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Immutouch Band






The Toles Brothers had on March 9, 2020 launched the Immutouch Band, a wearable that alerts users when they unconsciously touch their face to encourage them to stop. In a world where concern about the spread of the Covid-19 virus is a preoccupation for many, the Seattle-based Toles Brothers have created the Immutouch Band, a wearable designed to stop users from mindlessly touching their eyes, lips, and nose and therefore reducing their risk of infection.


Immutouch Band 
The Toles Brothers 


EXISTING HARDWARE RETOUCHED — Slightly Robot has been around since 2015 as a low-key smart bracelet to help people break unhealthy habits like hair-pulling and nail-biting. In creating Immutouch, the company reconfigured its existing store of custom-printed circuit boards and algorithms, thereby allowing them to create an entirely new product in just a week.
Smart Alarming System 

CONFIGURE AND GO — In order to be an effective habit-breaker, Immutouch needs to be easy for the average user to set up and wear. Its creators have made that possible with a simple calibration process via a custom mobile app. All you have to do is follow in-app prompts so the band can learn touchpoints for your lips, nose, and eyes.
Besides a vibrating reminder each time you go to touch your face, the Immutouch app also creates a handy graph of the number of times you touch your face throughout the day.

 WILL PEOPLE ACTUALLY BUY THIS? — Immutouch is the perfect example of a useful tech innovation that will have a lot of trouble taking off. It’s 2020, and smartwatches abound — how many people are going to pay $50 for an extra smart wristband?

Panic-buyers aside, it’s going to be hard for the company to sell people on this product. It will be useful for those who feel ultra-determined to break their face-touching habits in the next couple of months, though, so kudos to Slightly Robot for putting energy into tech that’s fighting for public good.

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