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More on E-textiles: Electronic Smart Fabric

Posted by michael on from the surge-protector-underwear dept.

Little Hamster writes "The IEEE spectrum has an article on e-textile, where conductive fibers woven into fabric using standard textile techniques carry power to sensors, actuators and microcontrollers embedded in the cloth. The result is snowmobilers jacket that can detect crashes and txt an SMS message for help, carpet that can detect motion, or a T-shirt that shows videos. Oh, and the smart fabric is washable too."

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  1. just what I need... by griffjon · · Score: 0, Troll

    pr0n spam to scroll down my jacket during an interview.

    Better, 'targeted' ads -- penis enlargement posts on boxers (hm, or panties? who's /really/ the target market?)

    This'll be fun. No, really. It'll bring the BSOD to the level of a fashion statement!

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    Returned Peace Corps IT Volunteer