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Spider-man shirt from Japanese startup works wonders

Biometric e-skin from Xenoma may have a future in health care and gaming

A wearer of Xenoma's e-skin tries out the high-tech garment.

TOKYO -- From gauging golf swings to detecting Parkinson's disease, a biometric shirt resembling a Spider-man outfit could find a place in the future of fashion.

The shirt from Tokyo-based startup Xenoma, a spinoff from the University of Tokyo, features a clothlike sensor-equipped circuit laced through the garment that monitors body movements then sends information to a smartphone.

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