From head to toe: a few examples of smart clothes and accessories
The category of smart clothes in the near future should finally begin to grow rapidly. In the meantime, we offer a quick look at what is.
Smart clothes - what 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.
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Independence, in spite of the futurological screenshots, is not yet to be expected: 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 immediately under a 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 sports. 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 give a solution that would allow fixing sport achievements and controlling the state of health. First of all - the pulse.
One of these examples, we recently described the CB-Sport cardio shirt .
Get down below. Smart shorts Lumo Run. Speaking honestly, 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, movements 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.
In the "medical unit" smart socks also have their own ideas: diabetic socks were recently announced, which can analyze the condition of the feet and prevent diabetic feet. If possible, of course.
A lot of “open” parts of the body remain: neck, arms. However, we will probably be forced sooner or later to include smart jewelry as an integral part of the “costume” in the clothing category. 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.
Nevertheless, 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. You should also add heated gloves here. And in general - heated clothes .
Lingerie. It is also quite a lot , both at the level of concepts, and already implemented projects. Some projects also exploit the theme of health, as, for example, Spinali Design .
Spinali swimsuits can monitor 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 sportswear is, in any case, the part that is “on top”: T-shirts, T-shirts, bras strongly loses in price, albeit less convenient heart rate monitor, but more understandable and accessible. And already quite massive.
Smart clothes - what 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, in spite of the futurological screenshots, is not yet to be expected: 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 of the workforce, as well as tracking in occupations 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 immediately under a 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 sports. 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 give a solution that would allow fixing sport achievements and controlling the state of health. First of all - the pulse.
One of these examples, we recently described the CB-Sport cardio shirt .
Get down below. Smart shorts Lumo Run. Speaking honestly, 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, movements 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.
In the "medical unit" smart socks also have their own ideas: diabetic socks were recently announced, which can analyze the condition of the feet and prevent diabetic feet. If possible, of course.
A lot of “open” parts of the body remain: neck, arms. However, we will probably be forced sooner or later to include smart jewelry as an integral part of the “costume” in the clothing category. 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.
Nevertheless, 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. You should also add heated gloves here. And in general - heated clothes .
Lingerie. It is also quite a lot , both at the level of concepts, and already implemented projects. Some projects also exploit the theme of health, as, for example, Spinali Design .
Spinali swimsuits can monitor 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 sportswear is, in any case, the part that is “on top”: T-shirts, T-shirts, bras strongly loses in price, albeit less convenient heart rate monitor, but more understandable and accessible. And already quite massive.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/403011/
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