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| − | + | So for the sake of embracing our inevitable robotic futures, let鈥檚 have a look at some of what鈥檚 out there and dig a bit deeper than the Google Glass and . It鈥檚 a sometimes exciting, often <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/louis-vuitton-large-shawl-scarf-16>Louis Vuitton Large Shawl Scarf</a> strange place, where socks have become intelligent and tattoos know what鈥檚 in your sweat. The future has arrived and honestly, it鈥檚 pretty weird. | |
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| − | + | Consider the ElectroZyme something of a gateway drug to cybernetic body modification. You don鈥檛 have to chop off a limb or risk the infection or biological rejection that often comes with implants (just because you think a forehead webcam would be cool, doesn鈥檛 mean your body does) and you鈥檙e able to upgrade a heck of a lot more often. The ElectroZyme is more akin to a temporary tattoo. It鈥檚 essentially a sensor that adheres to your skin for a limited window and feeds back sweat rate, muscle fatigue, and even muscle degradation as you exercise. | |
| − | + | 聽($120) | |
| + | As far as I can tell, Fin is the only company on this list that claims to 鈥渇eel like magic鈥?in its Indiegogo pitch video. And sure, maybe there鈥檚 something magical in being able control your various gadgets with the wave of a hand 鈥?but in this case the wand is a fairly bulky looking ring you wear on your finger. Lousy first-gen devices. | ||
| + | Still, the wearable can potentially let you do things like change channels, advance songs and snap photos just by moving your fingers in the air. You can also connect a single ring to multiple devices, switching between them by touching your thumb to one of your pinkies. Yep, sorry lower lifeforms, this one鈥檚 for primates only. | ||
| + | 聽($180) | ||
| + | For those not quite ready for the commitment of a wearable engagement ring, <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/louis-vuitton-shawl-15>Louis Vuitton Shawl</a> there may be no better way to say 鈥淚 love you, you giant nerd鈥?than the $80 Bloom, a floral-patterned bit of geeky jewelry. It鈥檚 a necklace that can accept 鈥?cookie-shaped Shine, which can track your fitness and sleep.Given that the Shine currently comes in nine different colors including 鈥渟ea glass,鈥?鈥渨ine鈥?and 鈥渃olor,鈥?smart outfit coordination shouldn鈥檛 be a problem. | ||
| + | 聽($200) | ||
| + | We鈥檙e waiting on pins and needles for more information about , but at least we鈥檝e got the top half of our future smart uniform figured out. has a number of different bio-sensing shirts up for pre-order. The skintight affairs monitor heart rate, breathing, and calories burned, transmitting that information to your chosen device via a little black clip-on module. The $100 fitness model also promises to help keep you dry and to do something about that smell (we weren鈥檛 going to say anything, but since we鈥檙e on the subject鈥?. And like all quality shirts, the OMSignal charges up with USB. | ||
| + | 聽($149) | ||
| + | In the not-so-distant future, biometric sensors will be inexpensive enough so as to be nearly ubiquitous. We鈥檒l laugh at the notion that, once upon a time, we wore standalone heart rate monitors strapped to our chest and take for granted that . In the meantime, however, that information arrives on our smartphones by way of big 鈥?and sometimes 鈥?awkward chunks of plastic. I mention all of this to point out that including Sensoria鈥檚 Fitness Socks on <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/louis-vuitton-silk-scarf-43>Louis Vuitton Silk Scarf</a> this list is actually a bit of a cheat. | ||
| + | They track plenty, including the standard step counting, calories burned and speed, as well as highly more specific data points like foot landing and cadence, but require a snap-on anklet to do their job. Really, it鈥檚 a bit like wearing a Fitbit on your foot. Oh and a pair of the things (along with said anklet) will run you $200. Still, there is, perhaps, something to be said for the potential for accuracy that comes with moving the sensors down to the body part that鈥檚 actually doing all of the work while you run. But unless you鈥檙e cool rewearing sweaty gym socks, or have several hundred bucks to drop on a couple pairs, you鈥檙e only going to be able to collect that data once per laundry cycle. | ||
| + | 聽($150) | ||
| + | Here鈥檚 a highly specialized product from a highly specialized company. Zepp makes one sensor that鈥檚 bundled with different mounts: one for baseball bats, one tennis rackets and a glove mount for golf players. The fairly conspicuous sensor (the thing is roughly the size of a quarter and about as neon yellow as it gets) tracks speed, backswing position, hip rotation, tempo, swing plane, and alerts the authorities if Tiger Woods tries to get fresh with you. Well, not the last thing. | ||
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@@@ . So for the sake of embracing our inevitable robotic futures, let鈥檚 have a look at some of what鈥檚 out there and dig a bit deeper than the Google Glass and . It鈥檚 a sometimes exciting, often <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/louis-vuitton-large-shawl-scarf-16>Louis Vuitton Large Shawl Scarf</a> strange place, where socks have become intelligent and tattoos know what鈥檚 in your sweat. The future has arrived and honestly, it鈥檚 pretty weird.
