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Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by mavhc » Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 3:48 PM UTC

fizx wrote: post #55

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

Have you seen how many silly versions of bicycles and airplanes we got in the early 1900s? Suicide doors on cars and funny little wings on the back? Things take a while to converge.

Suicide doors are back, with auto locking

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by simias » Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 3:49 PM UTC

colorincorrect wrote: post #6

Watching the YT video, is this just a denim jacket with a touch sensor on the sleeve cuff?

Yeah I don't really get it either. Why not sell the sensor on its own so that I can wear it on anything I want? What's the added value of having it sewn to your jacket? It's not like it's particularly small or discreet.

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by chickenfries » Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 3:49 PM UTC

addedlovely wrote: post #51

"The Jacket is designed to withstand up to 10 washes with the Jacquard snap tag removed but your experience may vary by usage and wash conditions" "Note: You can wear the Jacket in the rain, but if the Jacket becomes too wet it may not reliably detect gestures. Allow the Jacket to dry and resume using. The snap tag is resistant to rain and splashing, but it is not fully waterproof" Sure it's really "Specifically tail…

Is this really any worse than a denim jacket? I have a levi's jacket and I've never washed it. It's gotten rained on once or twice but I just dry it off. I also believe denim is anti microbial? Honestly, I only wash my jeans once they've had something spilled on them.

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by Terretta » Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 3:52 PM UTC

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…

> ”wearing digital watches is a bit awkward... prefer more subtle things”

Subtle as a giant hearing aid looking thing attached like a shiny black cucumber slug on the outside of your jacket’s wrist?

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by chickenfries » Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 3:52 PM UTC

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.

I hate that the video encourages wearing headphones while cycling. I have a phone holder on my handlebar and turn up the volume on my phone, works great.

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by simias » Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 3:52 PM UTC

anindha wrote: post #47

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.

What a waste. Why not just have a standard latch design on your clothes and let the user connect and disconnect their devices? It would allow for upgrade without having to discard everything.

Do you really want to buy a new jacket every time you upgrade your touch gizmo or vice-versa? Do you want vendor-locked clothes? It's very user-hostile IMO.

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by anindha » Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 3:53 PM UTC

nijynot wrote: post #57

anindha wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

But why not buy a single smart watch and keep your clothes normal? I mean, it's seems redundant to make every single piece have similar tech functionality when you can have one watch that works with all clothes. If you choose to have different tech in different clothes, I don't see why you don't want to combine everything into a watch. Though there are edge cases where you can want to split it up. But then your custo…

Interacting with your clothing is more convenient than interacting with a smart watch in many situations. If one day it costs $0.50 to add, why not add it to every jacket that is made?

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by Mz » Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 3:54 PM UTC

addedlovely wrote: post #51

"The Jacket is designed to withstand up to 10 washes with the Jacquard snap tag removed but your experience may vary by usage and wash conditions" "Note: You can wear the Jacket in the rain, but if the Jacket becomes too wet it may not reliably detect gestures. Allow the Jacket to dry and resume using. The snap tag is resistant to rain and splashing, but it is not fully waterproof" Sure it's really "Specifically tail…

Yours is at least the second comment talking about it this way, but I am not seeing the word cyclist on the site. I am seeing Jacquard currently offers abilities designed for urban commuters. and Levi’s® Commuter™ Trucker jacket.

Did I miss the part where they say cyclist?

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by anindha » Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 3:54 PM UTC

Mz wrote: post #60

anindha wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Totally not creepy and totally not classist. /s

Haha

You could have said that about a device that knows exactly where you are every minute of the day - but here we are.

Re: Jacquard by Google transforms clothing

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Post by Terretta » Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 3:55 PM UTC

Sodman wrote: post #50

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.

It’s not built into the jacket, per se. It’s a vibrating Bluetooth dongle that snaps on the outside of the jacket wrist.

The jacket contribution is threads to act like a touch pad.