In order to become even more wearable and useful, the next generation of wearable electronics will eliminate some of its cumbersome shell and will become blended into your clothing.

From smart socks to warm jackets, the future of technology is building itself around your body.

We read an interesting review by according to NewAtlas.com during their visit to the – Wearable technology conference and Innovation World Cup in Munich.

The fitness tracker industry is still growing, and every season, the market is flooded with new goods like MP3 watches, GPS navigation and fitness watches, performance-tracking smartphone apps, and virtual coaches.

Despite how useful, popular, and convenient fitness trackers are, they might soon become wholly or partially outdated. Fitness trackers from the current generation are sometimes lonely, single-use devices that are bulky and outdated in technology.

New solutions that include fitness monitoring features right into the clothing you are already wearing are appearing. Would you genuinely wear a wrist computer if a thin, moisture-wicking polyester shirt could offer the same fitness monitoring functionality?

Smart bras and intelligent T-shirts are two examples of wearable technology products that have been seen. Chris Weiss – the Atlas reporter got a closer look at some of the other new projects in the field of wearable technology. predicting that soon you’ll be able to completely wrap yourself in wearable electronics.

Sensoria Fitness’ innovative socks.

Running seems to be among the most fundamental sports there is, however there is still a lot of debate and disagreement about the best technique. Over the past five years, this subject has received a lot of attention as a result of the popularity of the barefoot movement.

Heapsylon, the maker of Sensoria Fitness socks, adds its own data to the debate about good running form by claiming that out of the 25 million runners in the US, 70% suffer foot problems and 60% sustain injuries every year to hinders their quality of life and ability to work!

The affixing device stores data and encircles the ankle. The two-year-old prototype stage of Sensoria’s smart socks, which rely on textile materials with built-in sensors and an attachable activity tracker is breaking new ground.

The sensors in the socks collect conventional stats like the quantity of steps you’ve taken, your pace, and your distance, but they also keep track of your running style and technique. While you are standing, moving, and running, they watch how your feet are positioned and how your weight is distributed. They are therefore a pair of socks that could someday replace various devices like pedometers, gate analysis, and GPS fitness monitors.

The Sensoria tracker can wirelessly upload data to a home computer and instantly send it to a smartphone while also storing the data. After uploading, the user can review the data. A step metre, an analysis showing overpronation, and a sleep tracker are just a few of the several bits of information gathered onto one screen on the Sensoria website. To optimise the impact of each session, the Sensoria sock system offers a virtual coaching feature that can be used in the field.

Fraunhofer’s FitnessSHIRT

The Fraunhofer research organisation is no stranger to the concept of wearable technology; its Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) is now working on a sports shirt that tracks fitness and health and wirelessly syncs with a smartphone. 

The FitnessSHIRT features textile electrodes, which are conductive pieces of cloth that detect electrical activity from the heart muscle in addition to an elastic band across the chest for measuring breathing. A few of the physiological and performance characteristics that the shirt tracks are heart rate, respiratory activity, arterial oxygen saturation, posture, and movement.  The gadget allows wireless connection, houses the battery, and saves data.

Fraunhofer is seeking to work with new manufacturing and research partners to develop and sell the FitnessSHIRT. It states that the settings and features of the shirt can be altered to suit the requirements of each unique customer. Fraunhofer envisions the device’s uses in biofeedback therapy, stress management, fitness tracking, monitoring emergency responders’ vital signs in dangerous circumstances, and tracking and treating high-risk populations (including those with heart diseases).