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Microsoft's New Smart Bra Could Stop You From Over Eating

Posted by samzenpus on from the cross-your-heart-and-hope-to-diet dept.

walterbyrd writes "A team of engineers at Microsoft Research have developed a high-tech bra that's intended to monitor women's stress levels and dissuade them from emotional over-eating. The undergarment has sensors that track the user's heart rate, respiration, skin conductance and movement — all of which can indicate the type of stressful emotions that lead to over-eating, according to Microsoft researchers. The data is sent to a smartphone app, which then alerts users about their mood."

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  1. The blue tits of death. by quonsar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Time to reboob.

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    Sacred cows make the best burgers.

    1. Re:The blue tits of death. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Never thought Microsoft Support would be uplifting.

    2. Re:The blue tits of death. by gorehog · · Score: 5, Funny

      Maybe it's just easiest to detect emotional distress in women's breasts? Maybe it's harder to find a place on a male body that gives the same feedback that is already in contact with a piece of clothing? This might just be the low-hanging fruit.

      Yes. I typed that.

  2. They really know the geek market by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Many of us guys that visit Slashdot could use a bra. Too bad it doesn't run Linux.

  3. Re:shut up you stupid app by ozmanjusri · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm hungry!

    Hi, I'm your bra assistant. It looks like you are hungry. Would you like some diet advice?
    (o) Yes (o) no.

    At least that'd explain Clippy's pervert-on-the-playground look...

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    "I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
  4. How this will end up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apple will introduce an iBra that you can automatically unclip with an expensive iPhone app only.

    Microsoft will then introduce a Windows Bra that is functional but unexciting, and be slightly irritating to operate.

    An open source Linux powered bra will subsequently be developed, but it will take so long to fiddle with until you achieve the desired result that you end up forgetting what your goal was in the first place.

  5. Re:shut up you stupid app by drkim · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nipple.Navigation(tm)

    I can imagine the headline now:

    "Apple sues Microsoft over smart bra. Claims rounded bra corners and white color violate design patents."