Thank you to these amazing journalists and bloggers for sharing our story and Keen as a wearable device for positive behavior change. We appreciate your efforts to raise awareness of body focused repetitive behaviors, like trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder), dermatillomania (skin picking) & onychophagia (nail biting).
Almost everyone has a habit they would like to kick, but for some people, that habit becomes a life-altering and debilitating disorder. Now, thanks to a Minneapolis couple, thereâs a new way to try and kick the habit without drugs or psychiatry. Itâs called HabitAware, wearable technology that alerts the user when they engage âŚÂ
The companyâs founder, Aneela Idnani Kumar, had a serious hair-pulling problem, and set out with her husband, Sameer, to develop a bracelet that would learn to detect the repeated motions associated with those types of subconscious bad habits and then issue haptic alerts to help users curb them.
Being that we at LeMetric specialize in a broad range of hair challenges, we often work with women who live with Trichotillomania which is the habit of pulling out oneâs hair. Sometimes it is a minor issue that can be addressed and abandoned once identified, but as most of us know kicking a habit is . . .Â
The Liv is an extraordinarily high-tech wearable bracelet, developed by Liv, that is designed to make it easier than ever for you to correct your problem behaviors. This particular bracelet is capable of recognizing problem behaviors â particularly compulsive ones â and vibrating to alert wearers to cease said behavior.
Do you have certain bad habits like biting nails or pulling your hair that you would like to shed but donât know where to start? Liv by HabitAware is a smart wearable device that tracks your subconscious behavior and helps you stop doing those things.
The worldâs first and largest hardware accelerator, HAX has offices in San Francisco, New York, and Shenzhen, China, to provide companies unique global end-to-end support. Notably, three HAX startups, including habit-improving wearable device Liv, were recently named âStartups to Watchâ by TechCrunch.
HabitAware â ein Startup aus Indien â hat sich des Problems angenommen und nutzt Wearables â wie sie bereits als Fitness-Tracker bekannt sind â um den âPatientenâ mit Vibrationen daran zu erinnern, dass er gerade wieder im Begriff ist an den Nägeln zu kauen.
Do you have certain bad habits like nail biting or hair pulling that would you like to shed? Liv by HabitAware might help. It is a smart subconscious-behavior tracker and trainer that reminds you when you are doing things you donât want to.
HabitAware have made a bit of a name for themselves recently in technology news by launching the Liv bracelet. I donât think much of the name either, but the concept is cool. This is a bracelet that is designed to stop your nasty habit, whether thatâs nail biting, hair pulling or sucking your thumb.
Liv doesnât want to count steps or calories, it wants to help you break bad habits. The worldâs first smart subconscious-behavior tracker and awareness trainer wants to rid you of âBody Focused Repetitive Behaviorsâ or BFRBs. That could be sucking your thumb, biting nails or pulling you hair.
Liv to konkurencyjny projekt, ale bez aĹź tak radykalnej terapii szokowej. Firma HabitAware proponuje bransoletkÄ Liv uĹwiadamiajÄ ca sytuacjÄ wibracjami.Bransoletka ma poznawaÄ nasze zĹe przyzwyczajenia i wibracjÄ dawaÄ znaÄ, Ĺźe sytuacja siÄ powtarza.
It is becoming more and more difficult to stand out against the crowded market for activity trackers and smartwatches. Simply counting steps, distance, calories, and heart rate is not enough to distinguish yourself from the pack. This is where a company called HabitAware comes in with a refreshing new idea.
Not sure which size is right for you?
It's important that Keen has a snug fit on your wrist. Here's a quick guide to help you decide which bracelet size to order:
Small/Medium
Fits kids and adults with small-medium wrists
min: 5.25 inches (13.3 cm)
max: 7.50 inches (19.0 cm)
Large
Fits adults with large wrists
min: 6.15 inches (15.6 cm)
max: 8.50 inches (21.6 cm)Â
Small/Medium
Fits kids and adults with small-medium wrists
min: 5.1 inches (13.0 cm)
max: 6.8 inches (17.2 cm)
Medium/Large
Fits adults with medium-large wrists
min: 6.3 inches (16.0 cm)
max: 8.2 inches (20.8 cm)Â