more enjoyable. More »

11:46 AM on Tue Nov 29 2005
By Travis Hudson
120 views, 6 comments

Latest by m0nk3y: Fake? That would be disappointing. CBT via USB would be a perfect addition to any online Domme's bag of tricks. more »

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