Dysons $499 squirting AI camera toothbrush proves smart tech has officially gone too far

Dyson just unveiled its latest product: the Dyson CameraJet™, an AI-powered electric toothbrush and water flosser with onboard cameras, priced at $499.99.

The smart, app-connected toothbrush-slash-endoscope launches on Sept.

8, but you can pre-order the beauty tech device right now.

The product, with its lightsaber-like hilt and clunky design, sounds to me like an April Fool's Day joke, and I don't know who this is for.

The people aren't exactly crying out for $500 toothbushes right now.

Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush $499.99 at Amazon Pre-order Here at Amazon Pre-order Here at Dyson I have to ask: WTF is going on over at Dyson? The English brand is known for its innovative designs.

Dyson's Supersonic hair dryer was truly revolutionary, and I use one almost every day.

Dyson is the company that somehow turned boring old vacuum cleaners into status symbols and created a futuristic, revolving, hydroponic strawberry farm .

But in recent years, the company has had some misfires, and anecdotally, they seem to be getting more common.

You might remember the Covid-era Dyson Zone , the dystopian headphones with a built-in air purifier.

You might also remember when it was discontinued .

We also found that the brand's latest robot vacuums were duds .

The Dyson CameraJet™ uses a macro camera and doubles as a dental endoscope.

Credit: Dyson Perhaps there is a market for Dyson oral care products, but the idea of a toothbrush that uses AI to look into all the nooks and crannies of my mouth and squirt "mouthrinse" into them gives me the heebie-jeebies.