Versatile wearable technology unveiled at London show
Data collected is then paired with an app which generates a 3D avatar of player and their performance
LONDON (Reuters) - From preventing accidents at work to improving your golf swing, advances in wearable technology were on display at The Wearable Technology Show in London.
Consumer appetite for wearable technology is on the rise.
According to Forbes, by 2022, it is predicted that sales of global smart wearable devices will double, reaching more than $27 billion, with sales reaching 233 million units.
At The Wearable Technology Show, Guided Knowledge unveiled their technology aimed at improving professional golfers performance.
It consists of an 18-sensor base garment worn under a golfer s clothing which monitors the swing motion as they play.
The data collected is then paired with an app which generates a 3D avatar of the player and their performance.
Speaking about the potential benefits of the technology, chief marketing officer, Trine Hindklev told Reuters: "You might be asking yourself why does anybody need to know that much information about their swing? But when you are operating at the professional or the elite athlete levels, even the most marginal gains could have the biggest benefit. It could make the difference between winning and losing a tournament."
Elsewhere, Lifebooster, another piece of wearable tech, is designed to be worn by workers and gather data to help companies pinpoint situations where they are at high risk of issues such as back pain,
Portable watch brand Oxitone is designed to replace finger-type oximetry detectors commonly used in hospitals to measure the oxygen level of the blood.
The technology is said to be the world s first FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)-cleared close proximity monitor.
Founder and CEO Leon Eisen said: "It is very comfortable device, very easy to wear. Connected to the physician s portal, connected to the cloud and patient and physician today able to watch their data and patient data and physician can watch what happened with the patient in real-time, 24/7."
Catapult is a wearable solution designed to monitor athletes performance by capturing data for sports scientists to analyse with the aim of making sure they perform to their full potential.
More and more entrepreneurs are plunging into this emerging market, bringing more ideas and possibilities to the industry.
This is the sixth year the show has been running which brings together 300 exhibitors and 200 lecture speakers.
