Samsung's smart belt monitors your eating habits

PanARMENIAN.Net - If you thought the world was finished with making regular items 'smart', there’s another example to add to the list. It started with phones, continued with watches, and now we're here - smart belts, Digital Spy said.

That's after a Samsung-backed project, which was previewed earlier this year at CES, launched on Kickstarter, with the device using sensors to monitor your waistline, activity and eating habits in a bid to encourage a healthy lifestyle.

According to the campaign, the 'WELT' device looks and works just like any other belt in your closet, although posing the notable advantage of doubling up as a tracker. It uses a built-in pedometer that tracks how many steps the wearer takes in a day and also monitors how long they spent sat down.

The information can then be viewed on an accompanying app, which will no doubt help you mentally shed tears at how often it warns you about overeating.

That's right, wearers can see just how much their stomach expands after eating in order to help improve their dieting habits - meaning dessert time is probably a thing of the past, Digital Spy said.

The belt charges just like a smartphone and offers a battery life of more than 20 days. And those looking for versatility, while also keeping pants high, are able to choose from four different lines of belt: Classic, Classic Men, Classic Women and Premium.

There is also a WELT Kickstarter Limited design that is only available to those who pledge towards the newly-opened campaign of $30,000 - which is already set to be reached with 30 days left to spare.

The idea itself is a pretty reasonable one in today's information-crazy world, though we're not overly crazy about the 'WELT' branding.

While this is supposedly a shorter version of 'wellness belt', it also sounds like jargon for welterweight boxing or an aggressive German-sounding phonic for just, you know, 'belt', Digital Spy said.

For a $69 buyers will receive one WELT in the Casual line. Shipments are set for January 2017, with the device also available to be sent around the world.