Sep 29, 2017
Engineers create wristbands that keep wearers thermally comfortable
Posted by Nancie Hunter in categories: energy, engineering, transportation, wearables
Cool Wearable! Actually does something useful & could help reduce energy waste.
Sitting in a stifling subway car or walking Boston’s cold winter streets may soon become more bearable, thanks to a “personal thermostat” wristband being released by MIT spinout Embr Labs.
For a design competition in 2013, four MIT engineering students created a smart wristband, called Wristify, that makes its wearer feel warmer or cooler through its contact with the skin on the wrist. After much fanfare, and a lot of research and development, the wristband will hit the shelves early next year.
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