Canadian company OMsignal is launching a new line of biometric smart shirts designed to accurately track wearers' vital statistics and performance levels during exercise.
The OMsignal shirt has a built-in accelerometer as well as an electrocardiogram sensor. The latter allows wearers to monitor variations in their heartbeat over the course of a workout. The shirt is also equipped with calorie sensors.
The OMsignal shirts are designed to compress the wearer's torso, encouraging increased blood flow both during and after exercise. They are also fitted with a compact data-collecting box which relays data via Bluetooth to the accompanying OMsignal app on the wearer's smart phone.
These shirts will be offered in four distinct styles -- sleeveless, under-shirt, casual and long-sleeved -- and six colors. Optional smartphone sleeves make it easier for users to see information displayed on their smartphones.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Biometric Smart Shirts
- Integrating biometric sensors into clothing to track vital statistics and performance levels during exercise.
- Data-collecting Apparel
- Creating clothing with built-in sensors and data-collecting capabilities to enhance workout monitoring and analysis.
- Smartphone Integration
- Developing apparel that seamlessly connects with smartphones to provide real-time data and feedback.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Fitness Wearables
- Opportunity to innovate in the fitness wearables market by introducing biometric smart shirts for comprehensive workout tracking.
- Sportswear
- Disruptive potential in sportswear industry by incorporating data-collecting technology into workout apparel.
- Mobile Apps
- Creating smartphone apps that integrate with biometric smart shirts, offering users real-time insights and analysis of their workouts.
