Sensored bikini tells you how to tan
The Internet of Things – connecting everyday items with sensors – is hitting the beach in time for the northern hemisphere's summer with a bikini that says when it's time to apply more sun screen.
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The made-to-measure invention comes from France – the country that invented the bikini – but with a price tag that might make even the well-tanned beach amazon blanch: €149 (R2 000).
For that price, though, the wearer will get a two-piece swimsuit with a small detachable ultraviolet sensor that, through a smartphone or tablet, sends a “sun screen alert” when the user’s skin needs more protection.
