IoT: From Sports to Fashion and Everything In-Between
From: IEEE Edge - 07/2017
By: Maria R. Ebling

Pervasive computing and the Internet of Things have widespread impact across
fields as seemingly diverse as sports and fashion.

The Hexoskin smart shirt measures your heart rate, heart-rate variability,
breathing rate, and breathing volume in addition to your steps and pace. It
can also track your sleep, measuring your heart rate, breathing, and sleep
positions throughout the night.

GolfTEC and K-VEST use sensors and display technology to provide feedback to
golfers. The sensors in GolfTEC measure launch angles, spin rates, club
speed, and the like. Video allows the golfer to observe his or her swing from
multiple angles. The K-VEST measures the golfer's hip, shoulder, and hands to
provide feedback on body position.

Another application of pervasive technologies in the fashion industry is
Cisco's StyleMe Virtual Fashion Mirror. This display technology lets
consumers virtually try on clothing, create outfits, and view different
colors, all without entering a dressing room. The display overlaps the
customer's reflection with pictures of clothing so that consumers can see
what the outfit might look like on their body. Similarly, Panasonic's makeup
mirror lets consumers virtually try on different types of makeup, from false
eyelashes to eyeshadow and blush. Beyond the ability to see how you'd look
with various beauty products, the mirror can also teach an inexperienced
consumer how and where to apply the various products.

Read the entire article at:
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/icp.jsp?arnumber=7676134

Links:
Hexoskin
https://www.hexoskin.com

GolfTEC
https://www.golftec.com/about-golftec/technology

K-VEST
https://www.k-vest.com/k-vest

Panasonic makeup mirror (video 0:44)
https://youtu.be/JtwVVhvEwU8

Cisco's StyleMe Virtual Fashion Mirror
https://blogs.cisco.com/retail/cisco%C2%AE-styleme%E2%84%A2-virtual-fashion-mirror-goes-live-at-john-lewis
https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en_us/about/ac79/docs/retail/StyleMeEngagementOverview_120611FINAL.pdf