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Comment by wmeredith | Hacker News Reader

Screw pressing the buttons. Can I train an Amazon Echo to listen for me brushing my teeth?

I heard a VC complaining about a pitch he had for an internet connected toothbrush for kids once. It would notify parents if it wasn't used.

I thought it was quite a good idea!

Or you could buy a device to bounce photons off the kid which deflect into your retina, and leverage a wetware neural network implanted in your brain to check if they have brushed their teeth.

Just put a webcam in your bathroom, you can track how long you brush, floss, even shower (save water if you're in CA!) with just one device.

No, seriously, the bathroom is the last place I want the quantified self.

I assume you're concerned about privacy; the bathroom is probably the second best place (after the fridge) for tracking your health stuff.

I would 100% buy a digital medi-toilet that analyzes my wastes and warns me if something is off.

Then they might start putting traceable additives to foods to better track you.... eg: you eat at restaurant X.... or shared food with person Y (by analyzing combinations of additives)... or used too much of drug Z...

Now that's an interesting thought.

Especially coupled with another reply, about my insurance company buying me one. They buy me one tomorrow, and raise my premiums the next year because I drink more than their actuarial table allows.

Ask your insurance company. In sure they'd be happy to buy you one.

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