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Belty

Photo: Andrew Liszewski
Photo: Andrew Liszewski

We’ve all been there. After a big meal makes a belt feel a bit too tight, sometimes you just gotta loosen it up a bit. But instead of doing it yourself, why not let a smart belt do it for you? Well, that’s exactly what Belty was supposed to do.

Sporting an electric motor that could connect to your smartphone, Belty was actually more sophisticated than it sounded. It could loosen your belt anytime you sat down to help increase comfort, and could adjust to your preferred tightness (or looseness) to prevent from cutting off your circulation while still keeping your pants up. However, even for a relatively simple smart device, it seems Belty was just not ready for the world.