Wearable tech Fitness shirt
2012 will see hyper activity in research and development of smart shirts for sports/fitness apparel – at least this is my view on the ‘killer application’ in wearable tech this year. Smart shirts, having textile sensors integrated that pick up [...]
Under Armour Electronic shirt
talking 2 your Shirt is becoming soon a reality thanks to the latest wearable technology innovation from Under Armour, a company founded in 1996 by former University of Maryland football player Kevin Plank, with the dedication of creating innovative performance [...]
MagIC T-Shirt for health monitoring
I use frequently the word ‘magic’ in connection with illuminated clothing as light radiates a kind of magic especially when it comes from objects that are not (yet) commonly known to light up like …. clothing. The word ‘Magic’ in [...]
Stress detecting socks
Researcher at ETH Zurich’s Electronics Laboratory develop a electronic stress assistant which will monitor stress levels in everyday life aiming to prevent burnout and depression more effectively. Bert Arnrich, Cornelia Setz, Gerhard Tröster and their teams worked out indicators to [...]
Flowtime: wearable electronics for yoga
Wearable electronic is currently on stage at the Dutch Design Week held between Oct 17 and 25 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The wearable electronic concepts are the creation of students participating in the ‘Wearable Senses‘ course at the Department of [...]
iCalm – Comfortable, Wearable, Wireless Bio-Sensing
MIT‘s Media Lab is without question one of the hot spots for research and pioneering wearable technologies since it’s very early stage. No wonder that many of the innovative companies in this field are coming directly out of their laboratories. [...]
Wearable CO2 sensor
Following up on the release of the Smart Textile Saloon exhibition list released last week, I am collecting more information (where available) about the projects on stage. The wearable CO2 sensor, developed by Tanja Radu, Cormac Fay, King Tong Lau [...]
