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Alcohol-monitoring bracelet pings your phone when it’s time to ease up

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Tracking your blood alcohol level is never a bad idea, but huffing, puffing and whipping out a breathlyzer isn’t always an option. Looking to unearth a more inconspicuous way of keeping an eye on things, the National Health Institute’s Wearable Alcohol Biosensor Challenge put the call out for non-invasive solutions to this problem, and has now selected its winner. The wrist-worn BACtrack Skyn pairs with an app to offer real-time monitoring of alcohol levels, even alerting the user’s phone when they are drinking too hard.
via Gizmag

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