Consumer
Physics launched handheld device called Scio, a small scanner that can analyze
the contents of your food, drink, pills, and more.
It is
“the first molecular sensor that fits in the palm of your hand,” says Dror
Sharon, co-founder of the firm based in Hod Hasharon, near Tel Aviv.
The
Israeli startup says its SCiO tool sends data on the chemical makeup of a
substance to the user’s smartphone, where a variety of applications will
present the results.
The
scanner can get nutritional facts about different kinds of food: Dairy
products, Fruits and vegetables. The scanner can also tell when a fruit will
ripen, among other food applications.
Apart
from food, Scio can tell if your jacket is real leather, if you’re plant’s
still okay, and everything else that’s in its database.
SCiO is
a learning device with new applications will be developed and released
regularly. The startup says that “every time you use SCiO you are helping to
build a database of knowledge. So when you use SCiO, you are making everyone
smarter. The bigger our community gets, the more data SCiO will have about
different materials and this goes right back to our community of users!”
The
product was launched through Kickstarter, with 13,000 customers so far placing
orders for the gadget at USD250 dollars each, for delivery from December 2015.
“There
is interest from small developers that want to develop something cool for
themselves or for their kids, or even teenagers that want to develop this, up
to multinationals and large companies,” Sharon says to AFP, adding that he is
eyeing the industrial sector for the next phase.
Source:healthcareasia.org
