Smart apparel measures performance and weight loss
A new line of Sensoria smart apparel and the accompanying Sensoria Development Toolkit was recently introduced in Seattle, Washington.
Davide Vigano, cofounder and CEO at Heapsylon, which produces body-sensing wearable devices was at the event and expounded the benefits. He said: "The washable Sensoria Fitness Bra and the Sensoria Fitness T-Shirt can be paired with your favourite Bluetooth electronics, such as Polar or Garmin. Simply snap it to the garment's lower breastbone position to transmit heart rate data wirelessly to your smartphone.
“Depending on the activity, your favourite mobile application will then gather data from our textile sensors to convert it into meaningful information in real time. No more chest straps on your skin."
Also at the launch was Giorgio Sardo, director of technical evangelism at Microsoft, who said: "Truly wearable textile sensor equipped garments are the new very personal computers. Combined with new microelectronics and Windows phone apps people will be able to leverage Sensoria fitness apparel for many everyday activities such as biking, running, exercising and even gaming to generate a wealth of actionable data. Furthermore, with the new Sensoria Development Kit, developers can build a whole new breed of apps on products like these."
The applications for Sensoria wearables go beyond fitness to wellness and sleep. The ComfTech textile sensor offers an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal through virtually any electronic device, which provides information such as heart rate, breathing rate and calorie burn data.
