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Smart clothes are traditional clothing items that contain modern technology. Some feature meshed wiring woven into the fabric, while others contain hardware that connects via Bluetooth to an iPhone or Android smartphone.
Clothing such as Bluetooth beanies have been around for years, but newer examples of smart clothing expand on technology. Denim jackets can track your Uber’s location, and tracksuits can bathe your body in far infrared light.
Here are seven of the best smart clothing items available for purchase.
Sensoria Fitness Socks
Sensoria
What We Like
Collect data on foot landing technique.
Bluetooth connection to iPhone.
Option for core device on one or both socks.
Sensoria Fitness Socks use advanced textile sensors built into each sock, plus a Core device that snaps into the dock that is attached to the sock to deliver precise data on how your foot lands while walking or running.
The connected app provides tips to improve your walking and running technique, and it tracks your steps, speed, altitude, and distance traveled.
Siren Diabetic Socks
Siren
What We Don’t Like
Only available with a monthly subscription.
The design may not appeal to young people.
You can only receive the socks by prescription.
Siren’s smart socks, officially referred to as Siren’s Diabetic Socks and Foot Monitoring System, utilize small sensors embedded throughout the socks’ fabric to measure the temperature of the foot at six different points. This data can detect ulcerations, which often result in amputations.
Levi’s Commuter x Jacquard Jacket
Levi’s and Google
The Commuter x Jacquard is part of a collaboration between Levi’s and Google. This non-stretch denim jacket connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth and can screen phone calls, control music volume, and notify you when your rideshare is nearby.
Snap Spectacles 3
Snap
Snap’s third generation of smart glasses boasts improved image quality for videos and photos and dual microphones for better sound recording and faster transfer times.
Spectacles 3 claim to “bring augmented reality to life.” The glasses have two HD cameras that capture 3D photos and videos at 60 fps. They have four built-in microphones.
The Spectacles 3 come in two colors: carbon and mineral. Although the cameras on the glasses are still visible, the new design is more subtle, and they don’t broadcast to the world that you may be taking snaps.
Nadi X Yoga Pants
Nadi X
What We Like
An original take on smart clothing technology.
Great tool for working on poses at home.
Pants are like a built-in yoga class.
Nadi X yoga pants can sense when your yoga pose needs refining. Using haptic feedback, the smart pants create small vibrations on the body part you need to adjust.
The Nadi X iOS app offers instructions on how to optimize each pose in addition to proper yoga flows that can be used to curate your own personal yoga class.
Nadi X yoga pants are available for men and women in a variety of sizes. They are machine washable (through the gentle cycle) after removing the battery pack.
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