As we all traipse back into work with that
certain glow of too many mince pies around our waistlines, what better time to
launch the technological fork to curb our munching?
That's right, this week's CES conference in
Las Vegas witnessed the launch of the Hapifork - a supped up piece of cutlery that
slows down your eating.
The idea is if you eat slower, you feel
yourself getting fuller and therefore eat less, rather than shovelling food in
and only realising after that you have overeaten.
The Hapifork counts how many times you
bring the fork to your mouth and how quickly, tracking your average speed for
eating a meal. The fork then emits buzzes to warn you when you are eating too
fast and can even sync with a smartphone app to track your progress.
Maybe it will even stop you eating those
foods not designed for a fork, think ice cream, hamburgers, hot dogs, and help
you cut calories that way.
Will it catch on? We aren't sure here at
Downtime, but the boss has just bought in a box of biscuits left over from
Christmas so maybe we will give it a go afterwards...
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