Key Takeaways
1. Innovative Food Recognition: Qalzy uses an AI camera to identify various foods and logs their nutritional information automatically, surpassing conventional nutrition apps.
2. User-Friendly Features: The scale automatically tares, scans multiple items, recognizes branded foods, and allows voice logging via Alexa, making it easy to use in the kitchen.
3. Sleek and Functional Design: With a minimalist design, the scale features a 2MP camera, touch-sensitive buttons, and can weigh up to 5kg with high accuracy, operating without a phone.
4. Battery and Charging: Qalzy has a battery life of up to 10 hours on a single charge and supports USB-C fast charging for convenience.
5. Kickstarter Launch: The Qalzy scale is available on Kickstarter at an introductory price of $169, with a planned retail price of $269.
Qalzy has just made its debut as an innovative kitchen scale that not only weighs your food but also recognizes what you’re eating and logs its nutritional information to your app with just one press. This device merges a sophisticated AI camera with a precise digital scale, allowing it to track macro and calorie intake automatically, without requiring any manual entries. It is currently available on Kickstarter, with an introductory price of $169.
Advanced Food Recognition
The core of Qalzy is a food recognition system powered by OpenAI which can identify various ingredients on your plate, whether they are raw, cooked, or mixed into a dish. This scale takes into account the weight to ensure accurate calorie tracking, surpassing the capabilities of conventional photo-based nutrition applications. The information is then synced directly to the Qalzy app.
Easy to Use Features
This device automatically tares between different ingredients, can scan multiple items simultaneously, recognizes branded foods, and even allows voice logging through Alexa. It’s designed with a tempered glass top that is splash-proof and easy to wipe clean, and it includes an LED flash for use in dimly lit kitchens. The battery can last up to 10 hours on a single charge and supports USB-C fast charging.
Sleek Design and Functionality
In design, the scale is sleek and minimalist, featuring a 2MP camera, touch-sensitive buttons, and the ability to switch between metric and imperial measurements. It can weigh up to 5kg with an accuracy of ±1g. Interestingly, it can operate without a nearby phone—scans are uploaded to the cloud for later review.
The creators of Qalzy, Kostas Koukoravas and Michael Michelis, have backgrounds in AI and nutrition. Their mission is to remove the barriers that lead many individuals to stop tracking their calories after just a few days.
The Kickstarter campaign for Qalzy has begun, with the planned retail price at $269. However, early supporters can snag it for $169. A demo video is linked below.
If you prefer a traditional kitchen scale with comparable features, consider the much more affordable KitchenAid KQ909 dual platform digital kitchen and food scale available on Amazon, currently priced at $36.49.
Qalzy is unique: a smart scale driven by AI that identifies what you eat, weighs it, and logs your calories and macros—all simultaneously with outstanding precision.
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