Fork that helps people lose weight

HAPILABS, a company whose mission is to help individuals in the 21st century take control of their HAPIness, health and fitness through applications and mobile connected devices, today announced the start of their Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the manufacturing and distribution of HAPIfork, the world's first connected fork.

HAPIfork transforms people's relationship with food as it monitors how fast the user is eating and helps them slow down.

Unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, HAPIfork was the recipient of the CES Innovations Award, Health & Wellness category.

- While our product is still a prototype, we're thrilled by the global response so far - says Fabrice Boutain, HAPILABS founder.

HAPIfork was designed by French entrepreneur and inventor Jacques Lepine whose idea was based on research which shows that by eating slower, people can improve the way they feel, improve their digestion and lose weight.

The Bluetooth enabled smart fork also collects information for future analysis or monitoring in clinical settings. All data is transmitted to a 'personalized online dashboard' when the HAPIfork is connected to the user's computer or mobile device making it easy to monitor eating habits and health improvement at home or on the road.

The product will initially go on sale in the US and the EU in the fourth quarter of this year.