TEXTRONICS, INC. OFFERS “DESIGN YOUR OWN” KIT FOR DEVELOPERS OF INTERACTIVE CLOTHING

(WILMINGTON, DE) August 19, 2008 — Textronics, Inc., a leader in the development of wearable sensors for health and fitness monitoring, is offering a developer’s kit that includes the company’s textile electrodes for use by designers, researchers and product developers interested in creating their own interactive wearable prototypes.

TEXTRONICS, INC. RECEIVES FDA CLEARANCE ON TEXTILE ELECTRODE

(WILMINGTON, DEL., February 18, 2008) — Textronics, Inc. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market its textile-based ECG Electrode for use in general electrocardiograph monitoring and recording procedures. The company’s heart-sensing fabric offers a comfortable alternative to adhesive electrodes and metal wristbands that are commonly used with most ECG instruments on the market.

Textronics CEO Shares Start-Up Company’s Story at Smart Fabrics Conference

Textronics, Inc. CEO Stacey Burr will share the story of her start-up company’s commercialization of electronic-textiles at the fourth annual Smart Fabrics conference, May 5-7, in Charleston, S.C.

TEXTRONICS, INC. AWARDED PATENT FOR TEXTILE-BASED ELECTRODES

(WILMINGTON, DEL., February 11, 2008) — Textronics, Inc., a leader in the development of wearable sensors for fitness and health monitoring, has been awarded a patent (7,308,294 B2) for its textile-based electrode system by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

TEXTRONICS, INC. RECEIVES FDA CLEARANCE ON TEXTILE ELECTRODE

(WILMINGTON, DEL., February 18, 2008) — Textronics, Inc. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market its textile-based ECG Electrode for use in general electrocardiograph monitoring and recording procedures. The company’s heart-sensing fabric offers a comfortable alternative to adhesive electrodes and metal wristbands that are commonly used with most ECG instruments on the market.

TEXTRONICS OFFERS ONLINE HEART RATE MONITOR COACHING AT NUMETREX.COM

WILMINGTON, DE (February 13, 2008) –– Applying heart rate to fitness training just got easier. NuMetrex, the brand that offers a comfortable alternative to those hard plastic chest straps, is now offering free online coaching to help people apply heart rate data to their fitness efforts.

Textronics® expands NuMetrex® line of heart sensing sportswear

WILMINGTON, DEL., May 17, 2007) — Textronics,® Inc., a leader in the development of wearable sensors for fitness and health monitoring, has expanded its NuMetrex® line of sportswear with the introduction of two new styles that incorporate heart sensing fibers right into the knit of the fabric.

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