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Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by mediocrejoker »

dvfjsdhgfv wrote: post #10
tyingq wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This had better detail: https://www.blog.google/topics/atap/more-just-jacket-levis-c... Basically, you can make various gestures on the jacket cuff to control things like playing/pausing music, having an incoming sms read aloud to you, etc. Maybe useful if you're riding a bike, or other situations where interaction with a screen isn't practical?

But as the "tag snap" is detachable (so you can wash the jacket) it seems you can use it on its own, or with any other piece of clothing. I have a hard time understanding what is the advantage of this over any smartwatch.

You can't use it on any other garment, because the touch sensor is woven into the fabric.

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by epmaybe »

seren wrote: post #15
epmaybe wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But why the focus on the jacquard threads? If it is just the cuff, why can't we just wear a bracelet or something similar? When I first say them introduce this, I thought there would be more tech built into the jacket itself, but it looks as if the cuff is the only important part.

The underlying tech could probably work on every part of the clothing. They probably found out that some gestures were awkward or unnatural in public, so the first iteration is pretty conservative. Touching your cuffs is pretty unsuspicious.

That's fair. So will we have to purchase a new jacket with a new iteration, or just a new snap-on attachment?

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by sangnoir »

atomical wrote: post #12
45h34jh53k4j wrote: post #9

http://www.levi.com/US/en_US/category/men/collections/levi-c... Why is this only in skinny hipster sizes like Slim Fit Levi's 511s. Damn you malnourished SF hipsters (I guess you cant afford to eat with Bay Area prices, also you keep buying new phones instead of food).

You must be a bodybuilder.

I like your optimism!

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by konart »

atomical wrote: post #12
45h34jh53k4j wrote: post #9

http://www.levi.com/US/en_US/category/men/collections/levi-c... Why is this only in skinny hipster sizes like Slim Fit Levi's 511s. Damn you malnourished SF hipsters (I guess you cant afford to eat with Bay Area prices, also you keep buying new phones instead of food).

You must be a bodybuilder.

You don't have to be a bodybuilder to have a normal constitution (as in non-slim).

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by devopsproject »

dvfjsdhgfv wrote: post #10
tyingq wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This had better detail: https://www.blog.google/topics/atap/more-just-jacket-levis-c... Basically, you can make various gestures on the jacket cuff to control things like playing/pausing music, having an incoming sms read aloud to you, etc. Maybe useful if you're riding a bike, or other situations where interaction with a screen isn't practical?

But as the "tag snap" is detachable (so you can wash the jacket) it seems you can use it on its own, or with any other piece of clothing. I have a hard time understanding what is the advantage of this over any smartwatch.

it requires special threads embedded in the garment

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by dvfjsdhgfv »

mediocrejoker wrote: post #21
dvfjsdhgfv wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But as the "tag snap" is detachable (so you can wash the jacket) it seems you can use it on its own, or with any other piece of clothing. I have a hard time understanding what is the advantage of this over any smartwatch.

You can't use it on any other garment, because the touch sensor is woven into the fabric.

Of the whole jacket or just the cuff?
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