The "smart" sock concept

Baldy David
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Dart 339
Second skin and soft wear




The idea of a “smart” wearable artifact represents clothing that would be receptive to my emotions as well as my body’s physical states. This “smart” clothing would almost be alive and fit to my body just like a second skin that I would not actually feel. The clothing would provide me with heat or freshness depending on my body’s temperature, protect me from outside elements such as wind, rain, snow or even fire, fit automatically to the morphology of my body, provide me with comfort and ease in my movements, and finally a “smart” clothing would also offer me additional general information about my heartbeat rate, my body temperature, etc. as well as interactive color modifications.

The artifact that I have conceptualized is a “smart” pair of socks that will provide you with all the features mentioned earlier and much more.
First of all, the sock, when first worn, will automatically resize itself to your foot size so that people when purchasing the product will not have to worry about which size to choose. Also the fact that the sock fits perfectly to your foot will offer you a better comfort when wearing it. Then, the material used to make this sock would heat up or cool itself down depending both on your feet temperature and on the outside layer’s temperature. The sock will also be water proof thanks to a innovative fabric that would transform its fibers when entering in contact with a wet element. Depending also on the general temperature, the fibers of the fabric would enlarge or shrink themselves in order to provide the inside of the sock with less or more air circulation. In order to maximize your comfort when walking, running or during any of your activities, the sock will sense the most important pressure points of your foot on the ground and thicken its fibers on the pressure points in order to ease your foot on the points where most pressure is applied. The fabric used to make the sock will of course be as soft as cashmere, will absorb sweat and as mentioned before allow air circulation. Regarding to the information provided by the sock about your body health, the sock will have an lcd water proof screen located above the ankle level which will display the number of steps walked during your day, the number of calories burnt during a chosen period, your body temperature and your heartbeat rate.
This concept pair of socks would make your everyday life better allowing you to forget almost everything about foot caring during your busy days. The socks will warm your feet or cool them, protect them from water if you walk by mistake in a hole during a rainy day, or if your trekking in the mountain, absorb your sweat avoiding bad smell, provide the best air circulation for your feet to feel like being bare, fit to your size and reinforce itself on pressure points depending on your walking habit or on the type of activity you are doing (walking, jogging, jumping, sprinting, etc.)… all these features and more to make your everyday activities effortless for your feet and in the best conditions possible.