The latest trend in consumer technology has been the idea of ‘wearables’ or technology you constantly carry with you because you’re wearing it. Think of the Nike Fuelband, the Pebble smartwatch, or Google Glass, all devices that market themselves as being useful because they’re always within reach and collecting data which they can use to give you useful information. At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, fitness apparel company Sensoria debuted their Sensoria Fitness Socks. The socks have a thin metal, almost bracelet like, sensor that sits on the ankle and connects to the sensors in the sock. Those three sensors in the bottom of the sock analyze how your foot strikes the ground, the cadence of your stride, and how you manage your speed over the course of a run. This info connects to an app and gives runners a direct look at information they wouldn’t be able to get on their own without a coach. The socks can even provide real time audio coaching over a bluetooth connection.
These socks are another product aimed at helping runners achieve and maintain the best running form possible to save possible damage to the ankle and knee. We’ve discussed other fitness apps and how to choose the correct athletic apparel before and are looking forward to these when they come out later this year. In the mean time while we wait for these, we have plenty of athletic socks full of high-end fabric technology for all of your exercise needs.