CES 2013: HAPIfork is a Digital Fork that Tracks Your Eating Habits

MacRumors · Jan 6, 2013, 07:14 PM

HAPILABS HAPIfork (via The Verge) is an electronic fork that is designed to monitor eating habits with built-in Bluetooth, a capacitive sensor, and a vibration motor.

HAPIfork provides information about eating schedules and alerts users when they are eating too fast, a leading cause of weight gain, according to the manufacturer.

The fork measures each movement from fork to plate, which is recorded as a "fork serving." The fork monitors how long it takes to finish a meal, the number of fork servings eaten per minute, and the interval between each fork serving.

All of this information is uploaded through USB or Bluetooth to an online dashboard. The fork is also designed to work with the HAPILABS app to provide a coaching program that encourages better eating.

HAPIfork will retail for $99.99. The USB version will ship during the second quarter of 2013 and the Bluetooth version will ship during the third quarter of 2013.

Article Link: CES 2013: HAPIfork is a Digital Fork that Tracks Your Eating Habits

johndoejohndoes · Jan 6, 2013, 07:17 PM

I'm going to be the first to say this is retarded.

komodrone · Jan 6, 2013, 07:20 PM

shoot me the ****ing face.

sbrhwkp3 · Jan 6, 2013, 07:25 PM

Nope. Too far.

MaxxTraxx · Jan 6, 2013, 07:29 PM

Is this thing a joke? Or is this serious?

ghettochris · Jan 6, 2013, 07:34 PM

I wonder how it would interpret a good fork stabbing.

http://www.ksla.com/story/19029878/s...head-with-fork

I bet they sell very few for $99. lol that someone thought this was a good idea. What's next? maybe a bluetooth toilet paper roll to track your toilet paper consumption...

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Quote:

Originally Posted by komodrone

shoot me the ****ing face.

I don't have a gun, but I could stab you in the face with this fork instead.

badNameErr · Jan 6, 2013, 07:38 PM

April 1st?

Redbeard25 · Jan 6, 2013, 07:39 PM

I'm waiting for the iFork.

filmantopia · Jan 6, 2013, 07:39 PM

Eh, I'll hold off for HAPInapkin to help determine my cleanliness.

a0me · Jan 6, 2013, 07:40 PM

OK, but what if you eat with chopsticks?

appleguy123 · Jan 6, 2013, 07:42 PM

Guess I'll have to buy two!

Shrink · Jan 6, 2013, 07:49 PM

I want a list of the names of the ...er....um...remarkable consumers (

) who buy these...things.

I have a bridge in Brooklyn I am sure I could sell to them.

All of them...one each...

Moshe1010 · Jan 6, 2013, 07:51 PM

I want iCondom. At least that would benefit my performance.

Greg. · Jan 6, 2013, 07:52 PM

Who gives a fork?

Fresh Pie · 09:17 PM

Fantastic. I've been looking for human repellant. Glad it comes with bluetooth.

OtherJesus · Jan 6, 2013, 08:17 PM

Is this samsungs new tv?

Rufuss Sewell · Jan 6, 2013, 08:19 PM

Wait... am I supposed to eat my typical dinner of tacos and a milkshake with a fork now?

This is gonna be difficult.

MrDc2 · Jan 6, 2013, 08:20 PM

"SHUT UP iFORK! I KNOW I'M FAT JUST SHUT-UP ABOUT IT! "

ghettochris · Jan 6, 2013, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moshe1010

I want iCondom. At least that would benefit my performance.

No, it would just give you a record of how poor it was.

NachoGrande · Jan 6, 2013, 08:23 PM

What if you want soup.

Mac21ND · Jan 6, 2013, 08:33 PM

Go iFork yourself

MuddyPaws1 · Jan 6, 2013, 08:43 PM

Wut 2 teh fork?

This is almost the stupidest thing I have seen for iPeople.

mrsir2009 · Jan 6, 2013, 09:24 PM

In my opinion eating healthier foods would be 1000 times more benificial than finishing your meals a few seconds slower... But hey, I guess some people are desperate?

agenda893 · Jan 6, 2013, 09:28 PM

Spooning leads to forking.

Squilly · Jan 6, 2013, 09:28 PM

What a forking joke.

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MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	CES 2013: HAPIfork is a Digital Fork that Tracks Your Eating Habits HAPILABS HAPIfork (via The Verge) is an electronic fork that is designed to monitor eating habits with built-in Bluetooth, a capacitive sensor, and a vibration motor. HAPIfork provides information about eating schedules and alerts users when they are eating too fast, a leading cause of weight gain, according to the manufacturer. The fork measures each movement from fork to plate, which is recorded as a "fork serving." The fork monitors how long it takes to finish a meal, the number of fork servings eaten per minute, and the interval between each fork serving. All of this information is uploaded through USB or Bluetooth to an online dashboard. The fork is also designed to work with the HAPILABS app to provide a coaching program that encourages better eating. HAPIfork will retail for $99.99. The USB version will ship during the second quarter of 2013 and the Bluetooth version will ship during the third quarter of 2013. Article Link: CES 2013: HAPIfork is a Digital Fork that Tracks Your Eating Habits
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komodrone macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2011	shoot me the ****ing face.
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MaxxTraxx macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2008	Is this thing a joke? Or is this serious?
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Redbeard25 macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2003	I'm waiting for the iFork.
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filmantopia macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2010	Eh, I'll hold off for HAPInapkin to help determine my cleanliness.
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Moshe1010 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2010	I want iCondom. At least that would benefit my performance.
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Fresh Pie macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vermontpelier	Fantastic. I've been looking for human repellant. Glad it comes with bluetooth. Last edited by Fresh Pie; Jan 6, 2013 at 09:17 PM. Reason: all the reasons. they're mine
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OtherJesus macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Napa, California	Is this samsungs new tv?
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Rufuss Sewell macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Austin, TX	Wait... am I supposed to eat my typical dinner of tacos and a milkshake with a fork now? This is gonna be difficult.
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MrDc2 macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2013	"SHUT UP iFORK! I KNOW I'M FAT JUST SHUT-UP ABOUT IT! "
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NachoGrande macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2010	What if you want soup.
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Mac21ND macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007	Go iFork yourself
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agenda893 macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2004	Spooning leads to forking.
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