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Hapilabs' Smart Fork Now Available for Pre-Order, Ships October 18
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I can't believe this thing actually survived a Kickstarter. 
I think it's stupid too. But then I'm not the one it's targeting, and there's actually people, especially those told by their doctor to slow down, that would benefit.
However, it's the whole gross factor that urks me. Needed to come with a removable base. Otherwise it's going to fall apart after a few months use, especially when you're using it ALL THE TIME.
I think it's stupid too. But then I'm not the one it's targeting, and there's actually people, especially those told by their doctor to slow down, that would benefit.
However, it's the whole gross factor that urks me. Needed to come with a removable base. Otherwise it's going to fall apart after a few months use, especially when you're using it ALL THE TIME.
Can I get the $100 Smart Spoon, Smart Butter knife to go along with it oh and don't forget the Smart Cup
Can I customize the science fiction chord and map them to preset stroking gestures? If it does that, uses free-roaming recyclable chicken plastics and communicates with my brain using Bluetooth 4.0 LE then I'm all in. But only if you hold a contest to design the packaging art and select my poorly photoshopped camel with type set in 16/42pt Papyrus and/or Curlz MT inside of a cropped thought bubble.
Don't even ask where that last reference came from. Lets just say some people should have their access to the university mailing list revoked.
Nah, it's just human nature.
I mean, look at the 90s.
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I'm not entirely sure why.
Hero derp, how many bites have I taken?? Derpdy derp I'm getting fat cause my fork broke and I don't know how much I've eaten.
Or as they say in New York..... Ahhh fork-get about it!
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I can't believe this thing actually survived a Kickstarter.
I think it's stupid too. But then I'm not the one it's targeting, and there's actually people, especially those told by their doctor to slow down, that would benefit.
Stupid Kickstarter ideas/products don't bother me. They might be stupid to me, but might be useful for 4 other people in the world.
The Kickstarters that do bother me are the ones that beg for financial assistance, literally an online panhandling scheme where the donors receiving nothing or almost-nothing in return. I thought Kickstarter was supposed to ban those long ago, but I still see many of them thinly-veiled.
I can't stand those either. Come up with $500,000 in funding yourself first or don't even bother. That one company that was supposed to make that Instagram icon replica camera basically stole all the money to live off of, crazy.
Hmm, I'm 62 years old. When I was growing up we were taught to count. Put food in mouth (whether using a fork, spoon,fingers etc), chew and count to at least 10 (more if it was meat etc), swallow, repeat. Sure was a lot cheaper than a 'smart' fork. Plus you learned to count really early in life.
I have two comments - a silly one and a serious one.
Silly: they should give one to my 3 year old to eat with and see what she makes of the beeping and vibrating (does it even vibrate?). Should be fun. She'll probably use it in the sandpit to make mud pies.
Serious: this would be better off as a tiny magnetic / sticky button module that you could stick onto whatever fork you're using. It'd connect to an app on your phone for feedback.
Silly: they should give one to my 3 year old to eat with and see what she makes of the beeping and vibrating (does it even vibrate?). Should be fun. She'll probably use it in the sandpit to make mud pies.
Serious: this would be better off as a tiny magnetic / sticky button module that you could stick onto whatever fork you're using. It'd connect to an app on your phone for feedback.