What most wearables do for heart rate or steps, the Atlas 1.0 is hoping to do with brain activity. The new $499 wearable, created by a startup called Atlas, collects data with a compact EEG designed to adhere behind your ear and processes it in a smartphone app that can offer insights into how users think and feel throughout the day.
The Atlas 1.0 is a small, rechargeable, circular black or white puck that rests on an adhesive pad. Besides tracking brain activity as an electroencephalogram (EEG), Atlas says the device also monitors electrodermal activity, head movement, and “speaking activity” (voice patterns rather than the content of your…
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