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Curious just how many carbs and calories are sitting on your dinner plate? A new pocket-sized Bluetooth-enabled gadget called the SCiO promises to reveal the nutritional value of your meal by scanning its chemical makeup. From French startup DietSensor, and developed with the help of Consumer Physics, the device uses near-infrared spectroscopy (the analysis of how molecules interact with light) to determine fat content, carbs and more of food. It will hit the consumer market later this year.

Curious just how many carbs and calories are sitting on your dinner plate? This gadget scans the chemical makeup of food and reveals its nutritional value.