Tellspec scanner, analyzing the composition of any dish

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The creators of Tellspeck are serious: they want to make a revolution in food safety. By and large, in cafes and restaurants we have to trust the staff and do not always know what exactly is added to the food. This cute thing, similar to a computer mouse, is the most complicated device that allows you to instantly analyze the composition of any food.

The embedded scanner is based on spectrometry, a method commonly used in laboratories to identify chemicals. It reads the product structure at the molecular level, identifying their unique fingerprint-like characteristics. Via Bluetooth, the data is transferred to a smartphone, which communicates with the “cloud” database and determines the caloric content, the content of proteins, fats and carbohydrates, the presence of allergens or harmful impurities. The results are stored in the application, and the whole process takes no longer than three seconds.

Pocket Tellspeck in the simplest version costs $ 500 and works only in conjunction with the iPhone. We hope that the idea will be picked up by other manufacturers, and the technology will eventually become more accessible.

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