Filed under: Wearables

So maybe your stress level isn’t sky high just yet, but even after an extended weekend, all it takes is that one email to get you right back where you were last Wednesday. As if you really needed something to tell you that (and if you don’t have time to wait for Sweety to become a reality), a host of researchers have created a sensor-laden vest that will be able to inform wearers just how stressed they are. Developed as part of the EU’s CONTEXT project, this sure-to-be-hip vest packs ultra-sensitive electrodes which register changes in muscle tension as individuals get more and more stressed, and in theory, letting someone know what’s happening will allow them to simmer down before they further jeopardize their health (and the livelihood of colleagues, if you dig). Eh, we still prefer the Dr. Whippy method, honestly.

[Via Talk2MyShirt, thanks Tony]

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Filed under: Gaming, Wearables

Are you a hardcore gamer? No, seriously — a hardcore gamer. If so, you should have no qualms throwing down $169 for TN Games’ FPS Vest now that it’s available for order. The entire bundle includes an “impact-generating” wearable, an air compressor, USB cable, power supply and copies of 3rd Space Incursion and Call of Duty 2 for PC. Just don’t wander too far outside of your house with this thing on, alright?

[Via CNET]

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Filed under: Gaming

Over at the E for All Expo, doctor Mark Ombrellaro is demonstrating a medical feedback vest altered so that it works with video games. When an in-game character gets hit or shot, the gamer wearing the vest feels “pneumatic thumps” to their torso. Originally designed for remote medical inspections for prisoners and the elderly, the “3rd Space” vest will cost $189 when it launches in November, and will include an unspecified version of Call of Duty, along with a custom title. TN Games, the company that is suiting up the vest for gamers, plans on launching a version of the vest to simulate G-Forces for flight sims and racers later on next year.

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