"True Love Tester" from Japan

It has been obvious that many people around the world admire the array of innovations from Japan, especially in terms of electronic products. We all know that the country is considered to be one of the leading nations in the field of technology. However, as much as we consider their technology, we sometimes tend to get astonished and curious why such inventions were created. What is even amazing with Japanese innovators is that they can create things that the world could/would have never imagined to create. This what makes them unique and sometimes weird in the eyes of many people. Japan technology gives too convenience to people that sometimes it becomes too much and not so useful at all. They try to make big things out of simple stuff.  

Now that the Valentine ’s Day is approaching, a group of innovators from Japan created an invention that would definitely amaze the people all over the world. This product would simply test a woman’s true love.

JapanToday, an online news website, posted an article last January 29, 2014 which was entitled “Innovative Bra Cannot be Unhooked Without True Love”. This sounds crazy and unusual; but what is really behind this innovation? A Japanese lingerie company produced a bra that will only unlock when the wearer is really in love. How true is that? How does it work? According to the article, “The ‘True Love Tester’ uses sensors and a special gadget linked to a mobile device to analyze the pattern and speed of the user’s heart beat in the heat of the moment”. This bra won’t be unhooked if the heartbeat of the woman does not reach the required speed. There is a sensor placed inside the cup of the bra which sends signals to a Smartphone. In this way, the heartbeat of a woman will be measured and tested. However, this product is not for sale but was only used as a form of publicity campaign. This product gained both positive and negative comments from the viewers.

Source: http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/innovative-bra-cannot-be-unhooked-                             without-true-love-say-makers 

Do you think it would be useful to the Filipino women? Not all forms of technology are useful and acceptable. In the Philippines, this kind of technology may become offensive to some women since it is not really the basis of true love for most of the Filipinos. This may trigger controversies if this product will once be introduced here. In addition, technological inventions are cultural. It depicts the kinds of people a nation has. What’s your opinion?