Sony has filed a patent application for a cutting edge
SmartWig which allows users to wear a computer in
their hair.
The device could be worn over natural hair and
would process data, communicate with other
devices, navigate roads and collect medical
information.
The company hopes its invention will lead the way
for the ever growing wearable technology sector.
Andrew Milroy, an analyst with consulting firm Frost
& Sullivan, told the BBC: “Wearable gadgets are
definitely going to be one of the big areas of growth
over the next two years.”
He added: “And Sony – which is trying to regain
some of the sheen it has lost in recent years –
clearly understands that and wants to play a major
role in the sector.”
Sony said in its application the wig could be made
from horse hair, human hair, wool, feathers, yak
hair, buffalo hair, or any synthetic material.
The sensors would be almost completely hidden by
the hair to make it look more natural and increase
user comfort.
And the firm hopes the wig would help blind people
navigate roads, with a small camera or sensor
recording the user’s position.
A remote user would then use the images provided
and send vibration commands through the network
to direct the user manually.
Sony said in its application: “Although navigation
systems based on vibration motors have been
widely introduced, a navigation system integrated
into a wig… is so far not known.”
Sensors would also help collect information such as
temperature, pulse and blood pressure of the
wearer.
And it may be used during presentations, with the
user being able to “move to the next presentation
slide or back to the preceding presentation slide by
simply raising his/her eyebrows.”
Sony told the BBC it hasn’t made any plans for
commercial production of the SmartWig yet.
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