New Wearable Device Administers Electric Shocks To Break Bad Habits

With the recent unveiling of the Apple Watch — and now that Google has begun selling smart watches — one might argue that the much-discussed wearable technology revolution has begun.

Companies like Fitbit and Jawbone are selling wearable devices that track your steps, sleep and calories so you can see your habits laid out in pretty graphs. But could that really change unhealthy behavior, forcing you to exercise and sleep more?

Now a new device has come along that doesn't just track your habits but tries to change them with a Pavlovian electric shock.

Hiawatha Bray, technology writer for the Boston Globe. He tweets @GlobeTechLab.

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