on March 11, 2015 in World News
Feds Spent $148,379 to Create ‘Diet Choker’ That Monitors Eating Habits
Feds Spent $148,379 to Create ‘Diet Choker’ That Monitors Eating Habits Smart necklace ‘can be set to buzz or send alerts if any undesirable behavior occurs’ The federal government helped finance the creation of a so-called “diet choker” that monitors the eating habits of the wearer. WearSens, created by engineers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), is a necklace that can automatically detect when a person is eating or smoking, and can send alerts to a smart phone telling the user to stop. The invention received a $148,379 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2013 to… View Article
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