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Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by Brakenshire »

wiradikusuma wrote: post #35

Isn't cycling/driving with earphone plugged dangerous? I've tried it, and I couldn't hear the ambience sounds surrounding me.

There are some augmented reality headphones which can filter out some sounds but not others, so you might be able to listen to music but still hear preferentially hear certain sounds like tyres, engines, etc, or perhaps human conversation. A bit like listening to a podcast on your phone, but having it pause or fade out when the a satnav app wants to tell you to take a turning. Although I think they're still a bit of a work in progress, at the moment the microphones pick up too much wind noise to be able to use them while cycling, but maybe something for the future.

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by misterbowfinger »

SurrealSoul wrote: post #17

I feel like we are pushing this wearable tech thing too hard. Pushing all the cool ways we can put stuff into things (ordering pizza from your shoes, snapchatting from your glasses) but they ALWAYS boil down to "You can touch XYZ instead of your phone to pause your music". When we will get some decent applications, instead of enhancing the form

One way to look at wearable tech is as an extension of the surface of your smartphone. If you can interact with your phone throughout your clothing, there could be a lot of room for (warning, buzzword!) innovation there.

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

#43

Post by Brakenshire »

firasd wrote: post #38

I dig it. Ever since 'smart watches' started I've felt like grown men wearing digital watches is a bit awkward. I'd prefer more subtle things like Google Glass or tech woven into clothing fabrics. We definitely need to get beyond smartphones and into more ubiquitous form factors so we don't evolve into creatures with our upper backs and necks contorted downwards. I always liked this UI from Mission Impossible 5: http…

With you on the subtlety, not so much on google glass being subtle!

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by xeromal »

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.

Or cyclist! Or honestly, any athletic man that weighs over 185

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

#45

Post by nijynot »

Why get this denim jacket when you can get an iPhone and an Apple Watch?

Jacquard only puts limits on you as it's stuck on that specific denim jacket. Apple Watch on the other hand works with any jacket. You don't even need a jacket with Apple watch, you can wear whatever you want, whenever you want, and it would still work compared to Jacquard which wouldn't.

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

#46

Post by firasd »

Brakenshire wrote: post #43
firasd wrote: post #38

I dig it. Ever since 'smart watches' started I've felt like grown men wearing digital watches is a bit awkward. I'd prefer more subtle things like Google Glass or tech woven into clothing fabrics. We definitely need to get beyond smartphones and into more ubiquitous form factors so we don't evolve into creatures with our upper backs and necks contorted downwards. I always liked this UI from Mission Impossible 5: http…

With you on the subtlety, not so much on google glass being subtle!

True! Hopefully such interfaces can eventually fit into the contact lens form factor.

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by anindha »

nijynot wrote: post #45

Why get this denim jacket when you can get an iPhone and an Apple Watch? Jacquard only puts limits on you as it's stuck on that specific denim jacket. Apple Watch on the other hand works with any jacket. You don't even need a jacket with Apple watch, you can wear whatever you want, whenever you want, and it would still work compared to Jacquard which wouldn't.

The idea is that every piece of clothing one day will incorporate this.

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by zimpenfish »

Brakenshire wrote: post #41
wiradikusuma wrote: post #35

Isn't cycling/driving with earphone plugged dangerous? I've tried it, and I couldn't hear the ambience sounds surrounding me.

There are some augmented reality headphones which can filter out some sounds but not others, so you might be able to listen to music but still hear preferentially hear certain sounds like tyres, engines, etc, or perhaps human conversation. A bit like listening to a podcast on your phone, but having it pause or fade out when the a satnav app wants to tell you to take a turning. Although I think they're still a bit of…

Etymotic had an app for this which used the headset mic to monitor your surrounding and pipe "important" sounds to the headphones. Looks like it's migrated to Essency now.

http://www.essency.co.uk/awareness-the-headphone-app/

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

#49

Post by kevin_thibedeau »

nijynot wrote: post #45

Why get this denim jacket when you can get an iPhone and an Apple Watch? Jacquard only puts limits on you as it's stuck on that specific denim jacket. Apple Watch on the other hand works with any jacket. You don't even need a jacket with Apple watch, you can wear whatever you want, whenever you want, and it would still work compared to Jacquard which wouldn't.

Apple Watch on the other hand only works with an iPhone.

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by Sodman »

A lot of hate going on in the comments here, but as somebody who doesn't really like wearing watches - I'd take the idea of "Subtly vibrate on text/notification received" being built into my jacket over it being built into a smartwatch. Would love to know how much this costs though.
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