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Technical Smart Heated Vests

Carhartt's New X-1 Smart Heated Vest is the Perfect Winter Solution

— January 19, 2023 — Naughty
Carhartt introduces its new X-1 Smart Heated Vest and it is perfect for the winter season. The technical apparel is a temperature-regulating vest that is connected to Bluetooth. The vest is able to be controlled through the phone app which is developed by Clim8, which is a smart clothing company that is an expert in thermoregulation technology.

The AI that is incorporated into the vest adjusts the heat automatically depending on the activity. To do so, it monitors the current temperature and environment, as well as the layers that are being worn. Visibly, it looks like a regular black and grey vest but has a small LED light on the side that lights on when it is powered on.

Image Credit: Carhartt
Trend Themes
1. Smart Heated Clothing - Incorporating AI technology into heated clothing for a personalized and efficient experience, opening opportunities for improved winter wear, exercise wear, and medical wear.
2. Thermoregulation Clothing - Creating clothing designed to adjust body temperature through technology, providing disruption in areas such as outdoor wear, medical wear, and athletic wear.
3. Connected Clothing - Developing clothing that connects to Bluetooth technology for personalized control, leading to disruption in exercise wear, medical wear, and consumer wear.
Industry Implications
1. Apparel - Creating new avenues in the apparel industry by bringing technologically advanced clothing to outdoor wear, medical wear, and athletic wear.
2. Fitness Tech - Introducing wearable technology to fitness apparel, providing opportunities for disruption which can track and measure activities, monitor biometric information and more.
3. Medical Wearables - Incorporating smart technology into medical wear to create innovative products that monitor and adjust health, as well as provide solutions for elderly care or patients with chronic conditions.
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