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Clothing Yourself In Technology
Sixyphe writes "Burton Snowboards has just released a very, very nice snowboarding jacket called the Analog Clone. It includes a padded pouch designed to hold a Sony MZ-N1 MiniDisc player and, more importantly, a large textile control pad on the left arm that acts as a remote control for the MD player. This pad is based on technology from SOFTswitch, a UK company. Production, 100 units, price tag, around 1000US$, MZ-N1 included. Not the first textile-based application I've seen (textile keyboards have been around for a while, I believe), but a nice one. This is cool, geeky, musical, sporty and damn useful all at once. Wow. The part I like best is where they mention that the coat is machine-washable when the MD player is removed. Thanks to minidisc.org for the tip." skratchjerk writes "Financial Times has a short article about Levi Strauss' new anti-radiation jeans. They state that 'The trousers, to be launched in the UK next year under Levi's Dockers brand, contain mobile phone pockets with "anti-radiation lining to prevent possible health risks".' I guess it's about time we protected 'the boys.'" Update: 09/13 21:13 GMT by T : The updated Burton link should make the folks at Burton happier ;)
Don't listen to tunes while skiing or snowboarding.
You may think it's your choice.... until you take out a little girl who is just learning how to ski.
I am very small, utmostly microscopic.
Posted AC to avoid k-whore:
NATIONAL NEWS: Levi Strauss to launch jeans with 'anti-radiation' phone pockets
By Gautam Malkani
Financial Times; Sep 12, 2002
The fashion industryentered the debate over possible health risks from mobile
phones after Levi Strauss, the jeans group, unveiled a pair of trousers designed to protect wearers from handset radiation.
The trousers, to be launched in the UK next year under Levi's Dockers brand, contain mobile phone pockets with "anti-radiation lining to prevent possible health risks". They are also said to increase the size of the user's penis by 3 inches, or the wetness of the female user's vagina by 3 tablespoons, it was reported.
The move is likely to inflame the mobile phone industry, which is already tackling claims by manufacturers of radiation shields and other devices that their products protect consumers from harmful radio frequency emissions.
Levi said it was responding to consumer concerns rather than suggesting fears about mobile phone radiation were justified.
Years of research have failed to establish any adverse health risks but the government's committee of scientific experts has advised consumers to adopt a "precautionary principle", with special consideration given to children.
Earlier this year, Sir William Stewart, head of the expert committee suggested text messaging might be a safer option for young children.
Prof Lawrence Challis, a fellow committee member, urged children to protect themselves from possible risks by keeping handsets away from their heads and, in the case of boys, away from their laps.
Scientists and the mobile phone industry would not comment on the new trousers because no further technical information about Dockers' anti-radiation lining was available yesterday.
However, a recent Department of Trade and Industry review of existing radiation shielding devices for mobile phones found shortcommings with many products.
Michael Milligan, general secretary of the Mobile Manufacturers Forum, said yesterday: "Numerous studies, including the DTI report in the UK and World Health Organisation advice have concluded that shielding devices are not necessary and not very effective.
Actually reading further into that Levi cellphone pocket article it says that the radiation protection is only on the inner side of the pocket between you and the phone. So as long as that material doesn't absorb any more radiation then your leg would, its not going to cut reception.
matt
Yes, it has something to do with the cold.
Batteries don't work well in the cold.
Take the batteries OUT of the device and put them in a pocket close to your skin until you use them. I use a camcorder/GPS/Mp3 player when I ski and keep the batteries in my inside pants pocket.
(Why do I need a GPS skiing? Max Speed readout!)
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Uh. That's a compression algorithm.
Solid-state means there are no moving parts and, therefore, no skipping.