Scanner alerts you to what is in your food

A new project has just been funded on Kickstarter to create a device about the size of a car clicker to tell you what is in your food. The scanner harnesses the power of physics and chemistry to figure out everything from the sugar content of a given apple to whether or not that drink you left on the bar has been drugged.

The device, called SCiO, uses a technology similar to the one that helps astronomers figure out the make-up of the stars — called spectroscopy.

SCiO detects the molecular “signature” of your food and sends the details to your smartphone through its Bluetooth connection. SCiO’s database translates that signature into nutritional content.

In addition to food apps, early apps will include those for plants (does it need watering?) and medicine. Consumer Physics, a company based in Tel Aviv, Israel and SCiO’s creator, suggests that the device’s future capabilities are only limited by our imagination.

Retro fit: Apps for historical figures

Adolf Hitler

BoothStache: Hitler had one of the most iconic moustaches. But even though it was a neat and low-maintenance style that echoed uniformity, we’re sure it caught its fair share of Eintopf (a typical German stew). So if Hitler wanted to mix it around a bit, BoothStache would have been the perfect way for him to try out new styles without railing against his barber if he wasn’t pleased.

— Businessinsider.in