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Powered toothbrush winds up for battery-free brushing

Powered toothbrush winds up for battery-free brushing
We get the feeling the sheer convenience of the Be brush might be its biggest selling point
We get the feeling the sheer convenience of the Be brush might be its biggest selling point
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"Be" is a quite brilliant battery-free powered toothbrush that uses kinetic energy from a simple twisting motion
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"Be" is a quite brilliant battery-free powered toothbrush that uses kinetic energy from a simple twisting motion
The team is running a Kickstarter campaign to get the Be toothbrush into production
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The team is running a Kickstarter campaign to get the Be toothbrush into production
We get the feeling the sheer convenience of the Be brush might be its biggest selling point
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We get the feeling the sheer convenience of the Be brush might be its biggest selling point
The Be brush also comes with a handy snap-on travel case if you need to brush your teeth on the run
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The Be brush also comes with a handy snap-on travel case if you need to brush your teeth on the run
The team is running a Kickstarter campaign to get the Be toothbrush into production
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The team is running a Kickstarter campaign to get the Be toothbrush into production
"Be" is a quite brilliant battery-free powered toothbrush that uses kinetic energy from a simple twisting motion
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"Be" is a quite brilliant battery-free powered toothbrush that uses kinetic energy from a simple twisting motion
Be's creators put a lot of emphasis on the brush's eco-friendly credentials
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Be's creators put a lot of emphasis on the brush's eco-friendly credentials
The team is running a Kickstarter campaign to get the Be toothbrush into production
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The team is running a Kickstarter campaign to get the Be toothbrush into production
"Be" is a quite brilliant battery-free powered toothbrush that uses kinetic energy from a simple twisting motion
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"Be" is a quite brilliant battery-free powered toothbrush that uses kinetic energy from a simple twisting motion
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An electric toothbrush removes a lot of the legwork in keeping your pearly whites shining brightly, but they aren't much use when the battery runs flat. "Be" is a quite brilliant battery-free brush that uses kinetic energy from a simple twisting motion to offer the benefits of a motorized tooth scrubbing, without the forethought (and waste) involved with its electrified brethren.

"Be" stands for beyond electric, and its makers Goodwell + Co bill it as the world's first battery-free powered toothbrush. It looks much like a standard electric toothbrush with a thick body and slimmer brush head, but packs no battery inside. Rather, the brush is powered up through a twisting mechanism at its base, just like wind-up music box. But instead of playing tunes, two quick twists will send the brush heads spinning for a good two minutes, in which time it delivers no less than 80,000 strokes.

The team is running a Kickstarter campaign to get the Be toothbrush into production
The team is running a Kickstarter campaign to get the Be toothbrush into production

Be's creators put a lot of emphasis on the brush's eco-friendly credentials, and these don't end with the absence of a lithium-ion of battery. The body is made from recyclable materials and the biodegradable brush heads and bristles are made from starch, bamboo and activated charcoal, the latter of which is already used in some other toothbrush bristles for its whitening abilities.

Any effort to cut down on waste is certainly a noble one, but we get the feeling the sheer convenience of the Be brush might be its biggest selling point (no more reaching for your powered toothbrush in the morning to find it has run out of battery). It also comes with a handy snap-on travel case if you need to brush your teeth on the run.

The team is running a Kickstarter campaign to get Be into production. Early pledges of US$49 are available, with shipping slated for December next year if all goes to plan. You can check out the pitch video below.

Source: Goodwell + Co

Be. | The First Battery-Free, Powered Toothbrush

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2 comments
IvanWashington
I dunno, I am wondering how just 2 turns of the crank can provide enough spring tension to twist that brush as powerfully and as fast as they say.
Dan Lewis
The background music is louder than it should be. The music should indeed be background, not fighting with the narrator's voice for attention. There are parts of the video where the music definitely gets in the way of what the narrator is saying. Not cool. I recommend a re-edit.