Bluetooth Toothbrush Helps You Reach Those Hard-To-Clean Areas [CES 2014]

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CES 2014 bugLast 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!

 

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