The ORB Smartguard is a connected mouth protection accessory for sports enthusiasts and fighters alike to use as a way to stay protected when practicing or competing.
The mouth guard has a simple construction at first glance that can be easily placed into the mouth to protect against injury when partaking in contact sports. The device reveals connected features to track the location of impacts, heart rate and more to help wearers know when they might need to stop training according to their health stats.
The ORB Smartguard will track data and trends over a longer period of time, and relay it to the user's smartphone for analysis via the accompanying app or third-party ones as well.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Connected Sports Gear
- Opportunity to develop connected gear for athletes to track and monitor their physical activity and health status.
- Smart Wearable Health Accessories
- Innovative tracking wearables that help wearers monitor their heart rate and other health stats.
- Contact Sports Safety Wearables
- Opportunity to develop innovative safety wearables for athletes to monitor the impact of contact sports.
Where This Applies
- Fitness Apparel Industry
- Manufacturers can integrate connected technology with traditional sports gears.
- Health Tech Industry
- Innovative technology that tracks health parameters such as heart rate could be used to develop similar health accessories.
- Sports Equipment Industry
- Companies can introduce smart wearables as safety accessories that provides real-time updates for contact sports players.
