Engineering:Tooth Tunes
Tooth Tunes is a discontinued line of children's toothbrushes released by the Tiger Electronics division of Hasbro in 2007.[1] Each brush played a two-minute song clip from a particular artist to encourage the user to brush their teeth for the dentist-recommended two minutes. A single toothbrush came with one song, and had a manufacturer's suggested retail price of US$9.99. Two more types, Turbo Tooth Tunes and Tooth Tunes Junior, were introduced in 2008. In 2012, nine new Tooth Tunes toothbrushes were introduced.[2]
Once activated, a small CPU in the handle played the featured song on the chip by transferring vibrations through the bristles, which acted as transducers, into the front teeth, through the jawbone, and into the inner ear. During use, the user heard a mix between a natural vocal hum and the song being played.[3][4][5]
Andrew Filo, one of the toothbrush's inventors, said that he worked on the project because of his childhood fascination with his ability to hear himself humming.[3]
References
- ↑ Buckleitner, Warren (2007-03-01). "That Tune in Your Head Could Be Your Toothbrush" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/technology/01tooth.html.
- ↑ "What are Tooth Tunes?" (in en). Reference. https://www.reference.com/health/tooth-tunes-62c4b031a889465d#.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pereira, Joseph (2005-02-25). "Got a Song Stuck In Your Head? Try Brushing - WSJ" (in en-US). The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB110928409421263580.
- ↑ "Hasbro Tooth Tunes toothbrush makes you a loud mouth". Engadget.com. https://www.engadget.com/2005/02/25/hasbro-tooth-tunes-toothbrush-makes-you-a-loud-mouth/.
- ↑ "Hasbro's Tooth Tunes". we make money not art. http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/004660.php.
External links
- Official Hasbro Tooth Tunes page(Archive)
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