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Kami Kami Sensor: Japanese company sells bite counter for kids
CrunchGear —
... ones by making sounds after every 30 and 1,000 bites. The sensor itself weighs 40 grams while the fish-shaped counter weighs 148 grams. Three AAA size batteries are enough for 30 hours of operation.
Nitto Kagaku sells two versions of the Kami Kami, one for elementary school kids and one for middle-school children. Both versions cost $110 each. Nitto Kagaku seems to be a Japan-oriented company so that you can’t expect to see the sensor outside Nippon soon.
Via Japan Today
Kami Kami Sensor Counts Your Kids Chews, No Kidding [Chew Counter]
Gizmodo —
... those memories of childhood arguments with my parents have just come roaring back when I spotted the Kami Kami chew counter. No, seriously: this gizmo really is a counter that you strap to your kids and it counts how often they're chewing. It emits "encouraging" noises after 30 and 1,000 counts, and comes in two sizes from manufacturer Nitto Kagaku, suitable for younger or middle-school aged kids. Both cost about $110, and are likely Japan-only items. Thank goodness. [JapanToday via ...
Kami Kami Sensor counts your bites while scaring away friends
DVICE Atom Feed —
... chambers of the Inquisition, the Kami Kami Sensor counts the number of bites a child takes sounding a beep after every 30 and 1,000 bites taken.
Making sure your kid chews his or her food properly is indeed important, but let's face it, if they need an electronic harness to remind them to chew thoroughly, you've probably got other child rearing problems to worry about. The Kami Kami Sensor is available now for 11,550 yen ($188.95) here.
Via JapanToday
The Kami Kami chewing sensor measure your child's mastication
Boing Boing Gadgets —
Nitto Kagaku's Kami Kami sensor measures the number of bites a child takes, beeping after every thirty and one thousand chomps, respectively. The idea is to promote proper mastication*, but the parent who makes their kid actually wear something like this has well earned the physically abusive geriatric castle they are exiled into half a century down the line.
Bite Counter [Japan Today via DVICE]
* - I really liked this post a whole lot better before I corrected the Freudian slip. ...
Kami Kami Sensor Measures Bites
Ubergizmo —
... You know what they say - you've gotta chew at least 40 times with each mouthful of food in your mouth in order to facilitate optimal digestion, but I tend to wolf down my food most of the time. Nitto Kagaku hopes to instil this good habit in kids with the Kami Kami sensor that is able to measure the amount of bites a person makes, beeping at every thirty and one thousand chomps. I don't think kids would smile like the girl in the photo above while wearing this, and it reminds me of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory where Johnny Depp was prevented from eating candy when he was ...
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