Smart Tech, Smart Clothing: Innovations from Taiwan for the Outdoor Industry | Taiwan Excellence台灣精品

Wearables devices, once a novelty, are now a “must-have”— thanks in part to a heightened focus on healthful living and a growing comfort with technology. Now, wearables are being combined with smart textiles and these “smart wearables” are the upcoming hot items in the outdoor sports and fitness world. Taiwan is a major international player in the global textile and apparel industry — almost 70% of the world’s functional fabrics come from Taiwan. In addition to strengths in smart technology development, Taiwan now plays a leading role in the production of smart textiles as it brings together the best of manufacturing, material synthesis, IoT, AI, analytics, cloud computing, and more. ● ASUStek Computer ASUS VivoWatch BP is the world’s first wearable health tracker to integrate a pair of medical-grade ECG and PPG sensors as well as ASUS HealthAI technology, providing 24/7 health trend tracking and data analysis as well as personalized health tips and fitness tracking functionality. https://www.asus.com/ ● Makalot The application of electrical muscle stimulation technology (EMS) has been used in the sports industry for a long time. But thoroughly integrating the technology into fabric and apparel while ensuring comfort and style has been a challenge – until now. Makalot's smart EMS pants/shorts—the WIIM Pro EMS Series— helps users to enhance training results by receiving a targeted electrical pulse to key muscle groups and accelerate workout. https://www.makalot.com.tw/en ● WiseChip Semiconductor WiseChip's Smart Sport HMD combines micro-lens, micro-display, and thin-film encapsulation technologies. This technology can greatly reduce the weight and light loss of the optical engine, ambient light interference, power consumption, device cost, the thickness of the display panel, and the panel border. It can be placed in the non-primary eye area, users may read datas out of the corner of their eyes. It will not affect the user's main environmental information and redu