Microsoft patents smart bra design

Microsoft is looking to tackle problems face by emotional overeaters by adding some intelligence to a woman's undergarment. 

The company's developers have come up with a bra that collects data on the wearer's emotions via removable sensors.

These sensors monitor heart and skin activity, feeding mood analysis back to an app that wearers can check. This'll allow them to anticipate any bingeing that comes from mood shifts and retreat hastily from the presence of food.

Microsoft’s not trying to be cheeky here; a bra is the most sensible item of clothing to rig since it’s close enough to the heart to collect electrocardiogram data..

The garment is still in development as the prototypes had to be charged every three to four hours, which would undermine the bra's valiant efforts at being a neutral observer.