Microsoft's new prototype high-tech bra warns women against overeating, reported Medical Daily.
Microsoft's team of engineers and designers has developed a stress-busting bra made with special material to monitor the wearers' moods and help regulate stress eating.
The undergarment contains sensors in the cup pockets and side panels to detect changes in heart rate, skin temperature, and stress levels, which are viewed as precursors to overeating.
The data acquired from the sensors are then streamed via Bluetooth to a smartphone app providing real-time "mood-triggered eating" alerts.
The findings of the study revealed that the bra was able to detect arousal for stress with an accuracy of stress-induced overeating at 75 percent.
"Based on these results, we conclude that building a wearable, physiological system is feasible," said Mary Czerwinski, a cognitive psychologist and senior researcher in visualization and interaction at Microsoft.
Czerwinski believes women often overeat and the development of a stress-busting bra could prevent women from this unhealthy behavior.
Microsoft's team of engineers and designers has developed a stress-busting bra made with special material to monitor the wearers' moods and help regulate stress eating.
The undergarment contains sensors in the cup pockets and side panels to detect changes in heart rate, skin temperature, and stress levels, which are viewed as precursors to overeating.
The data acquired from the sensors are then streamed via Bluetooth to a smartphone app providing real-time "mood-triggered eating" alerts.
The findings of the study revealed that the bra was able to detect arousal for stress with an accuracy of stress-induced overeating at 75 percent.
"Based on these results, we conclude that building a wearable, physiological system is feasible," said Mary Czerwinski, a cognitive psychologist and senior researcher in visualization and interaction at Microsoft.
Czerwinski believes women often overeat and the development of a stress-busting bra could prevent women from this unhealthy behavior.
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