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March 13, 2014 07:00 am GMT

Electronic 'Alert Shirt' Claims It Can Help Fans Feel Football Tackles

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If you've ever watched a football game and wondered what it feels like to be tackled, then here's the shirt for you.

Australian telecommunications company Foxtel claims to have created a shirt that uses wearable technology to let you experience some of the physical sensations that athletes on the field are having. Those include pressure (to mimic a thumping heart), impact, despair ("the sinking feeling of every costly mistake"), exhaustion and adrenalin

The data is transmitted via Bluetooth from a smartphone app, and the shirt is powered by a lithium polymer cell battery.

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Image: Foxtel

The item is available for Australian Rules Football club members who use Foxtel, along with other "loyal Foxtel customers." Pricing information was not disclosed. Read more...

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