Smartphone Breathalyzer Alcohoot Unveiled for the First Time Ever
Israeli army veteran Ben Biron’s new invention could save more lives per year than racks of Kevlar vests and warehouses full of armor plating. Also, it tells you where to get cheese fries late-night.
At 24, he’s created Alcohoot, the world’s first smartphone breathalyzer. Biron hopes the product’s sleek design -- along with an app that charts blood-alcohol levels over the course of a night and connects users with nearby taxis and post-bar eateries -- will increase its appeal and decrease drunk driving.
Biron and his co-founder, Jonathan Ofir, first witnessed the problem in 2010 during their time in the Israel Defense Force. A sign posted at the army base’s entrance listed drunk driving as a leading cause of death among soldiers -- a tall order in a place where ducking rockets is just another day at the office.
When Biron saw similar behavior after enrolling in Wingate University, 30 miles outside Charlotte, he began formulating the idea for Alcohoot. It was time to make breathalzyers cool.
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