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Citation card for the paper A Speed-Dependent Assessment of E-Textile-Based Sensor Technology: Validity of the Prevayl Wearable Heart Rate Monitor, by Burgess, Armstrong, Beresford and Callaway, published in Sensors

E-textiles are entering the validation era

New research compares a smart garment-integrated e-textile heart rate monitor with 3-lead ECG during running, showing strong agreement across speeds.

E-textile Validation
Smart Garments
Textile Electrodes

Comparison of the Garmin CIRQA, Fitbit Air and WHOOP MG screenless fitness trackers

Opinion

Garmin's CIRQA backtrack shows the screenless tracker market is getting crowded

Garmin's Cirqa backtrack on free heart rate data points to a crowded screenless tracker market, and why sensing may be the differentiator.

Wearable Technology
Sensors
Market Analysis

Citation card for the paper Breaking Barriers in E-Textile Production: Industry-Driven Solutions for Scaling, by Lynch, Torah, Komolafe and Beeby, presented at the E-Textiles Conference 2024

Research

New research: the real barriers stopping e-textiles scaling to production

Peer-reviewed research led by WearNex founder Michael John Lynch reveals the real barriers to scaling e-textile production and the fixes that actually help.

E-textiles
Manufacturing
Intellectual Property