Forks, Seinfeld, Toilet Paper, and the Internet of Things

As I write this, CES 2013 is in full swing. The number of gadgets, gizmos, and doohickeys is nothing short of amazing. There are more than two football fields worth of Apple accessories alone.

Now, I'm used to CES oddities. For instance, last year I saw the iToilet. (No, I'm not making that up.) As for 2013, one little device has garnered quite a bit of buzz: the HAPIfork. From an article in The Herald:

The unusual piece of cutlery, due in April, has sensors in its base that measures how fast the user is eating, as well as when and how much they're consuming.

Spokesman Philippe Monteiro Da Rocha said users could upload eating results to a smartphone and the smart fork was designed to teach users "to eat more slowly to aid digestion".

When the HAPIfork comes out, you'll be able to plug it into your computer to download and analyze your eating data. A Bluetooth version is expected later in 2013.