USB toothbrush launched

[Jazzy]

Philips has launched a toothbrush that can be charged via the USB port usually found on computers.

A new electric toothbrush that uses a USB port to charge its batteries has been launched by Philips.



The £250 gadget, which the company claims has been called ‘the iPod of toothbrushes’, comes with a rigid plastic travel case that then charges the toothbrush via a USB port.



The toothbrush’s standard charger is an adaptor for traditional bathroom sockets so that the USB cable can be plugged in.



Philips claims that the ‘Sonicare DiamondClean’ is its ‘most advanced brush yet’, with five brushing modes and a ‘charge glass’ for wireless charging. Previous models have used plastic chargers that users have struggled to keep clean.



An increasing number of gadgets have adopted the USB port for charging, including sat navs and mobile phones. Previous version used proprietary adaptors. Action by regulators, however, has encouraged mobile phone makers in particular to adopt standard plugs.



The USB port has, however, mostly been used on products that are usually plugged into laptops or similar devices. Philips’s use of the plug, which stands for Universal Serial Bus, in the bathroom is thought to be a first.



Philips has also launched a device that uses air to floss between teeth. The company says AirFloss ‘fires a microburst of air and water between teeth at 45mph to remove plaque’.



Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8689635/USB-toothbrush-launched.html



Would you ever buy this if you could afford it?

 

[McConnaughay]

Why?

 

[Evil Eye]

I use a regular brush... so no.

Why?

Well... it's bound to be charged at all times

 

[Chatsie]

What a waste of money !

No doubt those with more money than they

know what to do with will buy it.

 

[Cranos]

It's not that ridiculous for business men who are constantly travelling.

 

[Chatsie]

A toothbrush and tube of paste will take up a

quarter of the space that thing will take up. It's

not like your going to brush your teeth while driving !



Although, with some people, I'm not so sure about that.

 

[McConnaughay]

You know what I want? Tasteless toothpaste, a toothbrush that dries automagically (yes, awesome word), a toothbrush that doesn't drip anything, and cleans itself after use, oh and I want the toothpaste to dissolve along with the stuff it rubs off from my teeth so I don't have to spit it out but I don't want to feel that there's something in my mouth at ALL. Get to it!

 

[Chatsie]

In other words, you want one of those gadgets above

 

[McConnaughay]

No, I don't like the feeling of air spraying my teeth, I hate when they do it at the dentist and it won't be as effective as what I sa.d

 

[Cranos]

A toothbrush and tube of paste will take up a

quarter of the space that thing will take up. It's

not like your going to brush your teeth while driving !



Although, with some people, I'm not so sure about that.

Some people prefer an electric toothbrush and in that case it could be handy if you're constantly on the move. Why deny yourself the luxury of an electric toothbrush when there's no reason for it?

 

[Sinon]

Because it's far too expensive for what it is.

 

[Sam.]

I think that the idea of AirFloss is more ridiculous. I can't believe we're getting to the point that simple tasks need to be made simpler by the use of expensive technology.

 

[Evil Eye]

You know what I want? Tasteless toothpaste, a toothbrush that dries automagically (yes, awesome word), a toothbrush that doesn't drip anything, and cleans itself after use, oh and I want the toothpaste to dissolve along with the stuff it rubs off from my teeth so I don't have to spit it out but I don't want to feel that there's something in my mouth at ALL. Get to it!

Nanobots!

You won't even have to put them in your mouth after the first time.