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Ready to Test a 'SmartShirt'?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wear-one-for-that-harsh-deathmatch-session dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "In a very brief article, Health Data Management reports that Sensatex Inc. is looking for beta testers for its SmartShirt system. These fully washable shirts are using nanotechnology to weave a conductive fiber grid into the cotton fabric to monitor your movements or your heart rate and transmitted wirelessly to a central computer. If the tests are successful, these shirts could be used to remotely check old people living alone, but also soldiers in the field or athletes. Read more for additional details and pictures of these 'smart' shirts."

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  1. FTA: by farker+haiku · · Score: 4, Informative

    Now, if you want to be a beta tester, please contact the company (link under the "Press Room" tab).

    Just thought you should know.

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  2. Maybe not so useful for Athletes by MBraynard · · Score: 3, Informative
    The athletic smartshirt is inferior to other products on the market that provide more useful information - namely the Timex Bodylink with HRM and GPS, and the Garmin Forerunner 305 with GPS.

    Apparently it does not unify GPS data with the heart rate, and other things like body temperature/caloric burn/respiration rate/etc either can be derived from the HRM/GPS or are just not that useful.

    Also, while in the midst of training, the last thing you want to do is have your coach have to haul a laptop out - a simple stop watch and asking you about your own HRM readout will do the job.

    In theory, there are some better products out there that can be developed, but this is not one of them.

  3. Interesting but... by dracken · · Score: 4, Informative

    ...something like this have been around for years in academic labs. Georgia tech for example has had a smart shirt for years.