ORB Innovations designs the new ORB smartguard that is to track the metrics of athletes through the sensors in their mouths. It is mainly designed to draw information during contact sports when smartwatches are harder to wear as an option. It uses a microprocessor, a battery, and a Bluetooth module.
It is able to track up to 20 different types of data -- this includes head impact, the number of steps taken, and heart rate by tracking the alternating blood vessels in the mouth. Information is immediately transmitted to an app. Notably, the smart guard has fitted for each user through their teeth impressions and can run up to four hours on one single charge. It also comes in ten different colors.
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Why This Trend Is Growing
- Performance-tracking Mouth Guards
- There is an opportunity to create more advanced performance-tracking mouth guards for athletes and expand this trend beyond contact sports.
- Smart Wearables for Sports
- This trend could lead to the development of more advanced smart wearables that track various metrics beyond what standard smartwatches can offer.
- Personalized Health Tracking Devices
- Personalized health tracking devices for individuals based on their unique physical characteristics such as teeth shapes could be a new disruptive innovation in the health tracking industry.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Sports Equipment Industry
- This trend could disrupt the sports equipment industry and create new opportunities for companies to create more advanced and personalized sports equipment.
- Wearable Technology Industry
- This innovation could disrupt the wearable technology industry and encourage the development of more advanced wearables for different purposes.
- Health Tracking Industry
- The health tracking industry could be disrupted through the creation of personalized health tracking devices based on unique physical characteristics such as teeth shape.
