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Most people feel anxious when their smartphone is out of arm's reach. But what if it was actually on your arm, woven into the very fabric of your sweater? Sportswear designers Under Armour are already on the case. They recently unveiled their touchscreen t-shirt concept, Armour39, which measures your athletic performance.<br /><br />It's just one recent example of how design, technology and science are coming together to form a new generation of consumer products that look set to shape the future.

Photos: Tomorrow's world: designs that will define our future

Technology of tomorrow – Most people feel anxious when their smartphone is out of arm's reach. But what if it was actually on your arm, woven into the very fabric of your sweater? Sportswear designers Under Armour are already on the case. They recently unveiled their touchscreen t-shirt concept, Armour39, which measures your athletic performance.

It's just one recent example of how design, technology and science are coming together to form a new generation of consumer products that look set to shape the future.

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Marcus Fairs, editor-in-chief of design magazine <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/" target="_blank">Dezeen</a>, says that wearable technology will be a defining feature of future design. Fairs points to the likes of <a href="http://www.mc10inc.com/company-information/about-us/" target="_blank">MC10</a>, whose founder Professor John Rogers designed the stretchable circuit, and whose mission statement is to "extend human capabilities by making high-performance electronics virtually invisible, conformal, and wearable". <br /><br />The Biostamp is a digital temporary tattoo that stretches and twists seamlessly with our bodies to monitor our health.

Photos: Tomorrow's world: designs that will define our future

The Biostamp tattoo – Marcus Fairs, editor-in-chief of design magazine Dezeen, says that wearable technology will be a defining feature of future design. Fairs points to the likes of MC10, whose founder Professor John Rogers designed the stretchable circuit, and whose mission statement is to "extend human capabilities by making high-performance electronics virtually invisible, conformal, and wearable".

The Biostamp is a digital temporary tattoo that stretches and twists seamlessly with our bodies to monitor our health.

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While augmented reality devices such as Google Glass may for now be the preserve of <a href="http://whitemenwearinggoogleglass.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">middle-aged men</a> from Silicon Valley, Fairs is convinced this sort of technology will be the norm in years to come. <br /><br />Among Google's early competitors is the Vuzix smart glasses. <a href="http://www.vuzix.com/consumer/products_m100.html" target="_blank">Vuzix M100</a>, which won the award for "Best of Innovations" in the design and engineering category at CES 2013, sync with apps on your smartphone and display them before your eyes.

Photos: Tomorrow's world: designs that will define our future

Vuzix Smart Glasses – While augmented reality devices such as Google Glass may for now be the preserve of middle-aged men from Silicon Valley, Fairs is convinced this sort of technology will be the norm in years to come.

Among Google's early competitors is the Vuzix smart glasses. Vuzix M100, which won the award for "Best of Innovations" in the design and engineering category at CES 2013, sync with apps on your smartphone and display them before your eyes.

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One step on from wearable technology is technology concealed inside the body altogether. In this way, Tokyo designers Takram have devised a solution to a future where drinking water is scarce. The <a href="http://www.takram.com/?page_id=699" target="_blank">Shenu: Hydrolemic System</a> includes inserts for your nasal cavity to preserve water lost through breathing, a urine condenser and a radiating collar to lower body temperature and abate perspiration.

Photos: Tomorrow's world: designs that will define our future

Shenu: Hydrolemic System – One step on from wearable technology is technology concealed inside the body altogether. In this way, Tokyo designers Takram have devised a solution to a future where drinking water is scarce. The Shenu: Hydrolemic System includes inserts for your nasal cavity to preserve water lost through breathing, a urine condenser and a radiating collar to lower body temperature and abate perspiration.

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