認真的筷子玩笑 百度筷搜廬山面目

Chopsticks are the ultimate mature technology, unimproved for thousands of years. But now a Chinese internet company has upgraded them to tackle a very modern challenge.
筷子的發明早已經是非常成熟的技術，幾千年以來就沒有得到過創新。但是現在中國的一家互聯網公司挑戰筷子技術，將技術更新應對現代社會的挑戰。

Baidu, the search engine, unveiled a prototype pair of “smart” chopsticks to form the last line of defence in Chinese diners’ battle against “gutter oil” and other food scares.
百度，一家搜索引擎公司，近期揭祕了一雙“智能”筷子的原型，作爲中國餐桌上抵制“地溝油“的最後一道防線。

The new chopsticks, called Kuaisou, should allow diners to take food safety into their own hands. They are fitted with electronic sensors that flash a red light when they come into contact with oil that has more than 25 per cent of total polar materials, an indicator of freshness, according to Baidu.
根據百度的說法，這種新型筷子叫”筷搜“，能夠讓食客們自己把握食品安全。筷搜裝上了電子感應器，當筷子接觸到超過25%以上的電極物質的時候，用來顯示新鮮度的紅燈會閃爍。

The readings picked up by the chopsticks are then relayed to the consumers’ smartphone, via a dedicated app. The chopsticks are also able to pick up a variety of other readings on food freshness, acidity and nutrients, Baidu said. However, there is no date yet for their commercial production.
百度稱顯示結果可以通過app傳到消費者的智能手機上。這種筷子還能檢測其他數據，如食物的新鮮度，酸鹼度和營養。但是目前還沒有將筷搜投入商業生產的具體日期。