This from today's Daily News -- starting 'em twittering young!
A new pregnancy belt created by an NYU grad student and worn by his wife notifies him whenever their unborn baby kicks inside the womb.
Dad-to-be Corey Menscher, whose wife, Ellen, is eight months pregnant with the couple's first baby, wanted to (at least digitally) feel each and every kick their active little pre-born babe was making.
For a class project, the second year grad student invented what he dubbed the Kickbee.
The wearable device made of a stretchable band with embedded electronics and sensors isn't exactly a model of comfort.
Small Piezo sensors attached directly to the band transmit small but detectable voltages when they are triggered by movement underneath.
An Arduino Mini micro-controller wirelessly transmits the signals to an accompanying Java application via Bluetooth.
"I have a vibrating device in my pocket at all times," says Menscher. ""Every time the baby kicks, it uploads a message to the server and I get a text message on my phone as well."
He says he chose Twitter because not only is it easy to initiate an SMS message to any mobile phone, but it also acts as a data log.
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