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Portion-Monitorting Utensils

The HAPIfork Will Let You Know When You've Eaten Too Much Food

— January 7, 2013 — Lifestyle
What better way to monitor your eating habits than by having your eating utensils tell you when you've eaten too much? Well say hello to HAPIfork, a technologically smart eating device that aims to help people lose weight.

Created from those at HAPILABS, this smart fork is designed to let eaters know when they've eaten too much based on measurements of how long it takes you to eat your meal, number of fork servings and intervals between servings. Equipped with an indicator light and sensors to let you know when you're eating too fast, the HAPIfork is designed to keep you aware of your eating habits.

The HAPIfork also allows you to send all your eating measurements online or via USB, allowing you to keep track of your eating behavior at all times.
Trend Themes
1. Smart Eating Devices - The HAPIfork is an example of a smart eating device that helps monitor eating habits and promote weight loss.
2. Behavior Tracking Technology - The HAPIfork's ability to record and send eating measurements online or via USB showcases the trend of behavior tracking technology.
3. Awareness-driven Eating - The HAPIfork's indicator light and sensors encourage users to be more mindful and aware of their eating habits, reflecting the trend of awareness-driven eating.
Industry Implications
1. Health and Wellness - The HAPIfork and other smart eating devices present disruptive innovation opportunities for the health and wellness industry to assist individuals in managing their eating habits and promoting weight loss.
2. Iot and Connected Devices - The integration of sensor technology and online connectivity in the HAPIfork showcases disruptive innovation opportunities in the IoT and connected devices industry, specifically for monitoring and improving eating behaviors.
3. Personal Tracking and Analytics - The HAPIfork's ability to track and analyze eating behavior data presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the personal tracking and analytics industry to offer tailored insights and recommendations for healthier eating habits.
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