Saturday, April 21, 2012

New Hightech Underoos ;)


Military Developing Smart Underwear for soldiers

 "Once you get past the initial elements of humor naturally surrounding a pair of high-tech underwear, it’s actually quite the technological accomplishment given that traditional monitoring systems generally involve bulky straps and irritating wires. With this new technology, the military is hoping soldiers will be able to “wear them and forget them,” keeping soldiers safer, much more comfortable, and providing reliable data in real-time that command centers can take advantage of."(http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/u-s-military-developing-high-tech-smart-underwear-for-soldiers/)

U.S. Military Develops High-Tech Undies to Monitor Soldiers’ Vitals

   "Taken further, the technology could inform tacticians about altitude adaptation, burn and blunt trauma, blood volume, metabolic activity, respiratory distress, and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear exposure. With the addition of acoustic sensors, they could even assess ballistic impact and thoracic sounds to detect trauma and help medics pinpoint where they’re needed most."(http://www.ecouterre.com/u-s-military-develops-smart-undies-to-monitor-soldiers-vitals-during-combat/) 

I guess this proves there is no limit to the extent that high technology will invade the every day life of a soldier.  Now even his britches are loaded full of sensors and whatnot capable of monitoring a soldiers vital signs and relaying that information to a central system.  The health of a soldier can be tracked and enable medics to respond more efficiently to injury.  Or these new britches can gather daily data on a soldier to see if he is fit enough for the requirements of their mission.  Normally it takes a complicated apparatus of wires and sensors to monitor vitals, but with these new drawers it could be as easy as getting dressed in the morning.   

 


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