as they close their Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS) display business, Philips will be launching a line of cardiac monitoring underwear some time between 2005 and 2007. major achievements for these new wearable cardiac monitors include using dry electrodes, textile design for a wearable cardiac detector, washable electronics, detection algorithms for acute cardiac activity, RF wireless links and communications protocols for alarming, and design of body-worn antennae. [PDF]
