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Wi-Fi-Enabled Tooth Sensor Rats You Out When You Smoke Or Overeat

Posted by Unknown on from the i-know-what-you-ate-last-summer dept.

Daniel_Stuckey writes "Researchers at National Taiwan University have created a tooth-embedded sensor that will catch you in an unhealthy act, whatever it may be, and lets your doctor know so he can shame you during your next checkup. The sensor consists of a tiny circuit that fits inside a tooth cavity and can be rigged into dentures and dental braces. The circuit is able to recognize the jaw motions of drinking, chewing, coughing, speaking, and smoking, and the results get sent directly to your doctor's smartphone."

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  1. Not if I can OUCH help it by ackthpt · · Score: 4, Funny

    Only fee more teef to pull.

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    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  2. I knew it! by nospam007 · · Score: 2, Funny

    As a certified paranoiac I relish reading such news, it makes me feel warm and cozy because I'm right after all, my teeth do phone strangers.