In the Press

Hexoskin Releases its Biometric Shirt to the Masses - CrunchWear

"This bad boy is equipped with sensors capable of tracking over 42,000 data points every minute. So, yeah, this is for serious exercise-heads only. It’ll track just about every stat imaginable as you go through your grueling physical training regiment. Also, if you are interested, it’ll track sleeping habits and other stats from your day-to-day life."

Read the paper on CrunchWear.com

Hexoskin featured on Engadget

Hexoskin was featured today on Engadget as a "smart shirt for exercise buffs".

Yes it's true, coaches and athletes will enjoy using Hexoskin to optimize their performance and avoid overtraining.

But Hexoskin does so much more! It's the ultimate tool for people who would like to analyze their sleep quality, perform research on cardiac or respiratory metrics, understanding the effects of psychology in sports, etc.

"The newly developed shirt, aimed at people who are fond of exercising regularly, is equipped with sensors capable of tracking over 42,000 data points every minute. Naturally, given that Hexoskin designed its product with athletes in mind, the shirt's bread and butter is to gather stats during physical training sessions, although it can also track daily activities such as sleep."

Read about Hexoskin on Engadget here

Hexoskin featured in AppleInsider

Great paper on AppleInsider about Hexoskin's US launch.

"The $399 Hexoskin biometric smart shirt is now available for purchase in the U.S., giving athletes the ability to measure, track and improve their performance in real time, with data on heart rate, breathing and more.

The shirt is available in both men's and women's styles, ranging from extra small to extra large, and additional shirts without the recording device cost $169 apiece.

When connected to the free iOS Hexoskin app, the shirt provides access to real-time metrics including heart rate, breathing rate, minute ventilation, pace, steps, speed, distance and more.

The Hexoskin is advertised to be safe for any kind of activity, and is designed and assembled in Canada. Data readouts from the shirt can be accessed in their raw format, and an open data API allows researchers or enthusiasts to utilize their own analytics software.

Among those said to use Hexoskin are the Brooklyn Nets basketball team, Sochi 2014 moguls Olympic medalists the Dufour-Lapointe sisters, and NASA and the Canadian Space Agency."

Read it here.

Hexoskin review on Breaking Muscle

Chris Costa, strength and conditioning coach and owner of Assist Performance talks about Hexoskin

"When it comes to tracking health statistics, the Hexoskin seems to offer more bang for your buck than many competitors. With excellent wearability and feature-rich platforms available for both iOS and Android, Hexoskin may set the bar for personal-use telemetry."

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"Overall, the unit is great for recreational athletes, casual runners, extreme athletes, or professional athletes looking for personal telemetry. The shirt is comfortable and sweat-wicking, and since it’s made of polyester, it doesn’t make you overheat.

This product sits at a fair price point, as well. Many similar units on the market are unable to track as much data as the Hexoskin. Accuracy does not appear to be a problem, with a few minor exceptions. Therefore, it’s my conclusion that the Hexoskin is hard to beat without spending an additional $800."

Read the whole review on Breaking Muscle

ChipChick's review of CE Week

"CE Week may be over but the fashion will always live on. A one stop shop for NY’s geek-erati, but this year they got treated to a bit of high fashion as well. The runway show combined wearable fitness, one of a kind high tech fashion design, robotics, and program for young kids."

Hexoskin smart shirt on the Rock Star Anthropologist

So, for this first post, we’ll be talking about the wonderful world of wired and wireless wizardry known as CE Week!  It’s an annual convention held in Manhattan that sheds light on new and emerging tech for you, your home, and this year, even your pets!  For this guided tour of techno-treasures, I’ve decided to break it down by category to make it a bit easier.  So without further ado, let’s get started!

Hexoskin Biometric shirts featured on Time Warner Cable News

Hexoskin CEO Pierre-Alexandre Fournier was interviewed last week at CE Week in New York City by Time Warner Cable News:

"While many wearable fitness devices already tell users how much exercise and sleep they're getting, others are offering new, unique features in an effort to gain consumer loyalty."

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Wearable fitness devices are not just jewelry. Hexoskin shirts promise to measure heart rate, heart variability, breathing, steps and sleep.

"It's all textile-based. It's smart fabrics embedded in the shirt so when you wear it, it feels comfortable, it feels natural," Pierre Fournier of Hexoskin said. "It's very thin. It's very light. It's made of Italian fabric."

Hexoskin featured on CBC The National Wearable Technology helping Athletes

Everything you've always wanted to know about the Hexoskin smart shirt is here in this video broadcasted tonight on CBC's The National. You'll see our offices, employees, customers such as the Canadian Space Agency, Olympic medalists Dufour-Lapointe sisters, Washington Capital's Tomas Kundratek, professional and amateur athletes, etc. After watching, if you have any questions, feel free to contact us. We're always happy to chat with you!

Techvibes: Hexoskin Looks to Put Montreal on the Wearable Technology Map

The company is easiest to think of as a provider of apparel with a network of sensors attached that feed into software. This software then provides an intuitive interface that doubles as a personal digitized diary of somebody’s well-being. Think of it as Google Analytics for your own well-being, a revolutionary new perspective on human health.

Destination: International Space Station. First Stop: Antarctica

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) uses an Antarctic mission to field test a "smart shirt for space"

January 22, 2014 - Longueuil, Quebec - Canadian Space Agency

XPAntarctik, a crew of six experienced explorers, leaves Canada tomorrow on the first leg of an unprecedented 45-day expedition to Antarctica. During their expedition, the team will be testing Astroskin, a prototype "smart shirt" for space for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).