“Smart underwear” is just one of the latest advances coming out of the rapidly-expanding e-textiles industry. Find out what the latest intelligent garments can do for you (and why you’re not going to want to let them languish in your dresser!)

1. Smart Underpants:
A New “Brief” In Health
Monitoring

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“Smart underwear” is just one of the latest advances coming out of the rapidly-
expanding e-textiles industry. Find out what the latest intelligent garments can
do for you (and why you’re not going to want to let them languish in your
dresser!)
Smart Underpants: A New "Brief" in Health
Monitoring

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Rumor has it that underwear is getting a lot more interesting these days.
In fact, your undergarments are actually getting smarter, thanks to AI innovation in
the e-textile industry.
Myant Inc., a leading innovation hub for wearables, has developed smart underwear
that could become one of the most reliable and effective ways to detect and
prevent health issues. The underwear current includes biometric sensors that
measure things like sleep quality, activity, stress level, temperature, and
electrocardiography (ECG)*.
As consumers wear the underwear, sensors in Myant’s SKIIN brand fabric send data
back to a corresponding app. Myant’s platform analyzes the data, provides guidance
on lifestyle changes, and allows users to share information with healthcare
providers.

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Underwear is a good choice for a smart garment because it makes consistent, close
contact with the body – a must-have for continuous skin sensors.
Myant’s underwear innovations fit into the larger trend of e-textiles and smart
clothing, powered by artificial intelligence and tiny semiconductor technology.
Scientists are replacing clunky health monitoring devices like watches and chest
straps with comfortable smart garments.
Health providers and developers believe advances like these will increase
compliance and lead to better healthcare outcomes.

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What Can Smart Garments Do?
Fiber technology works by embedding sensors directly into textiles (kind of like weaving additional
yarn into an existing piece of fabric) or by applying sensors to the top of the fabric. Either way, the
garment needs to have direct contact with your skin as it’s being worn.
The use cases for e-textiles go far beyond just health monitoring. Smart garments are being developed
to do things like:
● Diagnose comfort levels of amputees by monitoring the interaction between them and their
artificial limb.
● Assess patterns in athletes’ performance, and deliver small electric shocks to underperforming
muscles
● Wake up sleepy drivers on the road before accidents occur, with built-in fatigue monitoring
● Temporarily disable couples’ smartphones so they can focus on spending time together
● Connect to smart home systems, to do things like change the thermostat when your body is cold
(or hot)
● Measure hand function in patients who have neurological disorders
● Improve the safety of firefighters and other first responders during emergencies by monitoring
heart rate and body temperature

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The Future of Smart Clothing
The number of potential applications and markets for e-textiles is vast, including
military and space, automotive, haptic suits for virtual reality, sports and fitness,
and assistive clothing.
IDTechEx's latest report on this emerging market, "E-textiles and Smart Clothing
2020-2030: Technologies, Markets and Players", predicts that the industry will be
worth over $1.4 billion by 2030.

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The Future of Smart Clothing
As this industry grows and companies figure out how to incorporate this
advanced technology into their products and bring them to market, your
favorite article of clothing might just be a pair of smart underpants that remind
you when to take your insulin or grab a glass of water.
If you would like to learn more about technology trends such as wearable tech,
then you might like my book: Tech Trends in Practice: The 25 Technologies That
Are Driving The 4th Industrial Revolution.

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strategic business & technology advisor to governments and companies. He helps
organisations improve their business performance, use data more intelligently, and
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blockchains, and the Internet of Things.
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Bernard Marr is an internationally best-selling author, popular keynote speaker, futurist, and a
strategic business & technology advisor to governments and companies. He helps
organisations improve their business performance, use data more intelligently, and
understand the implications of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data,
blockchains, and the Internet of Things.
LinkedIn has ranked Bernard as one of the world’s top 5 business influencers. He is a frequent
contributor to the World Economic Forum and writes a regular column for Forbes. Every day
Bernard actively engages his 1.5 million social media followers and shares content that
reaches millions of readers.
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Website

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