Phreshly Squeezed

Continuing on the slew of wearable technology articles that have flown my way, I thought I’d share this piece of interesting news. Three students from Northeastern University, David Schmidt, Marcus Moche, and Alexandra Morgan, recently developed a data-logging compression shirt that aids baseball pitchers in avoiding torn ligaments. The high-tech sheath tracks its wearer’s pitching mechanics throughout a game, and such information is sent back to a monitor in the dugout. The data can be then analyzed by coaches who will be able to spot errors in technique that could result in injury.

With a manufacturing pricetag of under $200, the major leagues are set to save a lot of cash given that torn ligaments are responsible for upwards of $54 million loss in salaries per season (not including medical expenses).

For more information, check out the Eagle Tribune feature

Image and video courtesy of Ecouterre

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