WearTec

I’ve recently posted on the AwareFashion Shirt that senses the presence of mobile phones. The same folks have developed AwareCuffs, a set of cuffs that are based on the same principle, only that they detect the presence of WLAN hotspots rather than mobile phones. A pocket that attaches to one of the cuffs holds all of the technology in place. Light emitting diodes are connected to the pocket via glass fibres and emit a light pattern on the cuff when a WLAN hotspot is in range.

I think the idea behind AwareCuffs is very interesting. Although I wouldn’t be seen wearing the cuffs, a device that would tell me whether I’m in range of a WLAN hotspot without having to boot up my laptop first would be very useful.