To monitor how US special forces cope during combat situations is a new technology (Smart Fabrics), at Cebit Zephyr showed everyone two very cool patented products, the shoe pod and a bio-harness.

The bio-harness is a length of fabric that is worn around the chest with sensors woven into it (a patented textile) and the shoe pod is a smart insole made with the same patented textile.

These patented fabrics can record physiological information when paired with electronics to broadcast and store the data.

The New Zealand firm Zephyr say this Hi-Tech gear can not only be worn by special forces but also by athletes to measuring how they react in training.

We have looked at the Zephyr website and found they have other smart technologies which include the BioHarness, Impact SF, ShoePod and the ShoePod Diabetic.

We love the Impact SF which combines Smart Fabric sensors with embedded electronics and software algorithms to create an amazing system which is capable of detecting and quantifying impact, this even includes a ballistic impact or just a slow collision.
The Impact SF can even be custom made or integrated into existing garments and structures.

As my dad has diabetics the ShoePod Diabetic took my eye and that technology can make a real difference to a lot of people who have to live a life with diabetics.

60 per cent of diabetics are effected by Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN), which is a condition that can be helped thank to the early warning system the ShoePod provides.

This condition can lead to foot ulceration and amputation so the ShoePod hopes to feel a need using it’s ShoePod sensing technology
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