World's First Smart Belt Self-Adjusts To Signal Daily Weight Fluctuations

Meet Belty, the self-adjusting belt, which just debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. (Photo: Robyn Beck/Getty Images )

Those looking for the latest tech-savvy way to monitor their weight will want to start pinching pennies now for Belty, a self-adjusting belt that notifies you as you begin to lose — and gain — weight that debuted yesterday at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

Belty works like most other wearables, utilizing Bluetooth to wirelessly synch with a mobile app. When first setting up Belty, users input their current waist measurements, so the belt can not only automatically self-adjust as the wearer sits (giving a little more breathing room) and stands (tightening back up), but can also notify its wearer if it notices their waist expanding past its initial measurements.

Self-shaming fashion, anyone?

Belty’s internal sensors also track movement, allowing the coordinating app to notify its wearers if it believes they’ve been sedentary for too long. (Rest assured, no shock treatment feature has been belt into the belt itself…yet.)

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The device also substitutes for quantified data wearables like the FitBit by tracking of number of steps walked per day and whether those steps are more like a casual stroll from the couch to the fridge or a marathon training session in the park.

And rest assured, Belty, which will be available in black and brown leather, also comes with a built-in charger to use with your iPhone in the buckle.

Though a price and launch date have yet to be announced, French manufacturer Emiota says that Belty — which only exists in prototype right now — will be available for purchase by the end of the year.

Being pressured into weight loss by your clothes not really your thing? You might just want to get some words of encouragement about your weight from a friend instead. New studies show that women who have friends who voice their support for their peer’s body tend to maintain or lose a little weight. The study also found that those who are criticized by their friends about their weight tend to gain, on average, another 4.5 pounds.

No word yet on whether the same holds true for critical clothing.

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