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 ;)

Comments

You'll kill yourself

[gatkinso]

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.

Re:oh goodie

[maddh]

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

Re:OT but why do my electronics freak out

[msheppard]

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!)

M@