Please, take a moment to acquaint yourself with the Tikker watch, or, what may be the most morbid piece of technology to have hit the market.
As it boasts on its webpage, Tikker is a "wrist watch that counts down your life." The watch, created by Swedish designer Fredrik Colting, claims to calculate a person's life expectancy and counts down to the time they will die. The top row of the watch's digital display shows years, months and days while the second row counts down hours, minutes and seconds. The bottom row shows the local time, should it interest you.
Despite it's seemingly grim description, Colting calls his creation "The Happiness Watch" and claims he designed it to help people make the most of their life and cherish the time they have left.
To set up the gadget, wearers fill out a questionnaire by entering information about their medical history, including allergies or illnesses. They are also asked whether they drink or smoke and if there is any history of cancer, diabetes and other diseases within their family.
Wearers are also asked about how much exercise they do, and how much they weigh. Based on the information provided, the watch assigns the wearer a "score." Their age is then dedicated from the results to predict a death date. Then, the Tikker begins the countdown.
The gadget hit the market thanks to a crowd-funding campaign, and is available to buy online for around $80. The original crowd-funding goal was $25,000, but the Tikker managed to bring in a total of $98,665.
Colting says he came up with the idea when his grandfather passed away. He said, "For all of us, life comes with a best-before date. While death is non-negotiable, life isn't All we have to do is learn about to cherish the time and the life that we have been given; seize the day and follow our hearts."
