Let’s be frank. We know you’ve spent most of Christmas – and New Year’s Eve – getting tucked into some lovely booze. And now, of course, you’re paying the price. But rather than gorging on greasy breakfasts, going down to the gym to sweat it all out or simply cowering on the sofa with a packet of ibuprofen in hand, let tech cure your hangover. How, you ask? With these five simple solutions.
1. Xbox Kinect
Look, we know that the last thing you want to do right now is move about. But trust us on this one. While “sweating out” your hangover is a scientific myth on a level with time travel and homeopathy, getting up and swinging your arms about while playing Kinect Adventures will give you an endorphin rush, boosting your mood and making your hangover seem less apocalyptic. Give it a go for 30 minutes, then sit back down and treat yourself to a six hour Modern Warfare 3 session as a reward.
2. Brainwave Hangover Relief iPhone app
This iPhone app won’t cost you a penny and will help shut out any screaming kids or nagging partners who didn’t indulge in the sauce with you on the big day. The app plays two different audible frequencies which are meant to mimic human brain waves. The idea is to soothe your aching head while cutting out other noise. You can set this app to run for as long as you want, so if you’ve got a hefty hangover, fire this up, slap on some headphones and pray that thumping headache goes away.
3. Hangover Cures: 40 Home Remedies iPhone app
Ok, if you find the idea of the Brainwave app a bit, well, weird, then this more regulation Apple add-on should do the trick. It costs £1.49, but serves up 40 different ways to solve your killer hangover and get you back, fighting fit and ready to tuck into that dusty bottle of sherry left at the back of the booze cupboard. It tells you which pain killers to take, whether sports drinks like Gatorade will help and even has recipes for ‘recovery drinks’. Just be wary of raw eggs.
4. O-Pur Oxygen Bottle
Ok, this might seem a tad extreme, but hear us out. Fresh air will help clear your headache, but with chill winds, lashing rain and getting dressed involved, going for a stroll around the block is not an option. This O-Pur oxygen bottle only costs £15 and contains eight litres of oxygen, as well as coming with a disposable mask. This should help clear any headaches, although you might want to consider that this option does make you look like a professional booze hound.
5. Blowfish: the hangover pill
Ok, it’s not a gadget or app, but tech has had a big part to play in the development of this, the world’s first over-the-counter hangover cure pill. It claims to pack the power of two aspirin, a fry-up and three shots of coffee, putting an end to your hangover woes. Sadly, neurologists reckon this could just be a placebo. Still, your mind might just convince you this is a winner. There’s one catch though: it only goes on sale in New York in the New Year. Surely the only reason you need to get across the pond to celebrate the arrival of 2012.
