flexwarm smart jacket
When it comes to regulating body heat with most jackets, they're either on, off, or in some state of partial-zip. But the latest in all-weather clothing permits greater manipulation by packing smart tech between premium layers. The battery-powered Flexwarm smart jacket is designed with sensors that automatically adjust the temperature based on personal preference.
We've seen heated clothing, such as the Evolve Hoodie and previously-reviewed Ravean gear, that are great for staying toasty when it's cold out. A basic USB power bank can keep one comfortably warm for hours, depending on battery capacity and temperature setting (typically low, medium, or high). The Flexwarm smart jacket takes control to the next level by allowing users with mobile devices to dial in a specific temperature for each of the separate regions.
The Flexwarm smart jacket features a "metallic slurry" printed on thick film, which produces heat when connected to a power source. This heating element comes sealed between insulated layers of light padding, goose-down hybrid, and ripstop nylon fabric. The woven nylon is designed to be waterproof, windproof, machine washable, and reinforced for tear-resistance. Each layer is thin and flexible, which helps the jacket stay ultra-light and packable.
Flexwarm - Is This The World's Most Smart Jacket
Byron Wong, Feng Jia Jun and Li Jian Jia are the creators of Flexwarm, a wearable tool that heats the user's body at the right temperature. The jacket has heaters on the back, chest, and both sleeves. Gloves are attached with sleeves to keep the palm of the hand warm. The group is running a Kickstarter campaign to fund the release of jackets.
The jacket uses a Bluetooth signal system and transmission to allow the user to adjust the temperature of each location. The Kickstarter page shows a temperature range of 70 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit. The basic technology is limited to heating films with silver slide made of cloth. The 5000 milliAmp battery pack will provide approximately 3.5 hours of heat, and the jacket itself is limited to 100,000 hours.
Flexwarm promotional material claims that traditional heating devices require 12 Volts but batteries that supply those volumes are large and heavy. The 5 Volt battery pack using Flex technology and circuit temperature guided by the control code allows Flexwarm to use lower Voltage.
The Kickstarter campaign page considers the following possible steps after the discovery of their technology. Emergency alerts can be sent with smart jackets, multiple sensors can be added to health monitors, and elderly patients can be screened for temperature changes or provide approaching warnings.
Flexwarm has already been established in Guangdong China as an engineer of rapid heating technology. They are currently producing such items as scarves and tights, as well as smart jewelry and a cooking device that looks like a toaster oven. I’m fascinated by the fact that coat technology is an old hat in the team that the Kickstarter page spends more time defining fabric and layer structure than the materials itself. They are also attacked by commentators requesting XXL sizes on our North American frames. This is an exciting contrast to the unique cooling we have seen over the past few years designed to cool the body and burn calories.
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