Smart tampon reminds you when it's time to tug

[kitler53]

Menstruation. It's a reality that 50% of the populous experiences but a topic that doesn't get a lot of discussion — especially in tech circles.

A new startup is hoping to change the conversation with a smart tampon called my.Flow, intended to help manage and track menstruation needs.

As Engadget points out, my.Flow isn't so much a smart tampon as it is a Bluetooth sensor that connects to a traditional tampon.

But that sensor is pretty cool. It talks to a smartphone app that lets women know when their tampon is saturated and needs to be changed. (For some, there's nothing more embarrassing than leaking unexpectedly all over your new pants.)

The app can also be used to track when your period starts and stops, as well as what days have the heaviest flow.

The app also has built-in alerts to let you know when you need to change your tampon, regardless of flow. Doctors say that women should only wear a tampon for eight hours or less, in order to avoid toxic shock syndrome (TSS).

My.Flow was founded by Amanda Brief, who came upon the idea during a wearables project at the University of California, Berkeley. Field then went to the Chinese-based hardware accelerator HAX.



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[BananaKing]

i need this.....

[the-pi-guy]

Well this thread is certainly for us.  

[kitler53]

Well this thread is certainly for us.  

so what?  you're only interested in science when it involves rocket science?

[Kerotan]

Must send a few over to my friends on charts.  or maybe just get them a cranberry juice.  awfully tetchy lately

[the-pi-guy]

so what?  you're only interested in science when it involves rocket science?

Just that our interest is diminished.  It is cool.
It's not that we don't care, it just has basically no utility for us.  Though it does for our loved ones.