The headband that prevents pecking between hours

Researchers hope the technology can help provide data on diet and eating disorders

   Wearables have become devices with great importance in 2017 compared to previous years. In fact, during these months a total of 24.7 million units were sold worldwide, 17.9% more than the 20.9 million sold in the same period of the previous year, according to the data handled by the consultant IDC.

A wearable technology to improve the health and physical condition of its users. In recent months, researchers at Dartmouth University and Clemson University (United States) have developed a prototype of a diadem-like device.

   An Auracle project that consists of a microphone that is placed on the skin to capture the sounds that the user makes when eating. The project is still at an early stage. At the moment, the researchers have carried out experiments in which a group of people wore their prototype.

However, the group of researchers tries to improve the performance of Auracle, which during its testing phase has presented problems to distinguish noise at the time of food intake or coughing or speaking.

The first results show a precision of 90% when it comes to distinguishing food intake from other activities.

Auracle parents say that in the future doctors who want to study behaviors such as diets and eating disorders could use this device to control the diet of patients. It would allow you to find out things "like when you eat and for how long without the need for people to keep their own records," they point out.