Difference between revisions of "Hexoskin"
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== Main characteristics == | == Main characteristics == | ||
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| + | The Hexoskin shirt is a purely textile garment with the sensors woven in the fabric of the shirt. It is equipped with a range of sensors, namely heart beat, respiration, and accelerometer (cadence) sensors. All sensors feed the data into a central processing unit that sits in a small side pocket of the device. The sensors connect to the processing unit by a custom tubular connector. The unit features a synchronize button and the battery. The device itself has no displaying abilities and has to be paired to a smartphone or a computer to transfer the workout data. These can be then display and interpreted in the provided smartphone, OSX, or Windows application.<ref name="main">http://www.hexoskin.com/</ref> The processing unit also has three coloured LED diodes that display the status of the device. | ||
=== Purpose === | === Purpose === | ||
Revision as of 09:58, 20 April 2016
| Hexoskin | |
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| Category | Clothing-integrated |
| Developer | Carré Technologies Inc. [1] |
| Announced | September 2013 [2] |
| Released | Developers: (unknown)
Consumers: October 2014 [3] |
| Price | 400 USD (for the Full Kit version)[4] |
| Operating system | none |
| Sensors |
heart rate, respiration, accelerometer [5] |
| Weight | 40 g (processing unit)[6] |
| Controls |
buttons, bluetooth [7] |
| Data available | robust |
| Risk factor | low |
| Standalone | |
| http://www.hexoskin.com/ | |
Hexoskin is a range of fitness clothing with built-in biometric sensors. The t-shirt is equipped with heart rate, respiration and acceleration sensors that gather data about the user's sport activity. Processed data is synchronized with the provided Android or iOS app and can be interpreted to improve the user's training. The device is used by professional athletes, health researchers, and space agencies.[8][9]
Contents
Main characteristics
The Hexoskin shirt is a purely textile garment with the sensors woven in the fabric of the shirt. It is equipped with a range of sensors, namely heart beat, respiration, and accelerometer (cadence) sensors. All sensors feed the data into a central processing unit that sits in a small side pocket of the device. The sensors connect to the processing unit by a custom tubular connector. The unit features a synchronize button and the battery. The device itself has no displaying abilities and has to be paired to a smartphone or a computer to transfer the workout data. These can be then display and interpreted in the provided smartphone, OSX, or Windows application.[10] The processing unit also has three coloured LED diodes that display the status of the device.
Purpose
Company & People
Important Dates
Enhancement/Therapy/Treatment
Ethical & Health Issues
Dashboard for the sensitive data is online - privacy issues?
Public & Media Impact and Presentation
http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/02/hexoskin-hands-on/
http://www.digitaltrends.com/fitness-apparel-reviews/wearable-body-metrics-hexoskin-review/
http://www.gizmag.com/hexoskin-arctic-smart-fitness-shirt/34945/
Public Policy
Related Technologies, Projects or Scientific Research
References
- ↑ http://www.hexoskin.com/pages/about-us
- ↑ http://betakit.com/nearing-its-crowdfunding-goal-this-biometric-shirt-helps-you-fight-death/
- ↑ http://forums.appleinsider.com/discussion/182624/ios-connected-hexoskin-fitness-tracking-smart-shirt-now-available
- ↑ http://www.hexoskin.com/collections/all
- ↑ http://www.hexoskin.com/pages/key-metrics-delivered-by-hexoskin
- ↑ http://www.digitaltrends.com/fitness-apparel-reviews/wearable-body-metrics-hexoskin-review/
- ↑ http://www.hexoskin.com/pages/start
- ↑ http://www.hexoskin.com/pages/theyre-using-hexoskin
- ↑ http://www.cantechletter.com/2015/12/hexoskin-wins-canadian-space-agency-contract-for-wearable-health-monitoring-tech/
- ↑ http://www.hexoskin.com/
