Gizmodo: breath

Pantech IM-S410: The First Phone Operated by Stank Breath

Mark Wilson — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:40:00 EST

Your smartphone is cute...kind of a novelty, though, really. Sure, it puts worldwide communication in your pocket. But can it recognize wind?

And no, we don't mean wind-microphone attenuation. We mean, can it recognize how hard you are blowing into the phone? Because the IM-S410 features "Wind Recognition" that allows you navigate photos, videos and games by blowing into the phone.

For instance, in a bundled game, you can blow on a flower to watch its pedals float away. During a call, you can blow into the mic to send your companion an emoticon (what were you thinking?). Or, if we're reading the translation correctly, you can even blow into the phone to take pictures—which might actually cause less shaking than pushing a button.

There are, of course, other features to the IM-S410/S410K. But we're just concerned with the ones that blow. [Pantech via Akihabara News]

Blow-Controlled Phone Camera Can Only Take Pictures of Confused, Concerned People

John Herrman — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:54:00 EST

There are some inventions that cause electronics manufacturers and consumers alike to wonder why they hadn't been invented before, and how anyone ever lived without them. And then there's this. Fantalog Interactive has devised a camera phone that takes pictures when you blow on it. Apparently following some kind of hilarious global realization that phones can be controlled with stale air, the Fantalog 'Emotion' blow-camera is not only inspiring because it's the first of its kind, but because its invention has come to pass despite providing no conceivable benefit to anyone at all. [Aving via Hallyutech —Thanks, Henry]

Breath Alert Stank Mouth Detector

Travis Hudson — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:40:23 EDT

Admit it, that whole cupping your hand over your mouth trick works about as well as an ice cream parlor in the middle of hell. The Breath Alert is here to help. This gadget is actually pretty scientific. It will detect the levels of volatile sulfide compounds and hydrocarbon gas that cause stank breath and will rate your breath on four levels. –Travis Hudson

Is your breath kicking? [Coolest-Gadgets]

Ridiculous Gadget of the Day: BreathCapture

Jason Chen — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:15:39 EST

Not so much a gadget as just a test tube, this BreathCapture is a pendant that holds someone's breath so you can take it around and smell it any time you want. Yes. That's right. Someone's breath.

Assuming this loved one has breath you actually want to smell, how long will the thing last? One sniff? Five sniffs? Then you have to have your lover go breathe into the vial again?

Of course, the pendant does come with free engraving, and you can even make it into a cross shape to combine your spirituality with your lousy judgement in sentimentality. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Breath Capture via Random Good Stuff]

Breathscanner - Detects Cancer on the Breath

johnb — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:07:47 EDT

And I thought it was poor oral hygiene that made my breath smell like buried diapers! Instead, it might be organ rejection.

This device can detect diseases by analyzing a patient's breath. Clues to anything from cancer to transplant rejection can show up in the mist of saliva and inner juices that you exhale every few seconds and the Breathscanner can detect traces of these problems by capturing and testing your breath. No more needless biopsies, unless you're into that sort of thing.

The Breathscanner 1.0 [Medgadget]