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    Drinking Buddy

    Police your own alcohol intake with a smartphone breathalyzer
    by Jodi Helmer Mar 01, 2014 2 minutes
    Source: Photo Š Adam Voorhes
    Alcohoot smartphone breathalyzer
    Alcohoot smartphone breathalyzer
    Photo Š Adam Voorhes

    Ben Biron and Jonathan Ofir developed a breathalyzer device for the smartphone. The matchbook-size unit plugs into a phone's headset jack to measure the blood alcohol content of users who breathe into it. They founded their New York-based startup,, in 2011.

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