BACtrack

Private
Industry Consumer Electronics
Founded 2001
Founder Keith Nothacker
Headquarters San Francisco CA, USA
Area served
 Worldwide
Products BACtrack S80, BACtrack Mobile,BACtrack S75, BACtrack Element,BACtrack Vio,BACtrack S35,BACtrack Go Keychain.
Website www.bactrack.com

BACtrack is a brand of portable breathalyzers owned by KHN Solutions.[1][2] It is headquartered in San Francisco, California.[2]

Company history

BACtrack was founded by Keith Nothacker in 2001, during his senior year at the University of Pennsylvania, when he began selling consumer products online.

In 2004, BACtrack was the first company to receive the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) marketing clearance to sell breathalyzers to the general public for personal use.[3][4]

BACtrack Mobile Smartphone Breathalyzer

The BACtrack Mobile Smartphone Breathalyzer is a pocket-size breathalyzer that pairs with smartphones and other smart devices via an app and Bluetooth LE, producing an estimate of blood alcohol content (BAC). Results are displayed on the smart device or smartphone screen.[5] Released on April 23, 2013, the device was the first smartphone-connected breathalyzer available for commercial purchase.[6]

Awards

The BACtrack Mobile Smartphone Breathalyzer won a Popular Science “Best of What’s New Award” as a breakthrough technology in the Health Category for 2013.[7]

BACtrack Mobile and BACtrack Keychain received Car and Driver's highest rating in an industry-wide comparison in March, 2014.[8]

BACtrack Consumption Report

In June, 2014, BACtrack released the BACtrack Consumption Report an aggregation of drinking data and alcohol consumption patters compiled from users of the BACtrack Mobile Smartphone Breathalyzer.[9]

The data were compiled over the course of a year and represent more than 100,000 alcohol tests taken in over 35 countries, and in all 50 US States. Some of the information in the report includes average blood alcohol content by city and state.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Fenn, Donna. "30 Under 30". Inc. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 Comstock, Jean. "Six attempts at a smartphone-connected breathalyzer". MobiHealthNews.
  3. ↑ http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/reviews/K090067.pdf
  4. ↑ Anderson, Jon R. "What you need to know about the breathalyzer". Military Times. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  5. ↑ McGrath, Michael J. (2013). Sensor technologies: healthcare, wellness and environmental applications. Berkeley: Apress. pp. 243–244. ISBN 978-1-4302-6013-4.
  6. ↑ Carr, Austin. "Can BACtrack become the Nike Fuelband for Alcoholics?". Fast Company. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Kaplan, Sam. "Best of What's New". Popular Science. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Roe, John. "Ethanol Fueled: Four Handheld Breathalzyers Tested for Accuracy". CarAndDriver.com. Car and Driver. Retrieved March 2014.
  9. ↑ Gayomali, Chris. "Not Drunk? Must Be Tuesday. Here's When We Drink Alcohol, According To BACTrack". http://www.fastcompany.com. Fast Company. Retrieved 12 September 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  10. ↑ Scutti, Susan. "Like Alcohol? BACtrack's National Intoxication Report Tells You Which Cities (And States) Drink The Most". MedicalDaily.com. Medical Daily. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

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