Fourteen and fifteen-year-old Manchester Creative Studio students Ryan Oliver and Jonathan Kingsley have developed the KipstR wristband, a wearable tech gadget that understands when you've fallen asleep in front of the TV and records your program for you. The 3D-wristband was developed in collaboration with Virgin Media, which is offering a free trial of the product for TiVo users.
The band operates by using a pulse oximeter to ascertain whether the wearer has nodded off. The band then imitates the user's TiVo remote to record the remainder of the program.
With so much wearable technology dedicated to fitness and health, it's great to see a device that recognizes a different kind of lifestyle -- that of the couch potato. In the future, Virgin Media hopes that the technology will be able to determine the wearer's emotional response to a show, allowing it to recommend similar material.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Smart Recording Wearables
- The development and success of the KipstR wristband has the potential to inspire more companies to create smart recording wearables by understanding user behavior.
- Emotion-detecting Wearable Technology
- Virgin Media's future plans to incorporate emotion-detecting technology in wearable devices could revolutionize personalized content recommendations.
- Entertainment Wearable Innovation
- The KipstR is an example of how wearable innovation can also exist outside the health and fitness space, leading to the potential for further disruption in the entertainment industry.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Wearable Technology
- Developments in smart recording wearables and emotion-detecting technology present new opportunities for innovation in the wearable technology industry.
- Entertainment
- Wearable technology such as the KipstR will disrupt the entertainment industry by improving user experience and creating new product opportunities.
- Broadcasting
- Broadcasting companies can benefit from implementing technology like the KipstR as it provides a new avenue for consumer engagement and improved viewing experiences.
