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Accelerometer Gets Slapped Into a Toothbrush

by Caleb Johnson on June 3, 2009 at 09:03 AM

Dental hygiene just became a whole lot more interesting, thanks to Omron's HT-B551 electric toothbrush. It's the first in the world to feature an accelerometer.

Brought to our attention by DVICE, the toothbrush uses the same motion technology that enables the iPhone to know when you're holding it upright or sideways. Apparently, this allows the toothbrush to adjust bristle speed and motion according to the surface. For example, the bristles will slow down if the brush is held sideways to give your gums a little TLC.

Besides changing speed, the bristles can also move up and down, in order to get between those pearly whites. Novel? Yes, but definitely not necessary. At $200, this baby might be out of many folks' leagues. Oh, and did we mention it's only available in Japan?

As it turns out, it's not just a Japanese thing -- there are many other expensive and odd ways to clean your mouth out there. Check out our gallery below. [From DVICE and Tech-On!]

Crazy Dental Products


Tags: hygiene, iphone, novelty, toothbrush, weird

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