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From Hackernews: Project Jacquard
https://www.google.com/atap/project-jacquard/
A Google project about using conductive yarn in standard industrial looms. Sounds really interesting, I don't know if this is state of the art or what, but bring on the reactive-video t-shirts, mu-mus and hoodies!
Google and Levi's are Weaving Computers into your Clothes
Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) group is one of the most exciting divisions of any major technology company: It’s where Project Ara, Google's modular phone experiment, and Project Tango, Google's 3D-mapping tool, were born and are continuing to be incubated. Now, Google is shooting for the moon with another big idea—Project Jacquard.
Project Jacquard is an effort to invisibly incorporate computers into objects, materials, and clothing. Everyday items such as sweaters, jackets, and furniture will be turned into interactive surfaces that can be used as trackpads, buttons and more. The objects will receive information directly from the surface of the material used to build them, eliminating the need for bulky plastic or metal parts. The objects will then transmit information to a nearby smartphone or computer using low-powered Wi-Fi.
http://www.popsci.com/googles-levi%27s-computers-clothing-project-jacquard
Original Submission #1 and Original Submission #2
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday June 01 2015, @03:38AM
You joking, right?
Once the tech is mature, it will get to China/Bangladesh and it will come back so cheap that Google will send you free knickers to wear all day everyday, just like it gives you a free email (because you are the product and it doesn't matter what brand of smartphone you display for others to see, you can still hide your Google underwear).
https://www.youtube.com/@ProfSteveKeen https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford