The smartness of modern day technology has finally made its foray into the realm of food. How so? Well, Indiegogo funded TellSpec is contrived as a hand held device that can easily check on your daily consumed food items. You just need to hold this contraption close to the food, and it can show you the number of calories, along with the allergens and chemical compounds present in the dish.
The working scope of the TellSpec basically entails three steps – the first step deals with an integrated spectrometer scanner for scanning the food. The second step entails a cloud based algorithm for gathering all the data from the food. The last user oriented step involves the displaying of all of the information on your smartphone screen via a specialized app.
In terms of practicality, the TellSpec indubitably acts as one of those devices that indirectly helps you with your diet and health. You can easily identify the allergens, chemicals, nutrients, calories, and ingredients present various food and beverage items. Furthermore, you can match those figures up with your own set target for consuming calories in a day, along with accessing a comprehensive database that explains various food constituents like trans-fat and sodium.
The TellSpec also improves upon the usability factor by an easy scanning process; one just needs to point the scanner (towards the food) and press the button until it beeps. Users can also scan through plastic and glass, in case you want to check on your packaged food or beverage.
