Hazardous Occupations Monitoring

The Smart Shirt System has the potential to play a vital role
in the health and safety monitoring of individuals working
in hazardous conditions. Monitoring devices could be developed
that incorporate vital signs, physical sensors like GPS,
and targeted environmental sensors, such as carbon monoxide,
other poisonous gases, and temperature. 211

MILITARY AND OCCUPATIONAL PRODUCTS

As we can see from the activities of even one company that
is focused on wearable technology, this is an area that has
incredible potential as Wireless Internet continues to evolve.
Although many future devices may be in fact wearable, not all
future wearable devices will have full computing capabilities.
Even now, basic cellular phones are worn on users’ belts, in
much the same way as pagers. It may be a long time before
wearable computers and other devices are as common as other
wearable technology but don’t be surprised if the youth of the
future trade in their Sony Walkman and MP3 players for computer-
capable clothing. (Perhaps this means that The Gap and
Radio Shack will someday have something in common, too.)