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Kolibree has introduced the world's first connected electric toothbrush at CES this year, designed to track brushing habits and encourage better dental care. Kolibree analyzes brushing habits and then displays them on a mobile dashboard, which can be accessed via an iOS app.

The Kolibree uses Bluetooth to connect to an iPhone, automatically synchronizing data each time the toothbrush is used. A built-in sensor measures the amount of time that a user spends brushing and whether hard to reach areas were properly cleaned.

The toothbrush itself features switchable heads, allowing multiple users to use one toothbrush base, but the company suggests that sharing could complicate the data gathering process and recommends an individual brush for each person. The Kolibree toothbrush has vibration speeds and brushing patterns ranging from 4000 to 12500 RPM, and the battery lasts for approximately one week before needing to be recharged.


Kolibree's app works with up to five different brushes in order to make family management of dental hygiene a simpler task. Kids and adults who need motivation to brush can earn badges and track their brushing progress via a graph.

While Kolibree does not proclaim to solve periodontal disease or suggest that it can keep cavities or gingivitis at bay, the better you take care of your teeth, the more likely it is that you can and will avoid serious problems. Before Kolibree, the issue is that there has been no easy and quick way to monitor whether you're doing an A+ job or a C- one when you brush, so how can you improve on a habit you don't have any data about? Kolibree solves that problem.

Kolibree plans to launch a Kickstarter in the summer to accept pre-orders for the device, which will range in price from $99 to $200. The product is expected to ship during the third quarter of 2014.BAD-510x600

Top Rated Comments

Shrink Avatar
147 months ago
This is truly and staggeringly stupid.:eek:

I you can't keep track of brushing your own teeth, you have much bigger problems than some silly app can address.

However I'm sure that it will sell as there is one born every minute...:rolleyes:
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
unplugme71 Avatar
147 months ago
Another product to dumb down our future generation. Woo!

Remember back in the day before cell phones were common place, we figured out how to get around. Now people forget their phone and panic like they are missing something. Absolutely crazy.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
RiddlaBronc Avatar
147 months ago
Is this a joke? 200 for a tracking toothbrush? Lol
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
GenesisST Avatar
147 months ago
If you need to be reminded in order to brush your teeth, you have bad habits and this won't help a bit...
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Cougarcat Avatar
147 months ago
In the future, I can see this being a great motivation for kids when it costs $20 or less and the "gamifying" aspects of it are heightened:
"Your brushing has earned you 500 tooth fairy bucks. Upgrade your tooth fairy castle!" Etc.

Now, though--a little pointless.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
2457282 Avatar
147 months ago
My wife owns one of these -

http://www.oralb.com/products/professional-care-smart-series-5000/#

I see this as an improvement on what my wife has, so I have no issues. However, I will continue to use my 2 dollar toothbrunch. I am very techy everywhere but the bathroom (no NSA spying devices in there thank you :D )
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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