LAS VEGAS -- What if your fork could tell you when you were eating too fast? That's the idea behind HAPIfork, a fork designed to help you lose weight by making you eat slower.
HAPIfork works by monitoring the exact time you start and end your meal, the amount of servings you take per minute, and how long you take to eat each serving.
The fork measures the intervals between bringing the fork from your plate to your mouth and back again, and then sends a gentle vibration your way when you're eating too fast.
The vibration feels a lot of like what you get when you have your phone on silent.
When you're done eating, data is transmitted from the fork to your HAPIfork account, either via Bluetooth or by connecting the fork to your computer via USB. Information about your meal can be shared with friends or kept private.
HAPIfork will be launching on Kickstarter in March, with plans to launch in the United States in April, 2013.
The company also plans to release a fitness monitor called HAPItrack which counts your steps, calories, workout time and distance.