mp3blue Jacket

Juniper Foo | Jul 27, 2004

From reel to real, tech firms are doing the most amazing things to fabric a la Jackie Chan's Tuxedo. Today's technology-driven garments make phone calls, play music and do just about anything short of microwave your food. And who knows when that'll happen. The latest performance threads by German chip firm Infineon follows along the same lines as the multi-versatile Scott eVest, but ups the ante with a built-in sleeve keyboard and Bluetooth unit. A music system in the Rosner mp3blue jacket's electrically conductive material doubles as a headset when a phone call is made or received. Even as we write, word is Infineon is now working on a smart carpet embedded with microchips and sensors.

Price: 600 euros (US$728.50)
Availability: August 1
Device: Fabric with embedded electronic circuitry
Basic specs: Jacket with removable hood, built-in 128MB memory module Bluetooth gateway for phones, integrated Seinheiser headset, mic in collar, textile keyboard on the left sleeve, MP3 module holder, rechargeable 8-hour battery.

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