Osim's new USB-powered US$170 uPixie uses EMS to massage and tone while you work

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OSIM, better known for its advanced massage chairs, has begun selling a US$170 thumb-sized USB massager which uses Electronic Muscle Stimulation (EMS - the same technology you first witnessed in biology when your teacher made a dead frog's leg twitch using electrical current), to deliver a suite of specialized massage programs from your laptop. It's a pretty good fit of technologies because you can synch the massage to your computer’s music player and massage away stress, and tone up using the tapping, squeezing and kneading of the uPixie on specific muscle groups … while you are working. You can even write and store your own massage routines... Continue Reading Osim's new USB-powered US$170 uPixie uses EMS to massage and tone while you work

Section: Mobile Technology

Tags: Massage, Osim, Upixie, USB

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