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Finally! A wearable that tells you when someone is too annoying to be around The WellBe bracelet, now marching through its Indiegogo campaign, alerts you when people and situations get to be a little too much. by Michael Franco  May 14, 2015. 

 Even the device itself is designed not to cause you stress, thanks to its soft cork construction. WellBe You know what we need a wearable to do? Tell us when someone is really getting on our nerves, that's what. That's at least part of the thinking behind the WellBe bracelet.  To be fair, the gizmo's real purpose is to monitor your heart rate and send you an alert when it senses that you're getting stressed, via "a patent-pending algorithm to determine your stress and calmness levels based on time, location and people you meet throughout your day.  Will this alert lower your stress level or raise it? WellBe Once your phone alerts you to the fact that the leaf blower outside your window -- or that unexpected visit from your chatty neighbor -- is pushing your buttons, the WellBe app offers up a variety of calming techniques like deep breathing or meditation. According to the makers, the app also tracks your heart rate before and after the exercises, and eventually starts to give you relaxation suggestions based on those that work best for you. Of course, wearable heart rate monitors have been around for years. The unique thing here is tying one directly to your stress levels and tracking how well you can get yourself under control when your heart rate is elevated. It's kind of a consciousness booster -- once you get used to your phone telling you to cool off, you might eventually be able to preempt your own boiling points automatically. The other new and different component of the WellBe is that it's made from cork, so the strap and gadget itself should feel extremely light and comfortable on your wrist.    Having alerts sound on your phone when you're already annoyed might not be the best way to calm down, but it certainly seems like it might be worth a try.   ,