Vibrating vest could send alerts to soldiers
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With all the custom, hand-made T-shirts telling “What would McGyver do?” for instance (Threadless has it), it’s obvious the days of read/write T-shirts would come. And the MIT is already working on the first ones, reports NewScientist (via bb).
“The vibrating vest is made from black spandex and fastens around a person’s lower torso with Velcro. An array of 16 small vibrating motors is embedded in the back of the vest and connects to a control unit on one side. This unit contains a wireless transceiver linked wirelessly to a controlling computer. Commands sent from the computer are translated into patterns “displayed” – like Braille-on-the-back – by the vibrating motors.”
Besides those high-profile vests, consumers can soon enjoy read/write textile developed by Philips (in picture). Or for more particular uses, they can already buy the MoBeeline T-shirt able to display emoticons, and CuteCircuit Hugging clothings with warming zones that can triggered by text messages.
Jan 6, 2007 | By Nuno
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