What Are Wearable Gadgets?
Wearable gadgets can be either clothing made to accomodate PDAs, cell phones, and other gadgets, or clothing that integrates electronic features — a shirt that monitors your heart rate, a jacket with a built-in cell phone, etc. Some clothing simply holds various electronic devices, such as the Scott EVEST. Some EVESTS have room for 42 items, such as portable keyboards, digital cameras, GPS devices and small laptops. In Fall 2006, Levi Strauss will start selling RedWire DLX jeans, with a built-in iPod docking cradle pocket and a retractable headphone. Thomas Pink is selling a Commuter Tie, which has a pocket on the back to hold an iPod and a loop to contain the headphone wires. Another piece of clothing incorporating the iPod is Koyono’s BlackCoat. This revolutionary product has 5 button controls to use your iPod without taking off your coat, using smart fabric by Eleksen. Another iPod-enabled coat is produced by Kenpo, which has iPod controls on the sleeves. A GPS system, along with a
