From head to toe: a few examples of smart clothes and accessories
The category of smart clothing in the near future should finally begin to grow rapidly. In the meantime, we offer a quick look at what is.
Smart clothes - as Wikipedia says
Smart clothing, or E-textiles , involves the use of innovative materials and special conductive threads in clothing that would ensure the transfer of any data to paired devices.
Independence, despite the futurological screenshots, while you should not wait: shirts with displays and an internal operating system will not become fashionable soon. The main tasks that stimulate a niche:
However, health control should be divided into several subcategories:
It should also be noted the interest of professional medicine: there will be appropriate stimulating smart clothing, which through stimulation will be able to return the sensitivity to the body after serious injuries.
Smart clothes - what IDC says
In one of the latest reports - March of the current year - IDC analysts give a chance at once at 10% growth in the next five years. If you add here also accessories like smart glasses, then just all ten.
They probably base their conclusions on what is already now and on those concepts that the press is voicing in one way or another.
Smart clothes - what is now: from head to toe
If you take any materials for the last year, then the bulk falls on the category of sport. Moreover, there are no radical changes in the collections: here, for example, an article from 2016. And now - the beginning of 2017 .
The very top. In March, it became known that Google patented a cap with a camera.
However, the loudest Google project in this area today is " Jacquard ", which will be implemented jointly with Levi's.
Further.Sensoria, Athos, OMSignal, Polar and many, including the less well-known brands that focus on smart sports clothing. The main task of the development is to provide a solution that would allow fixing sport achievements and controlling the state of health. First of all - the pulse.
We have recently described one such example - the CB-Sport cardio shirt .
Get down below. Smart shorts Lumo Run. To be honest, Lumo Run is a sensor for tracking movements while running. Lumo simply offers its special clothing for men and women.
The sensor can be bought as a set, or separately, to monitor the step, speed, movement of the pelvis and some other indicators.
Socks.There are several options: first, Sensoria. Socks, to which a special sensor is attached, to monitor the correctness of movements while running. It is also worth remembering "socks that do not smell," with Kickstarter. Well, numerous "waterproof" travel with Aliexpress.
The so-called “medical unit” of smart socks also has its own ideas: diabetic socks were recently announced, which can analyze the condition of the feet and prevent the diabetic foot. If possible, of course.
There are a lot of "open" parts of the body: neck, hands. However, we will probably be forced to turn on smart jewelery sooner or later.as an integral part of the "costume" in the category of clothing. By analogy with how it is located in clothing stores.
Smart belt from C-Lab . Samsung's creative division even brought its belt to Kickstarter.
He controls the diet, activity and shows how much a person spends time sitting.
However, Samsung makes smart clothes and under its own brand. The company showed a smart NFC suit for making contactless payments.
Gloves. The presence of "special" threads allows you to add banal gloves for touch screens to the category of smart clothes. Also here you should add heated gloves. And in general - heated clothes .
Lingerie. His alsoquite a lot , both at the concept level and already implemented projects. Some projects also exploit the theme of health, as, for example, Spinali Design .
Spinali swimsuits can keep track of how much UV you have already received, and whether it is time to move to tenek. Also recently, the company produces smart jeans, smart connected dresses and a line of products for children.
As a short summary
It should be said that now the consumer market of smart clothes form the demands of athletes. No serious mass consumer launches in this niche yet, and, apparently, in the near future is not expected.
Smart sports clothing, in any case, the part that is “on top”: T-shirts, T-shirts, bras loses much at a price, albeit less convenient heart rate monitors, but more understandable and accessible. And already quite massive.
Smart clothes - as Wikipedia says
Smart clothing, or E-textiles , involves the use of innovative materials and special conductive threads in clothing that would ensure the transfer of any data to paired devices.
Independence, despite the futurological screenshots, while you should not wait: shirts with displays and an internal operating system will not become fashionable soon. The main tasks that stimulate a niche:
- Health control
- Tracking sports results
- Service part: contactless payments
However, health control should be divided into several subcategories:
- Consumer smart clothes: I, for example, want to "track" the pulse
- And smart control of the “business class”: monitoring the workforce, as well as tracking in professions that directly affect the lives of other people (pilots, firefighters, etc.)
It should also be noted the interest of professional medicine: there will be appropriate stimulating smart clothing, which through stimulation will be able to return the sensitivity to the body after serious injuries.
Smart clothes - what IDC says
In one of the latest reports - March of the current year - IDC analysts give a chance at once at 10% growth in the next five years. If you add here also accessories like smart glasses, then just all ten.
They probably base their conclusions on what is already now and on those concepts that the press is voicing in one way or another.
Smart clothes - what is now: from head to toe
If you take any materials for the last year, then the bulk falls on the category of sport. Moreover, there are no radical changes in the collections: here, for example, an article from 2016. And now - the beginning of 2017 .
The very top. In March, it became known that Google patented a cap with a camera.
However, the loudest Google project in this area today is " Jacquard ", which will be implemented jointly with Levi's.
Further.Sensoria, Athos, OMSignal, Polar and many, including the less well-known brands that focus on smart sports clothing. The main task of the development is to provide a solution that would allow fixing sport achievements and controlling the state of health. First of all - the pulse.
We have recently described one such example - the CB-Sport cardio shirt .
Get down below. Smart shorts Lumo Run. To be honest, Lumo Run is a sensor for tracking movements while running. Lumo simply offers its special clothing for men and women.
The sensor can be bought as a set, or separately, to monitor the step, speed, movement of the pelvis and some other indicators.
Socks.There are several options: first, Sensoria. Socks, to which a special sensor is attached, to monitor the correctness of movements while running. It is also worth remembering "socks that do not smell," with Kickstarter. Well, numerous "waterproof" travel with Aliexpress.
The so-called “medical unit” of smart socks also has its own ideas: diabetic socks were recently announced, which can analyze the condition of the feet and prevent the diabetic foot. If possible, of course.
There are a lot of "open" parts of the body: neck, hands. However, we will probably be forced to turn on smart jewelery sooner or later.as an integral part of the "costume" in the category of clothing. By analogy with how it is located in clothing stores.
Smart belt from C-Lab . Samsung's creative division even brought its belt to Kickstarter.
He controls the diet, activity and shows how much a person spends time sitting.
However, Samsung makes smart clothes and under its own brand. The company showed a smart NFC suit for making contactless payments.
Gloves. The presence of "special" threads allows you to add banal gloves for touch screens to the category of smart clothes. Also here you should add heated gloves. And in general - heated clothes .
Lingerie. His alsoquite a lot , both at the concept level and already implemented projects. Some projects also exploit the theme of health, as, for example, Spinali Design .
Spinali swimsuits can keep track of how much UV you have already received, and whether it is time to move to tenek. Also recently, the company produces smart jeans, smart connected dresses and a line of products for children.
As a short summary
It should be said that now the consumer market of smart clothes form the demands of athletes. No serious mass consumer launches in this niche yet, and, apparently, in the near future is not expected.
Smart sports clothing, in any case, the part that is “on top”: T-shirts, T-shirts, bras loses much at a price, albeit less convenient heart rate monitors, but more understandable and accessible. And already quite massive.