A new health product making waves this week is an electronic spoon from Japan's Compact Impact that tells you how much sodium is lurking in your soups and sauces.

Dubbed the Salinity Monitor Spoon, the spoon serves two purposes. "People who suffer from high blood pressure are often asked by their physicians to cut down on their sodium intake," wrote blogger Inventor Spot last Friday. "Trouble is, many elderly people have lost some degree of their sense of taste," so the spoon can provide an accurate measure as to whether or not your meal is brinier than the Dead Sea.