Meet Belty, A Smart Belt That Tells You When You’re Getting Fat

We’ve all had the sensation of having
eaten too much. It’s the point where
your stomach actually does begin to
swell. At that point you either stop or
foolishly continue in an effort to stuff
more in. Many who tend to go for the
latter loosen their belts. But wouldn’t
it be great if we didn’t have to do that
and continue on the road to obesity
unhindered?
Well there’s something called Belty that
was unveiled at the Consumer
Electronics Show (CES) on Sunday by a
French Startup called Emiota.
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The belt is not just for people who love
to eat, it’s basically marketed as a
fitness belt that adjusts to your belly
size throughout the day. It tracks how
much food you’ve eaten, how much
exercise you’ve been doing and all
other physical activity throughout the
day. It does this through an app that is
connected to the in built gyroscope,
accelerometer and a bunch of other
sensors installed in the belt.

The belt is of course also equipped
with motors to tighten and loosen the
belt whenever needed. No pricing
details or release dates are known but
a representative from Emiota did say
that the belt is a high end product/
luxury item so it will be pricy.