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rebel toothbrushes (lemmygrad.ml)

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they said that in communism you'd have to give your toothbrush, but in capitalism you'll have a hacked toothbrush ~~and you're gonna enjoy it!~~

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I disagree. Electric toothbrushes are an effective way to increase the efficiency of dental hygeine. Maintaining dental health is of critical importance for both individuals and societies, so it is well-worth investment. Like others have said, wireless connectivity is unnecessary though.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Wireless connectivity and an app could be leveraged to:

help you track how frequently you and/or your children brush your teeth
to get reminders only if you didn’t already brush your teeth
in tandem with pressure sensors, to inform you if you’re brushing too hard

Of those features, only the second one would require the toothbrush to have wifi access - the others could use bluetooth. That same feature could also be developed without using wifi if it was integrated with a smart home system like Zigbee, but would then require a hub and existing infrastructure on the part of customers to function.