Breathometer
| Invented by | Charles Michael Yim |
|---|---|
| Launch year | 2012 |
| Company | Breathometer |
| Availability | Available |
| Website | www |
Breathometer is a device that lets users measure their blood alcohol content using their iOS and Android smartphones.[1] Breathometer was founded in September 2012 by Charles Michael Yim, who is the company’s current CEO.[2][1] The company is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.[2]
Company history
Breathometer was founded by Charles Michael Yim in 2012 after he noted that there were no commercial breathalyzers for the smartphone market, and the only portable breathalyzers commercially available were both expensive and impractical for users to take with them on a night out.[1][3]
The company was partly funded through preorders collected via an Indiegogo crowdsourcing campaign, which ran until April 2013.[1][4][5] The campaign’s original goal was to raise $25,000, but by the time it closed, it had raised $138,000.[6][7]
The Breathometer
The Breathometer is a small device that plugs into the audio jack of a smartphone, coupled with a dedicated app that reads the user’s blood alcohol content (BAC).[4][8][9][5] The app utilizes the smartphone to provide the processing power, which allows the device to be small enough to fit on a standard keychain.[4][8]
If the user’s BAC level is over the legal limit, the app displays one-click calls to local taxi services, friends from contact lists living close by, or local hotels.[3][9]
Sample beta units were handed out at the 2013 SXSW in Austin, TX.[3]
The company has since expanded its mission. Breathometer plan to release the Mint, an oral health tracker that tells the user if they have bad breath. Sensors in the device track biomarkers associated with bad breath and have the potential to measure compounds that correlate to gum disease. The company has a partnership with Philips in the area of oral hygiene.[10]
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