Anti-slouching shirt shocks you back into good posture

Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:55PM EDT

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Most of us spend hours slouched in front of a computer, and don't even realize it until our bodies begin to ache. Talia Elena Radford Cryns, an industrial design student at the University for Applied Arts in Austria, designed a concept piece of orthopedic underwear with ergonomic bio-feedback to promote good posture.

According to Talk2MyShirt, Ergoskin has tiny sensors woven into the fabric at critical points on the body. These sensors are there to push the wearer into the correct posture by sending out tiny electrical impulses to the surface of the skin where it detects any prolonged slouching. This in turn helps people maintain good posture throughout the day, and can even be used to help patients undergoing some sort of rehabilitation program.

The shirt won a design award last year, but unfortunately, it's still only a design concept that has a long way to go before it's turned into an actual product.

In the meantime, you could try to improve your posture yourself with these practical tips from our Yahoo! Tech advisors:

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  • 1 Posted by mohammad.saruar on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:24PM EDT Report Abuse

    I am saruar. I am a student of uttara universit in BANGLADESH.

  • 2 Posted by gooddayz39 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:11PM EDT Report Abuse

    That looks like the ideal places women like to be touched. Great idea! maybe shirts like that will soon power our cell phones.

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