But perhaps the most unusual new device came in the form of a "smart fork" called HAPIfork.
The unusual piece of cutlery, due in April, has sensors in its base that measures how fast the user is eating, as well as when and how much they're consuming.
Spokesman Philippe Monteiro Da Rocha said that users could upload eating results to a smartphone and the smart fork was designed to teach users "to eat more slowly to aid digestion."
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Japanese inventors have created a new fork, the EsTheremine, which makes bizarre sounds and even attempts to talk as you eat your food.
Japanese inventors have created a new fork, the EsTheremine, which makes bizarre sounds and even attempts to talk as you eat your food.
Fresh health gadgets included the world's first consumer device to measure oxygen in the blood, an iPhone accessory called the Masimo iSpO2, and an internet-connected scale from Withings that not only measures a user's weight and fat content, but reveals how much carbon dioxide builds up in their bedroom as they sleep so they can open a window.
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The best way to reduce the intake of food is to use a bigger fork, suggests a new research.
The best way to reduce the intake of food is to use a bigger fork, suggests a new research.
Other quirky creations included the Trackdot luggage tracker, also due in April, that can be packed in a suitcase and uses a mobile phone connection to update users on the whereabouts of their luggage.
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Britons Saying Goodbye To Knives And Fork
With more and more people using their hands to eat food like pizza, sales of knives are increasingly plummeting in Britain.
With more and more people using their hands to eat food like pizza, sales of knives are increasingly plummeting in Britain.
Source-ANI
