Bikini with built in UV sensor and alarm

With the growing concerns of skin cancer and global warming, Canadian swimwear manufacturer Solestrom has designed a bikini which has an inbuilt UV meter. There are two kinds of displays for the SmartSwim UV Smart Fabric Bikini so far- one with a digital LCD display on the belt which displays the current UV level, and the other which has beads which change color, from white to dark purple, to indicate different levels of UV intensity.

Prices range from $70 to $140 (Canadian) and these bikinis are available at Solestrom's website. Seems like a high price to play, but with a million new cases of skin cancer every year in the US alone, it doesn't seem like that much after all. The built in LCD UV reader also has an alarm that beeps when the UV index reaches dangerous levels. As for the one with the beads, you'll just have to keep checking on the beads color.

With a number of these bikinis already sold out, you should get yours soon if you want to have one for this summer. With little marketing, these bikini's have become extremely popular in a number of regions that are experiencing abnormally high temperatures this summer. That's less money spent on marketing and more money spent on R&D for more cool products like the SmartSwim UV Smart Fabric Bikini. The company also sells a tote which has a built in light and portable solar charger for cell phones, MP3 players and other small devices.