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How Smart Clothes Work

How Smart Clothes Work. Created by: Marina Ristic Mario Maria Fabio Martinez Martha Guaman Chun Tao. Musical Jacket. Using conductive fibers, MIT Media Lab created the Musical Jacket, which is being marketed by Levi in Europe

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How Smart Clothes Work

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  1. How Smart Clothes Work Created by: Marina Ristic Mario Maria Fabio Martinez Martha Guaman Chun Tao

  2. Musical Jacket • Using conductive fibers, MIT Media Lab created the Musical Jacket, which is being marketed by Levi in Europe • Computerized clothes will be the next step in making computers and devices portable without having to strap electronics to our bodies or fill our pockets with a plethora of gadgets. These new digital clothes aren't necessarily designed to replace your PC, but they will be able to perform some of the same functions.

  3. A micrograph of silk organza. You can see the copper foil that is wrapped around the horizontal threads Silk organza, a unique fabric that has been used to make clothes in India for at least a century Silk organza is ideal for computerized clothing because it is made with two fibers that make it conducive to electricity Weaving the Digital Fabric

  4. Tomorrow’s E-Wardrobe • All-fabric capacitive keyboard • This keyboard has been mass-produced using ordinary embroidery techniques and conductive thread. The keypad is flexible, durable and responsive to touch • A printed circuit is used to give the keypad a sensing ability, so that the controls react when pressed

  5. Shirts and other clothes using this keyboard can be thrown in the washing machine just like an ordinary piece of clothing Washable Clothes

  6. The smart shirt can monitor both heart and breathing rates by using optical and electric conductive fibers that are woven into the fabric of the shirt Wearers of the device attach sensors to their body, pull the shirt on and attach sensor to the smart shirt. The shirt also tracks vital signs, such as heart rate, body temperature and respiration rate Smart Shirt

  7. Positives of Smart Clothes • Has brought entertainment to clothing • Has introduce clothes that can monitor our breathing and heart rate • can help athletes rate their body's performance during training and competition.

  8. The End • Source: • Bonsor, Kevin. “ How Smart Clothes Work”. How Stuff Woks. 19 July 2006. <http://computer.howstuffworks.com>

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