Have you ever dreamt of a jacket that will let you navigate through the traffic and at the same time make you look attractive? Or, Have you always wanted a smartwatch but don’t want to wear a watch? How about a vibrating denim jacket that connects to the internet? Wait! You don’t have to let your imagination fly anymore as Google Jacquard brings it to reality.
Google Jacquard, a division within the company’s Advanced Technology and Projects or ATAP group in partnership with Levi’s approaches wearable technology such as Trucker Jacket for urban bike commuters. This jacket allows you to use your smartphone and utilize mobile services at the difficulty of using it such as while you are riding on your cycle. With a swipe of your sleeve, it will let you:
- Navigate your city
- Connect to your surroundings
- Communicate with ease
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The jacket includes a “smart tag”, which is basically a smartwatch without the watch: it lights up in various colors, vibrates when receiving notifications, can be tapped to issue commands, and is the hub of the jacket. But the sleeve itself is also touch sensitive. Simply stroke your arm to control your smartphone – that’s the fancy Jacquard fabric in action.
This wearable tech will be less cumbersome to handle and also have no negative impact on your well-being. This smart jacket will cost around only $350 when it goes on sale which will be first commercial product of Google’s ATAP group coming out this fall. It can only be washed 10 times.
