Who wants a gamified and web-connected toothbrush from Kolibree?

Kolibree is having a blast “gamifying” the toothbrush. The Paris company has created two connected toothbrushes that train kids how to brush properly. They do so through apps that keep them brushing longer via “gamification,” or using game mechanics to motivate people to do things they wouldn’t ordinarily want to do.

This oral example of the Internet of Things, or making everyday objects smart and connected, was back at the 2016 International CES (the big tech trade show in Las Vegas last week) for a third year. This time, Kolibree showed up with Kolibree Kids, a new smart toothbrush with a game dubbed Rabbids Invasion, based on the cute characters from Ubisoft’s console games.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.