New Amazon Halo wristband can scan your mood - by listening to your voice

mirror.co.uk:

Amazon has created the world’s first smart wristband that can monitor moods based on the wearer’s voice. The Halo fitness tracker reads emotions and keep tabs on a person’s well being.

As well as measuring body fat, steps and calories its microphone listens to the user’s speech. It is said to pick up on the pitch, intensity, rhythm, and tempo of the voice and be able to detect feelings from hopeful, ­hesitant, bored and happy to worried, apologetic, confused and affectionate.

Amazon said: “The Tone feature uses machine learning to analyse energy and positivity in a voice so they can better understand how they may sound to others, helping improve their communication. “For example, Tone results may reveal that a difficult work call leads to