Future smart clothes could pack serious gadgetry
Whether consumers will buy in is another story
By
Maria Temming
Mariah Quintanilla
10:57am, June 1, 2018
In the future, leaving your phone charger at home will mean only one thing: You forgot to put on pants.
Just as smartphones untethered users from their desktop computers, smart clothing is poised to bring personal electronics out of our pockets and onto our sleeves.
The current generation of wearable technology that includes smart glasses and watches is still more marginal than mainstream. Google Glass fizzled out, and nearly a third of the people who buy fitness trackers lose interest over time. But gadget-packed garments may have an edge when it comes to seamless integration into our lives.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/future-smart-clothes-could-pack-serious-gadgetry
