Do you often find your tots crying about their cavities, but they just can't be bothered to pick up a toothbrush and start hacking away at that plaque? Then Hao-hua Chu and his team of experts from the National Taiwan University has your back, and his assistance comes in the form of a toothbrush video game. More on this at the full article.

Ultreo has finally launched the Ultreo ultrasonic toothbrush - the latest weapon in the ongoing effort to further advance dental hygiene. While it's not exactly a revolutionary idea (sonic toothbrushes like Sonicare have been around for a couple of years now), Ultreo promises that this new toothbrush will bring about "the ultimate clean" with its combination of ultrasound waveguide technology and sonic bristle action.

According to its creators, Ultreo uses a tuned sonic/ultrasonic (over 20,000Hz) combo to clean teeth as compared to the more traditional sonic units that only use audible frequencies of 20Hz to 20,000Hz. The Ultreo also has a programmable replacement indicator that tells you to change brush heads every three months as well as a two-minute auto shut-off timer so that you can get more cleaning mileage out of it.

The Ultreo ultrasound toothbrush ships Spring 2007, dental hygiene addicts (which should be all of us) can pre-order one now for US$ 149.00.

First, there were next gen video game consoles. Now, is there a next gen toothbrush?

It could just be coincidence, but Colgate's latest toothbrush is called the "360". Apparently, the name simply refers to flipping the brush over. Right...sure it does.

Notice that the toothbrush comes in Xbox 360 lime green. Another accidental parallel to our beloved Xbox?

The next thing you know, people will be waiting in line overnight for one of these things. Not.