Smart Clothing

Google and Levis Are Teaming Up to Make a Connected Jacket

Google and Levis have announced a new partnership which will bring “smart clothing” to the market using a technology named “Project Jacquard.”

Bryan Smith | June 8, 2016

Do you fancy your jackets in denim, cloth or leather? In the future, it may not matter so long as its connected to the web – and that’s the premise behind a new partnership between Google and Levis, which will produce a new connected jacket.
Google and Levis’ new project relies on a new technology named Project Jacquard, which sees conductive fabric woven into a garment that will be capable of sensing touch, pressure, and even the position of your hand.

"Google's Project jacquard weaves touch interfaces into your clothes." (June 10, 2016) Source: https://www.visualnews.com/2015/06/10/googles-project-jacquard-weaves-touch-interfaces-into-your-clothes/

<more at http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2016/06/08/google-levis-connected-jacket/; related articles and links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qObSFfdfe7I (+Video) (Welcome to Project Jacquard. Published May 29, 2105) and http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/20/11721280/project-jacquard-atap-touch-sensitive-levis-jacket (+Video) (Project Jacquard: ATAP's touch-sensitive fabric is coming to a Levi's jacket. May 20, 2016)>