# Body-Monitoring Fitness Bottles The i-Dration Water Bottle Lets You Know When You Need a Drink By Michael Hines | Published 2010-12-13 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/i-dration-water-bottle References: [engadget](http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/08/futuristic-water-bottle-uses-technology-science-to-let-you-know/) & [cambridgeconsultants](http://www.cambridgeconsultants.com/) [Cambridge Consultants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wearable-injector) is attempting to shrink the amount of excuses you have not to work out with their new i-Dration water bottle. The i-Dration is a water bottle that works alongside a [smartphone app](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drink-note) to tell you when you need to stop and take a drink. The i-Dration [water bottle measures the ambient temperature](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/medi-water-ai-20) along with how much water you've already had and when. The i-Dration sends this data back to the smartphone, which crunches in the numbers and adds in heart rate data to determine whether you need a drink or not. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 23% | Activity: 39% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Smart Water Bottles:** The trend of smart water bottles can be disruptive by providing users with real-time hydration monitoring and reminders through the use of smartphone apps and IoT technology. - **Body-monitoring Devices:** The rise of body-monitoring devices can create opportunities for businesses to develop new wearable and smart technology that helps users monitor and improve their health. - **Iot-enabled Fitness Products:** IoT-enabled fitness products like the i-Dration water bottle can foster a new era of connected workout gear that provides users with personalized insights into their training and performance. ### Where This Applies - **Fitness Equipment:** The fitness equipment industry can leverage the trend of smart water bottles and body-monitoring devices to develop innovative products that combine technology and fitness. - **Wearable Technology:** The wearable technology industry can capitalize on the trend of body-monitoring devices and IoT-enabled fitness products to create new wearable tech that tracks and improves health and fitness in real-time. - **Smart Home Technology:** The smart home technology industry can explore opportunities to expand into the connected fitness space by creating products that use IoT technology to monitor and optimize users' workout environments and routines. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Connected Hydration-Tracking Water Bottles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/akamai-smart-water-bottle.md) - [Hydration Level Tracking Bottles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/waterh.md) - [Oversized Hydration-Tracking Water Bottles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ghydion-gallon.md) - [Hydration Tracking Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/water-watch.md) - [Rewarding Hydration Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pl-smartcap.md) - [Smart Hydration Tracking](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drinko.md) - [Lightweight Hydration Bottles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hidratespark-pro.md) - [Personalized Hydration Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drip-hydration-tracker.md) - [Connected Hydration-Tracking Eco Caps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pul-smartcap.md)