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Company Invents Electronic Underpants
theodp writes "SIMsystem have created the world's first electric underpants that let you know that you've got issues by texting. Incontinence issues, to be more precise. The new-and-improved skivvies come equipped with a sensor strip that alerts caregivers to wetness via text message. From the technology summary: 'The SIMbox, when fitted into the individual resident's stretchpants (SIMpants), transmits sensor readings from the SIMstrip in the SIMpad® over a wireless network to the SIMserver. The SIMsystemManager software running on the SIMserver then detects key information about continence events and determines when to alert care staff about an event requiring attention.' So, who's going to start an open source project?"
Peenix.
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Phase 1: Steal Underpants Phase 2: Retrofit with electronic apparatus Phase 3: PROFIT!
I know most will understandably make jokes about this. However, this can be a real issue in nursing homes and hospitals. Many patients are incapable of communicating. Manual checking is time consuming and invasive. And from a health standpoint, you need to change someone as soon as possible. Even if you manually check every two hours, do you want your patient sitting in the mess that long? And as anyone who has manned a help desk knows... no matter how good of a job you do, there will be someone to complain that you didn't.
So while funny on the surface, this is a real winner of a product idea.
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This could be a big help in hospitals, nursing homes, and similar places. Some people have no control and no capability to signal for help.
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A way to efficiently handle buffer overflows in real time.
1960's: Walking on the moon
2000's: Walking on the moon in underwear that will tweet whenever the astronaut voids his bladder!
We've made so much progress!
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[accident happens at party]
* Damn, I need an excuse to go deal with this before anyone notices
* Pants send SMS to user
* Looks at phone. "Sorry guys, I've got to deal with this." - heads away looking like an important person whi is on-call rather than an incontinent person who has just paid an unintended call.
This should really be a bluetooth application.
I'm guessing that too much fiber would cause a different issue....
I guess most people aren't worried about incontinence AND sperm production, but I would not want a wireless transmitter hosted that close to my reproductive factories...
It could bring new meaning to the phrase "liar, liar, pants on fire."
There's no need. REAL men's underwear don't ever get GUI!
/ducks
Will I get a ticket for wearing these while driving?
if your electronic underwear won't sync with the server check your IP settings. Then make sure the portscanner is working. In the event of a total failure feel free to use the finger utility. Just be sure to zip up after you're done.
lmao u jez pizd ur pants
No they did not invent electric underpants. Electronic underpants that send an alarm when wet are as old as electricity. They have merely made the embarrassment more private by sending a text or e-mail rather than an audible alarm!
Why bother