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With respect to the research I conducted, this product was one of the most well-reviewed of the lot. According to their site, “Muse is a brain sensing headband that helps you get the most out of your meditation practice by giving you real time feedback of what’s going on in your brain. Meditation has been scientifically shown to reduce symptoms associated with stress, depression and anxiety.” So it seems this product helps to produce a relaxed mind via promoting proper meditation. Nothing too funky here.

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NeuroSky is another pretty well-reviewed mindfulness product. It’s rather similar to the one above in the way it approaches meditation training. According to their page, you can get a number of specialty apps and games to play along with this device to improve the results and make the experience a bit more fun.

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Spire is perhaps the second highest reviewed product of the lot. This device is more of a tracker trainer – that is, it requires the use of an IOS or Android app and tracks your activities in everyday life to give you meaningful feedback about how to be more mindful. According to their site, it’s backed by 7 years of research, “research from Stanford University’s Calming Technology Lab”.

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Relatively speaking, this device isn’t super hi-tech with respect to analytics and activity feedback, but does include a number of cool features for stellar head massages. After watching the review video below, I’m rather convinced that it works — and that it would definitely help someone relax after a long day.

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This is another popular massager that incorporates several kinds of massage technologies, including heat therapy. This one, though, isn’t limited to just your head, and can be placed on the back of your neck, around your thigh, or even put on your back against a chair. Its shape and functionality also make it portable and pretty easy to set up.

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This product is the new, popular kid on the block. If you couldn’t tell from the image, this product looks like something you’d see in a futuristic, sci-fi movie. This product does take some explanation. According to their site, “Thync works by stimulating the same nerves with safe, low-level electrical pulses.” They also say that the technology is broken down into “Energy” and “Calm” vibes. That former helps increase your energy levels, while the latter helps to slow you down and reduce stress. I’ll link to their site, so you can be the judge.

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This is another relatively new product — but doesn’t help to improve your brain states in your active life, but your sleeping one. In other words, this futuristic, snowball-looking device is like the Swiss-army knife of sleep. It offers you a myriad of tools to improve your sleep by making you more aware of what your body is doing while you sleep. The video below is very helpful in explaining what it does.