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Keith
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 1:15 am Post subject:
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Anyone know what micro is in that new Oral B toothbrush being
advertised heavily right now?
--Keith |
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Guy Macon
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:15 am Post subject:
Re: New toothbrush with "onboard computer" |
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Keith wrote:
| Quote: | Anyone know what micro is in that new Oral B toothbrush
being advertised heavily right now?
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It is almost certainly an Elan/EMC, WinBond, or SunPlus.
PICs, 8051s, ARMs, etc are far too expensive.
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Guy Macon <http://www.guymacon.com/> |
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Ian Bell
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:15 pm Post subject:
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Guy Macon <http://www.guymacon.com/> wrote:
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Keith wrote:
Anyone know what micro is in that new Oral B toothbrush
being advertised heavily right now?
It is almost certainly an Elan/EMC, WinBond, or SunPlus.
PICs, 8051s, ARMs, etc are far too expensive.
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Depends, on the quantity manufactured for a start. PICs can be surprisingly
cheap in very large quantities. I found one in a hairdryer once, and we
used one in a CO2 detector that was made in million off quantities.
With people like WinBond you will find they are unlikely to do business with
you unless your annual spend exceeds USD 1 million.
Ian |
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Mike Harrison
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:15 pm Post subject:
Re: New toothbrush with "onboard computer" |
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On 26 Nov 2005 15:11:01 -0800, "Keith" <keith.brafford@gmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Anyone know what micro is in that new Oral B toothbrush being
advertised heavily right now?
--Keith
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Could be Atmel Tiny11 |
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:15 pm Post subject:
Re: New toothbrush with "onboard computer" |
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Not sure about the exact model, but a small firm in Boston was doing
some development on a smart toothbrush for Gillette in early 2004
using a Microchip PIC processor. I believe it was one of the 8pin
models like the PIC12C671.
On 26 Nov 2005 15:11:01 -0800, "Keith" <keith.brafford@gmail.com>
wrote:
| Quote: | Anyone know what micro is in that new Oral B toothbrush being
advertised heavily right now? --Keith |
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 1:15 am Post subject:
Re: New toothbrush with "onboard computer" |
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Keith wrote:
| Quote: | Anyone know what micro is in that new Oral B toothbrush being
advertised heavily right now?
--Keith
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The older 1 had a pic in it. |
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David Tweed
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:15 pm Post subject:
Re: New toothbrush with "onboard computer" |
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cbarn24050@aol.com wrote:
| Quote: | Keith wrote:
Anyone know what micro is in that new Oral B toothbrush being
advertised heavily right now?
The older 1 had a pic in it.
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Yeah, what's up with that? Despite what the ad says, it's definitely
*not* the first toothbrush with an onboard computer, not even from
them. I have one of the older ones.
-- Dave Tweed |
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