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05-17-2016, 11:27 PM
Smart tampon reminds you when it's time to tug
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Menstruation. It’s a reality that 50% of the populous experiences but a topic that doesn’t get a lot of discussion — especially in tech circles.
A new startup is hoping to change the conversation with a smart tampon called*my.Flow (http://www.trackmyflow.com/), intended to help manage and track menstruation needs.
SEE ALSO: Tampons that change the world, one period at a time (http://mashable.com/2015/03/16/sheva-social-enterprise/)
As Engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/17/my-flow-smart-tampon/)*points out, my.Flow isn’t so much a smart tampon as it is a Bluetooth sensor that connects to a traditional tampon.
But that sensor is pretty cool. It talks to a smartphone app that lets women k**w when their tampon is saturated and needs to be changed.*(For some, there's **thing more embarrassing than leaking unexpectedly all over your new pants.) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/17/my-flow-smart-tampon/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Menstruation. It’s a reality that 50% of the populous experiences but a topic that doesn’t get a lot of discussion — especially in tech circles.
A new startup is hoping to change the conversation with a smart tampon called*my.Flow (http://www.trackmyflow.com/), intended to help manage and track menstruation needs.
SEE ALSO: Tampons that change the world, one period at a time (http://mashable.com/2015/03/16/sheva-social-enterprise/)
As Engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/17/my-flow-smart-tampon/)*points out, my.Flow isn’t so much a smart tampon as it is a Bluetooth sensor that connects to a traditional tampon.
But that sensor is pretty cool. It talks to a smartphone app that lets women k**w when their tampon is saturated and needs to be changed.*(For some, there's **thing more embarrassing than leaking unexpectedly all over your new pants.) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/17/my-flow-smart-tampon/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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