Kickbee Allows Unborn Baby to Twitter

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Wearables, Internet, Misc. Tech

Corey Menscher, a technologist, interaction designer and web application developer, wanted to know what his unborn baby was up to as his pregnant wife did. He created the Kickbee, a stretchy band embedded with sensors that react to movement with an Arduino microcontroller. He then decided to transmit them by Bluetooth to a MacBook Pro and from there sends Twitter updates. Our first reaction was to wonder if the baby would be affected by the procedure. This is what Corey had to say.

“I’d also like to respond to some comments about “irradiating” my baby. The piezo sensors are simple sensors that generate a very small electrical current when tapped or vibrated. They are not powered in any way…I’ve spoken to faculty about this, and considering the very low wattage, it’s unlikely much of the electromagnetic radiation will reach the baby.  Even so, I’m looking into placing the circuitry on radio-absorbing material.”

By the way, we checked out the Kickbee Twitter page and noticed that it simply states when the fetus kicks.

Oh, and as an aside, if you are on Twitter, feel free to follow us: @gearlive.

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