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No, she’s not about to kiss her smartphone. She’s blowing into an NTT DoCoMo Sensor Jacket that’s turned the handset into a breath analyzer. This particular model will provide a readout of her blood alcohol content or alert her if she has bad breath. Two other models measure radiation and the user’s body composition (fat and muscle mass), respectively.









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