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MIT Media Lab Fashions
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."
I should probably submit a shameless plug for some of the related work that our collaborators in Colorado are working on:
An LED tank top playing Conway's Game of Life and an extensive guide on do-it-yourself sewing circuits. Very nerdy, and very cool. The idea here is that you can have computationally enhanced stuff available for people doing craftwork. They have a lot more awesome stuff, but you'll have to click around for it.
not to mention easier to use large crowds of people as giant LCD screens.
think of the stadium applications!
Asking people to think is like asking them to buy you a new car