A Smart Lighter That Tracks How Many Cigarettes It Lights

Quitbit is a smart lighter featuring a heating coil that keeps track of how many cigarettes it lights in order to better help users interested in quitting or scaling back their habit. The light can also includes a companion app that provides better analysis of users’ habits.

There are already devices that track your steps, weight and calories, but the latest gadget flips health tracking on its head by monitoring how many cigarettes you have. Instead of encouraging people to smoke more, the smart lighter has been designed to shame them into quitting by revealing the true extent of their habit.

Called Quitbit, the device resembles a Zippo lighter and each time it’s used, it records the number of cigarettes the user has had and how long it’s been since they last lit up.

This app can also reveal how much money has been spent on cigarettes, or subsequently saved by cutting back, and helps smokers learn at what times during the day they are smoking the most.

Progress can then be shared with Quitbit's community or with friends on Facebook and Twitter. Quitbit was created by Boston-based designer Ata Ghofrani. It lights cigarettes using a heating element, similar to car lighters, and the electronics count each cigarette that is lit.