Have
you heard about ‘Smart’ Hats? They are one of the latest trends
in wearable technologies.
Those
of you who have read my previous posts on ‘Smart’Fishing Rods, ‘Smart’Kayaks, ‘Smart’Guns, and ‘Smart’Hiking Sticks - you know I really don’t know what I’m talking
about. I’m just not a big outdoors-man and don’t really like to
fish, hunt, hike, or paddle around in a kayak. I much prefer to stay
at home and read about these topics or watch YouTube videos about
them. However, I do know
how to put on a hat.
Nowadays,
whenever I go out to play
tennis,
ride around in my boat, or
watch a ballgame, I tend
to put on a hat –
usually one of my
favorite ball caps.
I
wear one not only because my doctor says to, but I also want to hide
the growing bald spot on the back of my head. Now I have many other
reasons to wear a hat - we
now have ‘smart’ hats.
Definitions
– Hats vs.
‘Smart’ Hats
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Examples
of ‘Smart’ Hats
The
following are excerpts from some
recent published articles
about ‘smart’ hats - whether they be ‘smart’ ball
caps, ‘smart’ hard hats, wearable fitness tracking caps, or …
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Spree Smartcap uses biometrics with medical grade technology to measure heart rate, movement and body temperature. It syncs with your smartphone to track your workouts, showing the progress toward your fitness goals in real-time.
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Daqri – They have developing an Android version of the ‘smart’ hard hat that is packed with sensors, a camera, and heads-up visor display.
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SmartCap – They have produced a ‘smart’ cap for vehicle drivers or operators of heavy vehicles that provides real-time measurements of fatigue, based on direct physiological measurement rather than estimation via measures of related symptoms.
Other ‘smart’ hat products you might want to look at include ForestfishBluetooth Baseball Cap and the ZeroWearables who are currently running a Kickstarter campaign for development of their smart baseball cap.
The
1st generation of ‘smart’ hats are now here – but
imagine what technologies and capabilities the next generation of
‘smart’ hats will include. For example – think augmented
reality software, artificial intelligence (AI), interconnected
wearable ‘smart’ clothing, interface to your self-driving
vehicles, drones… and to your
‘Smart’Fishing Rods, ‘Smart’Kayaks, ‘Smart’Guns, ‘Smart’Hiking Sticks ... Will the wonders never cease.
As
I said before, whenever I
go outside nowadays
to play tennis,
ride around in my boat, or
watch a ballgame, I now
tend to grab my ‘smart’
hat – in addition to
my ‘smart’ glasses, Fitbit wristband, smartphone, and ...
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