14 DAY TRIAL // Do you own a TV? Of course you do, unless you're one of those people who don't need anything other than their PC, like me, but for the purposes of the soon-to-be-at-hand topic we'll discount that possibility.
So, you own a TV. Do you own a set-top box? Specifically, do you own a Virgin media TiVo box? Then you might want to check out a device created by 14-year-old Manchester student Jonathan Kingsley and his friend 15-year-old Ryan Oliver.
They created a wearable sensor that wraps around your wrist and index finger.
“What does this sensor do?” you might ask. It uses a pulse oximeter to determine whether you're still awake or if you've fallen asleep.
If you fall asleep, the device will order the TiVo box to start recording whatever is on air, so that you don't miss out on that favorite late night show or movie.
Given how many people doze off during the mid-program commercial break, the new wrist band, whose name is KipstR, by the way, could become really popular really fast.
In fact, Virgin Media ultimately commissioned Oliver and Kingsley to create the 3D printed wristband as part of the “Switched on Futures” initiative. TiVo customers can sign up for a trial, but I'm pretty sure that the band will be included by default with the box in the future.
The band was 3D printed using Polyjet technology on a Stratasys Objet Connex 3D printer.
