As well as doing hot TVs such as this one, Dutch electronics company Philips does a neat line in Weird Stuff. They've just hooked up with ABN Amro, a bank that must have its fair share of stressed-out bean counters, to create something that stops them making stupid decisions** — a Rationalizer bracelet and bowl.

What you're meant to do is sling on the bracelet (Coco Chanel said something about over-accessorizing, so skimp on the rest of your jewels, please) and then start trading your stocks. If you're over-excited or over-stressed the bracelet will send messages to the bowl which will then start glowing. Geert Christiaansen, Philips' Weird Stuff head honcho, calls it a "Galvanic skin response sensor. It's a nice way of saying it measures the way you sweat."

What is amusing about the Rationalizer is that it works better with guys. And you know why? "Women are less emotional investors," says some bloke at ABN Amro. "Men have too much attachment to the underlying assets. Women don't have that as much." Next up, legislation outlawing anyone in possession of dos cojones from working in the financial sector. You can check a video of the concept courtesy of Engadget, but it might be worth putting the words Emo and Philips into YouTube, as something a bit more interesting comes up.

*The bowl is not, repeat, NOT, for begging. I don't actually know what it's for. Maybe it's the hi-tech equivalent of the tin-foil hat, for when the paranoia really kicks in, or light-up Cheerios, perhaps.
**A case of closing the door after the buck(-mak)ing bronco has bolted, methinks.

Via Daily Mail