Since smart home technology is expected to go further this year, expect more companies and industry movers to invest heavily on hardware or software that can improve their technologies. When it comes to smart clothing, Hexoskin is a leader, providing great design and function using an intelligent software. The main target of such technology is to improve health and performance in different fields.
The Canada-based company makes wearables that are hi-tech with biometrics, allowing health and fitness enthusiasts, scientists, researchers, and athletes track different activities and health-related data. Hexoskin is working on a Smart Shirt that will do those things. The company has been looking for the perfect partner to turn their ideas into reality and looks like it has found a gem in Cypress.
Cypress’ very own Bluetooth Smart-based EZ-BLE PRoC module was handpicked by Hexoskin. The latter will then use the module for smart shirts to track data which will then be pushed to a smart device via a compatible app. This particular module is programmable so that means it can be used with other similar health and fitness apps. Such apps will do the analysis of data that hopefully, can be converted to useful information to the user.
Tracking activities and one’s health is becoming more common these days. With all the smart bands, health trackers, and fitness apps available, there is no excuse for us to say getting fit is too difficult. The idea of the Hexoskin Smart Shirt is to make health management more convenient, low-power, and cost-efficient in any way. The Cypress module collecting the data can be reliable because the company already has experience. Making it a better choice is the drag-and-drop software configuration so it’s easier to use, plus the fact that it can extend battery life.
The market for health devices and trackers is slowly being saturated. The challenge now is for companies to improve them in such a way devices will last longer, work faster, and easier to integrate or use more than ever. With Cypress, Hexoskin can now deliver its promise of a smart clothing and intelligent software for health.
SOURCE: Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
