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Philips Dreams Up Underwear-Infused Blood Pressure Monitoring System

by Darren Murph, posted May 20th 2008 at 11:41AMBreaking News


Before long, hardware-laden undergarments will be a necessity in life. After all, we've already seen underwear that fends off cellphone radiation, and now Philips is looking to create a pair that actually monitors one's blood pressure continually. A recent patent application from the firm details a "wearable" system, but it does point out that "it is particularly suitable for implementation in a continuously wearable undergarment with integrated measuring sensors or electrodes, so as to be directly in contact with the subject's skin."

We can only assume that if these actually make it beyond the drawing board that they'll have an integrated wireless module in order to beam out vitals at all hours of the day, but we're personally a little wary about having all this hardware so close to, um, our hardware.

[Source: WIPO via NewScientistTech]
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"Smart" Shoe's Built-In Computer Adjusts to Your Foot Size, Syncs With PC

by Nilay Patel, posted May 6th 2008 at 1:01PMBreaking News


We've been hearing about MIT spinoff VectraSense's Verb for Shoe "smart shoe" since 2004, but the company is finally taking preorders, and if you've got an extra $700, you can now blow it on some of the most ridiculous kicks ever designed. Four years and several hundred melodramatic product renders later, the basic idea is the same: an embedded computer automatically adjusts the shoe to your feet, syncs with your PC, and communicates with the shoes of others to exchange contact information. We're not sure why you'd want to drop seven Bens on this functionality (we'd rather carry a cell phone and laptop and wear non-ridiculous shoes, you know?) but hey, if you're going to be a fashion disaster, you might as well do it with wireless capabilities. [Source: Verb for Shoe]
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Electric Dress Generates Power Whenever You Wiggle Your Hips

by Darren Murph, posted Apr 28th 2008 at 3:55PMBreaking News


Solar-powered dresses are so two years ago. These days, dames in the know are all about that piezoelectric material, evidenced by the incredibly flashy Piezing. Dreamed up and designed by Amanda Parkes, this piece of garb is all set to steal the show at the 2ndSkin expo in San Francisco, and according to CNET, it features electricity-generating fabrics around the joints of the elbows and hips. When the wearer walks, bends or gets downright nasty on the dance floor, the mechanical stress conjures up energy which is stored as voltage in a built-in battery where it can presumably be used later for charging your favorite handheld gizmo. Sure gets our electrons flowing.

[Via textually, image courtesy of James Patten]
Read - 2ndSkin expo
Read - CNET article on Piezing

Underwear That Plays Music

by Peter Mychalcewycz, posted Mar 24th 2008 at 11:36AM


These days, pretty much everything -- from cars to jackets to small farm animals -- has become MP3-friendly. The latest example of the digital music ubiquity is the new iBoxer from Play Underwear.

Available in both mens' and womens' designs, the iBoxer features a small pocket on the left hip that gently cradles your MP3 player of choice so you can frolic freely -- Tom-Cruise-except-in-boxer-briefs-style -- without the burden of actually having to hold your player. The iBoxer is 93% cotton and 7% spandex and is available in a myriad of colors. The price for these beauties? $22.

For now, the iBoxer is the most intimate representation of the human-MP3 relationship. One can only imagine where this gaudy love affair will go from here.


From: geeksugar.com


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MP3 Bike Shorts Let You Take Your Music On the Road

by Peter Mychalcewycz, posted Mar 7th 2008 at 2:14PM

Vertex MP3 Bike Shorts


For the cyclist that craves the combination of comfort and cutting-edge technology in his or her performance wear, Pearl Izumi has created the Vertex MP3 Bib Shorts. The shorts feature a built in 512-megabyte Flash MP3 player and offers Bluetooth connectivity (for use with wireless headsets and speakers) .

The MP3 player is about the size of a pack of gum and rests out of sight in a small dock between your shoulder blades, where the straps meet. (For non-cyclists, Bib shorts are actually a full Spandex body suit for bicyclists.) To load the player with music, simply take it out of the dock, attach it via USB cable to your computer and fill it up. The player holds approximately 16 hours of music. It has an eight- hour battery life and charges while connected to your computer. Controlling the player is easy with the minimalist control pad located on your outer left thigh.

The Vertex MP3 Bib Shorts are $500 -- a bit pricey considering they only hold 16 hours of music, but hey, that's 16 hours more than your old bike shorts could handle.

From Gizmowatch


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