If you suffer from diabetes, cardiovascular disease or anything else which impacts your dietary requirements, you'll know how frustrating it can be to keep track of what you consume, particularly while eating out.

SCiO is a little gadget that uses spectroscopy: the study of how light reflects off matter to determine the molecular composition. The science of spectroscopy dates back hundreds of years, but this is the first time it has been made available in such a small device.

SCiO is due to be released in December, but app developers have already started finding uses for the device, such as DietSensor which uses it to determine the amount of fat, sugar, alcohol etc. that is present in foods. 

DietSensor won an innovation award at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier in the year for their new app which uses SCiO to acurately track your daily consumption.

Do you have trouble accurately keeping track of your diet? Would you use SCiO and DietSensor?

Read more at DietSensor.com