An interesting twist has occurred with the Bio-harness of Zephyr Technologies and i-Rule. i-Rule is a sportswear innovator and they have made the Sputnik.How does this relate to Facebook? Simple, the sensor in the shirt can transmit the data to the cradle. Using the Sputnik software, it can then be compiled and uploaded to Facebook. This help so you can show your friends what a physical specimen you are.
The shirt can can measure, transmit and record key athletic performance attributes such as heart rate, respiration rate, skin temperature and posture. Its not integrated as neatly as NuMetrex, but hey its a start.
Posted in: Sports, Sportswear, Thermal Sensor, Vitals Monitoring, Zephyr, e-Textiles, i-Rule
The ’smart Textile Village’, which is part of the CeBIT, had one more introduction of a new company and technology around Wearable Electronic.
A new fabric designed by New Zealand firm Zephyr offers information on heart beat, skin temperature, posture, activity and breathing rate with the Bio-harness, a ribbon of fabric worn around the chest.
Zephyr was founded in 2003 and a relatively new player in the rapidly growing Smart Fabrics industry. Combining their patented Smart Fabric sensor technology with novel algorithms and system design, Zephyr created a unique technology for physiological and biomechanical monitoring for field-based products like sports and wellness, medical and defense.
Next to the Bio-harness, Zephyr has created the Shoe-pod (a smart insole) made of the same textile as used for the Bio-harness that has the sensors woven into ..read more
Posted in: Sports, Sportswear, Vitals Monitoring, Zephyr