Consider the ElectroZyme something of a gateway drug to cybernetic body modification. You don鈥檛 have to chop off a limb or risk the infection or biological rejection that often comes with implants (just because you think a forehead webcam would be cool, doesn鈥檛 mean your body does) and you鈥檙e able to upgrade a heck of a lot more often. The ElectroZyme is more akin to a temporary tattoo. It鈥檚 essentially a sensor that adheres to your skin for a limited window and feeds back sweat rate, muscle fatigue, and even muscle degradation as you exercise. 聽($120) As far as I can tell, Fin is the only company on this list that claims to 鈥渇eel like magic鈥?in its Indiegogo pitch video. And sure, maybe there鈥檚 something magical in being able control your various gadgets with the wave of a hand 鈥?but in this case the wand is a fairly bulky looking ring you wear on your finger. Lousy first-gen devices. Still, the wearable can potentially let you do things like change channels, advance songs and snap photos just by moving your fingers in the air. You can also connect a single ring to multiple devices, switching between them by touching your thumb to one of your pinkies. Yep, sorry lower lifeforms, this one鈥檚 for primates only. 聽($180) For those not quite ready for the commitment of a wearable engagement ring, <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/louis-vuitton-shawl-15>Louis Vuitton Shawl</a> there may be no better way to say 鈥淚 love you, you giant nerd鈥?than the $80 Bloom, a floral-patterned bit of geeky jewelry. It鈥檚 a necklace that can accept 鈥?cookie-shaped Shine, which can track your fitness and sleep.Given that the Shine currently comes in nine different colors including 鈥渟ea glass,鈥?鈥渨ine鈥?and 鈥渃olor,鈥?smart outfit coordination shouldn鈥檛 be a problem. 聽($200) We鈥檙e waiting on pins and needles for more information about , but at least we鈥檝e got the top half of our future smart uniform figured out. has a number of different bio-sensing shirts up for pre-order. The skintight affairs monitor heart rate, breathing, and calories burned, transmitting that information to your chosen device via a little black clip-on module. The $100 fitness model also promises to help keep you dry and to do something about that smell (we weren鈥檛 going to say anything, but since we鈥檙e on the subject鈥?. And like all quality shirts, the OMSignal charges up with USB. 聽($149) In the not-so-distant future, biometric sensors will be inexpensive enough so as to be nearly ubiquitous. We鈥檒l laugh at the notion that, once upon a time, we wore standalone heart rate monitors strapped to our chest and take for granted that . In the meantime, however, that information arrives on our smartphones by way of big 鈥?and sometimes 鈥?awkward chunks of plastic. I mention all of this to point out that including Sensoria鈥檚 Fitness Socks on <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/louis-vuitton-silk-scarf-43>Louis Vuitton Silk Scarf</a> this list is actually a bit of a cheat. They track plenty, including the standard step counting, calories burned and speed, as well as highly more specific data points like foot landing and cadence, but require a snap-on anklet to do their job. Really, it鈥檚 a bit like wearing a Fitbit on your foot. Oh and a pair of the things (along with said anklet) will run you $200. Still, there is, perhaps, something to be said for the potential for accuracy that comes with moving the sensors down to the body part that鈥檚 actually doing all of the work while you run. But unless you鈥檙e cool rewearing sweaty gym socks, or have several hundred bucks to drop on a couple pairs, you鈥檙e only going to be able to collect that data once per laundry cycle. 聽($150) Here鈥檚 a highly specialized product from a highly specialized company. Zepp makes one sensor that鈥檚 bundled with different mounts: one for baseball bats, one tennis rackets and a glove mount for golf players. The fairly conspicuous sensor (the thing is roughly the size of a quarter and about as neon yellow as it gets) tracks speed, backswing position, hip rotation, tempo, swing plane, and alerts the authorities if Tiger Woods tries to get fresh with you. Well, not the last thing.
