ELF emmit

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ELF emmit
ELF emmit.jpg
Category Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Developer Medwell d.o.o
Announced July 2016 [1]
Released Developers:
Consumers: September 2016 [1]
Price 129.00 USD [2]
Max output 0.000022mA2.2e-5 T
2.2e-8 A
Session duration 7200 s120 minute
[3]
Scalp location Oz
Weight 19.8 g [2]
Controls

smartphone, tablet [1]

Data available
Risk factor
Medical prescription no
https://www.elfemmit.com/

ELF emmit is a wearable device that is supposed to provide a neurostimulation. It delivers elecromagnetic pulses into the backside of a user's scalp, which should affected user's brainwaves and in this way affected user's mood and concentration. It uses the method of Pulsed Electromagnetic Stimulation (PEMS).

It is head-mounted U-shaped device which is placed at the backside of the head. In the middle of the device is a coil, which produces electromagnetic pulses. The device is made of plastic and is powered by smartphone through a user's headphone jack. The sessions are controlled via an app in a user's smartphone.[3] The device was developed by Ljubljana based company Medwell d.o.o.[4]

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/elf-emmit-a-wearable-for-the-optimized-self-sleep#/

https://clantilyscad.com/2016/09/04/i-asked-a-mechanical-engineer-about-elf-emmit-this-is-what-he-said/

http://www.mariansauter.de/2017/03/testing-the-elf-emmit-mind-body-assistant-the-science/

https://www.amazon.com/ELF-emmit-Non-Invasive-Stimulating-Concentration/product-reviews/B01M738J1M

https://wearablezone.com/device/Elf-emmit-mind-wearable-review/

https://wearablezone.com/news/elf-emmit-review-wearables

http://ivcjournal.com/wearable-pemf/

http://www.versopolis.com/panorama/198/the-art-of-brain-hacking

http://the30yearold.blogspot.cz/2017/01/the-elf-emmit-tentative-review.html

http://www.gadgetify.com/elf-emmit-brain-hacking/


Main Characteristics

Purpose

Company & People

ELF emmit is manufactured by the company Medwell d.o.o. that seat in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

  • Urban Butinar: a director of the company Medwell d.o.o.[5]
  • Joze Barbaric: a member of a team that developed ELF emmit
  • Andrej Regorsek: a member of a team that developed ELF emmit
  • Marco Kadunc: a member of a team that developed ELF emmit[1]
  • Noah Charney:

Important Dates

  • 2006: the developers agreed to develop a device like ELF emmit
  • December 2013: the prototype of the device was built
  • 2014: the app that controls device was deveopled
  • May 2016: ELF emmit was tested at University of Maribor
  • July 2016: IndieGoGo campaign started
  • September 2016: ELF emmit began shipping[1]

Enhancement/Therapy/Treatment

The placement of ELF emmit

Ethical & Health Issues

Public & Media Impact and Presentation

Public Policy

Related Technologies, Projects, or Scientific Research

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 BUTINAR, Urban. ELF emmit: A Wearable for the Optimized Self. Indiegogo [online]. Available online at: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/elf-emmit-a-wearable-for-the-optimized-self-sleep#/ (Retrieved 17th July, 2017).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Elfemmit. ELF emmit. Elfemmit [online]. Available online at: https://www.elfemmit.com/elf-emmit (Retrieved 5th May, 2017).
  3. 3.0 3.1 STRAIN, Logan. Elf Emmit: Review. WearableZone [online]. 2017, Feb 17th. Available online at: https://wearablezone.com/device/Elf-emmit-mind-wearable-review/ (Retrieved 17th July, 2017).
  4. Elfemmit. Terms of Use. Elfemmit [online]. Available online at: https://www.elfemmit.com/terms-of-use (Retrieved 17th July, 2017).
  5. CompanyWall. MEDWELL d.o.o. CompanyWall [online]. Available online at: http://www.companywall.si/podjetje/medwell-doo/189566 (Retrieved 17th July, 2017).