Looncup is a smart menstrual cup that automatically tracks women’s periods

Looncup

Technology for tracking women periods is already here. There are quite a few apps that allow fairer sex to log-in this information, and presumably – act accordingly, whether they want to have babies (or not) or just know when is the best time to avoid certain people and situations.

Tracking these dates with an app is handy, but automatic tracking is even better. And that’s what San Francisco-based Loon Labs is trying to accomplish with its smart menstrual cup called Looncup, which is obviously, designed to be placed inside a vagina.

Looncup is currently raising funds at the crowdfunding website Kickstarter campaign, with the goal of hitting $50,000.Said device uses Bluetooth to sync with iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, and keep track and analyze things like flow, changes in color or body temperature, along with potential health issues. It can also detect how full or empty the cup is and when it needs to be changed.

Made from silicon, Looncup is fitted with an antenna that’s the same size as an average contact lens and a battery. All of the data it collects is rooted to a companion app from where the user can share this information with doctors and medical professionals, should they fancy so. According to Loon Labs, the more it is used, the smarter it [Looncup] gets.

The project is currently raising funds at the crowdfunding website Kickstarter, with the goal of hitting $50,000. A single unit goes for $35-$40 and the first shipments are set to start in April of 2016.