Microsoft's New Smart Bra Could Stop You From Over Eating 299
walterbyrd writes "A team of engineers at Microsoft Research have developed a high-tech bra that's intended to monitor women's stress levels and dissuade them from emotional over-eating. The undergarment has sensors that track the user's heart rate, respiration, skin conductance and movement — all of which can indicate the type of stressful emotions that lead to over-eating, according to Microsoft researchers. The data is sent to a smartphone app, which then alerts users about their mood."
The blue tits of death. (Score:5, Funny)
They really know the geek market (Score:5, Funny)
Many of us guys that visit Slashdot could use a bra. Too bad it doesn't run Linux.
What about the bro/manssiere version? (Score:5, Funny)
Steve Ballmer could model it.
Re:They really know the geek market (Score:4, Funny)
stuff a raspberry pi into it
Re:shut up you stupid app (Score:5, Funny)
I'm hungry!
Hi, I'm your bra assistant. It looks like you are hungry. Would you like some diet advice?
(o) Yes (o) no.
At least that'd explain Clippy's pervert-on-the-playground look...
Re:They really know the geek market (Score:4, Funny)
My problem is that using Windows 8 tends to bunch up my panties.
Re:The blue tits of death. (Score:5, Funny)
Never thought Microsoft Support would be uplifting.
Re:They're not being assholes! (Score:2, Funny)
"Fat is something to fight. "
Re:shut up you stupid app (Score:4, Funny)
Dude... I'm dying over here.
That would be the perfect user interface design for such a device. Nipple.Navigation(tm)
How this will end up (Score:5, Funny)
Apple will introduce an iBra that you can automatically unclip with an expensive iPhone app only.
Microsoft will then introduce a Windows Bra that is functional but unexciting, and be slightly irritating to operate.
An open source Linux powered bra will subsequently be developed, but it will take so long to fiddle with until you achieve the desired result that you end up forgetting what your goal was in the first place.
UI? (Score:5, Funny)
So is this going to have a touch interface?
Re:shut up you stupid app (Score:5, Funny)
Gives a whole new meaning to TouchPoint.
Re:The blue tits of death. (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe it's just easiest to detect emotional distress in women's breasts? Maybe it's harder to find a place on a male body that gives the same feedback that is already in contact with a piece of clothing? This might just be the low-hanging fruit.
Yes. I typed that.
Re:shut up you stupid app (Score:5, Funny)
Nipple.Navigation(tm)
I can imagine the headline now:
"Apple sues Microsoft over smart bra. Claims rounded bra corners and white color violate design patents."
Re:The blue tits of death. (Score:5, Funny)
This works for men. The fact that you have to wear a bra causes enough shame that you stop eating.
Re:They really know the geek market (Score:4, Funny)
stuff a raspberry pi into it
Stuffing pie is what it is trying to prevent. That would be self-negating.
Re:The blue tits of death. (Score:5, Funny)
Never thought Microsoft Support would be uplifting.
Depends if you're wireless or not.
Shock Jock (Score:3, Funny)
Rumor has it they are coming out with the Shock Jock, to zap your nuts if you eat too much. Either that, it makes you use Windows Ate.
Re:The blue tits of death. (Score:3, Funny)
Sigh.
On behalf of men everywhere, I'd just like to point out that not everyone is as inappropriately horny or stupid as this guy. Or at least, if we are, we try to keep quiet about it.
Re:The blue tits of death. (Score:2, Funny)
They were using a Mac.