Clothes that can make phone calls, play music, dial your
pal's number, keep you snug during cold weather, operate your computer�
This is not fantasy. A British company, called Electrotextiles, has
created a dazzling range of clothes -- clothes that have a mind of their
own! Scientists, working for the company, have invented a fabric that
can be blended with flexible electronic materials to create intelligent
clothing. The result is elctronic garments. If you think the wearer has to be wired to different gadgets, think again. These designer clothes are wire-free, soft to touch and washable!! Like any electronic device, these high-tech clothes have to be powered. Currently, a tiny nine-volt battery serves the purpose. But the researchers hope that in the near future, the clothes will generate electricity by using body heat. These clothes are 100 per cent shock proof, they say.
The Electrotextiles team has also created the world's first cloth keyboard. This keyboard can be sewn into your trousers or skirt. To use this device, you will have to sit down and tap on your lap! These 'lap-tap' gadgets are all set to take over laptop computers!
Another useful garment is the shirt-cum-mobile phone. This handy
invention enables drivers to chat comfortably -- with both hands on the
wheel! Other popular electronic wear include the denim jacket (with
flexible ear-phones stitched into the hood) and the electronic
ski-jacket with a built-in heater. The ski-jacket is also programmed to
send signals to a satellite. This technology is known as global
positioning and can be used to track lost skiers and wandering kids. Having completed the cloth keyboard, scientists have already started work on a new project -- a necktie that can be used as a computers' mouse. What next? Do you have any ideas?
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