Olympus Launches High-resolution Endo Capsule System in Europe

Well, it's a partially nice concept.

It relies on 1 major feature which wasn't mentioned.

The mirror.

When you brush your teeth, your hand/forearm will be blocking the "indicating" light from informing you of the pressure in which you are applying the brush with. You might want to at least rethink the placement of the light, or at least have another indicator placed somewhere where the hand won't act as a visual barrier.

Side note:

1. The croc idea is unnecessary. No need for that, the brush can easily be updated so it has the same type of feedback that the croc provides. In certain mechanical toothbrushes, they have certain timers built in via feedback that lets you know when its time to switch from the upper to lower (or vice versa) teeth.

2. The designer needs to focus on the human data factor (anthromorphic data) because if it was specifically designed for young folks, then the diameter of the handle should be redesigned so it's small enough to accommodate them. At this point. It is, visually, not.

3. The handle is shaped similar to a cone. Is there any particular reason why it's in this form? Aesthetically? Practical? Just in order to fabricate that particular shape will require a substantial investment in tooling, and what's the benefit? I don't see any that would've been substantially any better than the straightforward cylindrical shapes. In design, a lot of factors needs to be considered. Looks is only a small part of it.

4. Brush ones teeth correctly? That would require a certain device that can sense gravity at the 3 axial points. I'm not even going to try and get technical here and explain the device, but basically it's out there, used on robots to self-compensate for whatever obstacles lies ahead by keeping its motherboard in a steady n fixed axis. The concept of brushing ones teeth correctly relies on 2 subconcepts.

a. The speed of the brushing.
b. The direction of motion in which it is being brushed.

Will it address both? If not, then the concept needs to be investigated a little bit more, for any dentist would tell you that it's crucial to brush ones teeth in a up and downward motion, not sideways.

It's overall still a good idea. I suggest the designer keep on refining the product. He/She's about a year or so away from a realistic conceptual product. Keep on throwing the idea back here and I'll be more than glad to give you my feedback.