A toothbrush that has instrumentation that allows it to transfer ongoing usage metrics to a nearby computing device that can interpret this data usefully. Working in both directions, the bluetoothbrush could incorporate haptics to communicate with you in real time.
-- Ian Tindale, Mar 25 2005

Skin networks http://www.abovetop...um/thread128339/pg1
[RayfordSteele, Mar 28 2005]

And the companion product is an electric shaver called Bluebeard ?
-- normzone, Mar 25 2005


Straining mighty hard to justify that pun, methinks.
-- DrCurry, Mar 25 2005


My son has an led toothbrush, when you push a button on the end the whole handle flashes for four minutes (recommended teeth brushing time apparently) so that he gets doesn't skimp on his toothbrushing. I wish I'd thought of it first so that instead of marketing it, making lots of money and helping kids look after their teeth, I could have posted it up here and got some buns.
-- wagster, Mar 25 2005


huh?
-- dentworth, Mar 25 2005


Nice. A slight hiccup in the brushing action would serve to indicate that I have new mail. Complete cessation of all brushing activity would indicate, via the power-supply monitoring built into my home automation hub, that the house is experiencing a power cut.
-- hippo, Mar 25 2005


can you translate?
-- energy guy, Mar 25 2005


Yes, but not from Tindale.
-- wagster, Mar 25 2005


Some bloke patented a loo that locked you in and left the water on for a few minutes, for the recommended washing hands time, to increase hygiene. Not sure if it's a breach of human rights, or a brilliant plan...
-- froglet, Mar 25 2005


You have mail. And gingivitis.
-- jaksplat, Mar 25 2005


So, bluetooth cancels greenteeth?
-- UnaBubba, Mar 26 2005


Or [UB], if you had red teeth, and you used the bluetoothbrush, you might get pretty purple teeth!
-- froglet, Mar 27 2005


Or you could use bluetoothbrush to chat with people around the world who are brushing their teeth at the same time as you - helps the 4 minutes go by faster - of course they wouldn't understand a word b/c your mouth is full of toothpaste foam.
-- phundug, Mar 27 2005


You could integrate it with that skin-touch personal data transfer system the Japanese invented...
-- RayfordSteele, Mar 28 2005


And have the toilet communicate with your toothbrush, while you're brushing, I guess?
-- UnaBubba, Mar 28 2005



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