WPIMP My Shirt
WPIMP = Wearable Physiological Information Management Platform. Now you know why I didn’t spell it out in the title! It’s also known — revealing the power of branding — as the SmartShirt. A company called Sensatex is developing the system materials and manufacturing process for first-responders, and patients and athletes who need their health conditions monitored and remotely readable.
This would be a great challenge project for design/engineering students. Conjuring any applications up?
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I saw an article about a tshirt with sensors that allows the wearer to control a computer with movements of his/her body and arms. It’s meant for air guitar, but I guess it’s a harbinger of things to come. All of these smart clothing systems could really come together in interesting ways for all of us. I can’t wait until Dune style survival suits become practical. cooool