2nd Skin - Chosen Topic - Introduction
Select one wearable technology project/product, describe and discuss the design and features of the project/product. Provide link/picture/video of the selected project/product.
The wearables today provides variety function for better self and life, the technology parts and devices are mostly attached on the usual accessories like hat, clothes, watch, ring, shoes and so on. However, the obstruction still exist on those ‘add-on’ wearables. The weight, the size, the flexibility and compatibility are the concerns for the users when they want improved and healthy easy daily life. There are limitations in the designs since people become more ‘disable’ while they are using the ‘helpful’ products resulted in accelerating independents to the technology.
In the majority of the wearables technology achieved good accomplishment of medical industry. The Bio-stamp, named MC-10, a startup in Cambridge. The company is manufacturing the digital circuits to be installed in bendable and stretchable fabric or plastic without wearing any objects on the body like watches in order to have it on the skin or inside our bodies in order to minimise the burdens that we usually have. Benjamin Schlatka who is the co-founder of MC10 announced that the Mc-10 represent the new era of wearables and electronics with totally new form factors.
MC-10 main website: http://www.mc10inc.com/