Honestly not everything needs to be made "smart", this is a waste of resources. What next, a smart toilet roll that tells you how many pieces of paper you use to wipe your bum? There is more useful junk at a $2 shop.
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CES 2022: Oral-B Unveils Three New iPhone-Connected iO Smart Toothbrushes
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It's pretty obvious that toothbrushes don't need to be smart to perform their intended function well.
On the other hand, if this helps people care more about their teeth and improve their cleaning habits even by just a little bit it then will be worth it in the long run.
When you apply even small improvements to your daily habits, the cumulative effect over the years is massive. You only get one set of new teeth in your whole adult life.
That said, I won't be spending 300$ on this toothbrush. A nice post-it on the mirror with a smiley face and the phrase "clean your teeth properly, dumbass" is way cheaper and achieves the same effect.
On the other hand, if this helps people care more about their teeth and improve their cleaning habits even by just a little bit it then will be worth it in the long run.
When you apply even small improvements to your daily habits, the cumulative effect over the years is massive. You only get one set of new teeth in your whole adult life.
That said, I won't be spending 300$ on this toothbrush. A nice post-it on the mirror with a smiley face and the phrase "clean your teeth properly, dumbass" is way cheaper and achieves the same effect.
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I bought the IO8 a few months back on discount and it's a great brush..... I used to have Philips Sonicair Diamond Clean.
My only 2 gripes .....
1) The brush doesn't appear to store any brushings internally if you don't use the app, so the app just shows nothing for the days you brush without using the app. I'd have hoped for some "cache and sync" capability over B/T.
2) If you use the brush without the app, you get vibration alerts on the brush after each 30 second period so you know when to change zone. You also get a unique vibration when 2 minutes is up. This is the same as the Philips. However, if you use the app, these vibrations are disabled and you have to concentrate on the app notifying you when to change one etc. It's one reason I don't use the app.
My only 2 gripes .....
1) The brush doesn't appear to store any brushings internally if you don't use the app, so the app just shows nothing for the days you brush without using the app. I'd have hoped for some "cache and sync" capability over B/T.
2) If you use the brush without the app, you get vibration alerts on the brush after each 30 second period so you know when to change zone. You also get a unique vibration when 2 minutes is up. This is the same as the Philips. However, if you use the app, these vibrations are disabled and you have to concentrate on the app notifying you when to change one etc. It's one reason I don't use the app.
Now that I’m thinking about it, this is quite frankly something that can and will happen in the near future, and I don’t even think it sounds crazy.
Yeah I have a Sonicare, although I can select from three different cleaning modes with a button on the toothbrush, and it tells me when it thinks I need to replace the brush. I cycle the different cleaning modes, they are just the standard mode or standard plus front teeth whitening, or standard and gum care. And I also use mouthwash after.
My teeth need attention but I need to save the money for it and only recently the local dentist opened back up fully, although Omicron may have put them back to emergency treatment only again.
Anyway really not sure how this app and Bluetooth connectivity helps you?
FYI anyone thinking of getting one of these expensive toothbrushes. Wait for a sale as they tend to go for less then half price then. Much better buy then. Last Black Friday some of these IO models were just over a third of the retail price! Sonicare are the same.
At this point just go full Matrix already, if brushing teeth needs a tech company to “teach”. Why not handing over the entire society on a silver platter?
Just like $300 dollar air pods useless
"I desperately need an iPhone-connected toothbrush in my life."
Noone, 2022
Noone, 2022
LMAO I'm just ☠️ lol.
I was thinking wow this intro video to the new products Oral-B announced seems like a mash up of Apple product announcements over the last 5yrs, along with why put a smiley face on a tooth brush yet then thought well brushing takes time and we must do it so why not make a double-daily chore fun to ensure we all get it done.
That said their product lineup is all over the place too many 5000's, 6000's, 9000 models overlap and pricing even on Amazon doesn't make much sense.
But such study would either be shutdown prematurely by OralB or gets twisted to prove electrical toothbrush provides massive benefits for oral health over good old fashion toothbrush.
These type of toothbrushes are brilliant for cleaning your teeth but the whole app side of them is completely pointless. I used mine a couple of times with the app but it was clearly outsourced to India on the cheap to hopeless developers (as usual) and barely functions. Totally useless. Deleted off my phone but I continue to use the toothbrush and it is great.
Biggest upside is for kids , I can see this upping the kids brushing level , as it can be looked at as a game , which they love , and it also helps me see how well they do brush their teeth when they do it themselves , my smallest is still being brushed by me , but my older girl is doing it alone and that can help making sure she does that properly , were we able to live without it ? sure thing , but ppl here are so cynic its crazy .... it can be useful for some part of the population or a complete waste of money for others , but I am amazed how folks cannot look beyond their own immediate needs when analyzing a product , welp ce la vi.