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MIT Media Lab Fashions

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the geek-fashion dept.

robyn217 writes "At MIT's Media Lab, researchers are developing fashion accessories on which patterns and designs can change according to the wearer's whim, and fashion prints can be shared virally via wireless communication. This technology will be a real boon for fickle New York City baseball fans at the Subway Series in the future (they can simply flip a switch to change from a Mets to a Yankees jersey."

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  1. Philips has already developed it..... by tfg004 · · Score: 4, Informative

    > researchers are developing fashion accessories on which patterns and designs can change according to the wearer's whim

    It has already been developed, by Philips Research in the Netherlands, with the possibility to modify the patterns on your textiles e.g. by bluetooth or GSM.