Last year we featured the Bluetooth fork that vibrates when it thinks you’re overating — and this year’s wackiest CES unveiling so far goes to the Bluetooth toothbrush (Bluetoothbrush?).
Shown off for the first time at a preview event on Sunday, the toothbrush (made by French startup Kolibree) aims “to reinvent oral care” — according to company co-founder Loic Cessot.
“The technology in the industry has not evolved for years,” Cessot said. “The idea is not to brush stronger, but smarter.”
The Kolibree toothbrush includes a sensor capable of detecting the amount of tartar evidenced while brushing. It also records brushing activity so that users can ensure they are being consistent in their tooth-cleaning action.
The info can then be conveyed to your smartphone using an app, which will fill you in on whether or not you have missed hard-to-clean areas.
Plans currently call for the toothbrush to be fully-funded (there’s a Kickstarter campaign involved) and on sale by Q3 this year.
Source: Kolibree
Via: Yahoo!
Luke Dormehl is a U.K.-based journalist and author, with a background working in documentary film for Channel 4 and the BBC. He is the author of The Apple Revolution and The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems … and Create More, both published by Penguin/Random House. His tech writing has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, Techmeme and other publications.
