The Twitter DIet

At first glance this new scale seems pretty silly but the more I think about it the scale turn out to be a powerful motivator for those of us trying to drop a few pounds.

From the LA Times...

Last month, we let you know about the Wi-Fi Body Scale, the first bathroom scale equipped with a wireless connection to send your weight and body fat information directly to your Web page and iPhone.

But weight, there's more.

Today the French company behind the scale, Withings, announced it has added Twitter capability to the scale, enabling the user to automatically tweet the weight/fat info to followers. In a news release, Withings declared the Twitter function would be a great help to users, "further motivating them by sharing their progress with followers."

What's next? Forks that Tweet the caloric content of your dinner or a cigarette lighter that Tweets how many times you fire up a smoke or a car that Tweets when you speed. The possibilities are endless.