Tokyo – Consumers are encouraged to share their day with this digital diary, which takes the form of a softly glowing lamp.
Launched by Japanese technology start-up Neurowear, Notte re-imagines the personal diary for the modern age. Users are encouraged to speak out loud to the lamp, reflecting on their day and sharing their emotional state before going to sleep. By integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and voice tone recognition, Notte recognises how the user is feeling, changing colour in response. It also offers restless sleepers a breathing routine to help them relax.
Helping users to self-analyse their moods, Notte amalgamates this daily data via a supporting app. According to Neurowear, the emotional technology was borne out of the question: ‘How can we help evolve the paper diary to fit the needs of modern people?’
The E-motional Economy has created a thriving market for robot confidantes. This shift is especially prominent in Japan, where products like Fribo aim to tackle high rates of social isolation.