GOOGLE'S PLAN TO TURN YOUR LEVI'S INTO A TOUCH SCREEN

PROJECT JACQUARD

Hey guys i am back with another fantastic project by GOOGLE ATAP Team. Thanks to Project Jacquard, Google ATAP's touch sensitive fabric and Levi's jacket are coming together.

I know you guys must be thinking how is this possible. Well, We are talking about Google's Advanced Technology and Projects group (ATAP) the same team who turn ideas like GOOGLE Project ARA and Project TANGO into reality.

Origin

The name "Jacquard" is borrowed from the Jacquard Loom, invented in 1801, which could be controlled with punched playing cards and inspired using punched playing cards in computing more than a century later. Just like the loom, ATAP's Project Jacquard is a platform, not a consumer product; it helps in creation of products for uses such as communication, navigation, health and fitness, fashion, and work.

What is Project Jacquard?

Project Jacquard enables textile industry to weave touch and gesture interactivity into any textile using spinning conductive yarns.

Jacquard yarns combine thin conductive material such as metallic alloys with synthetic and cotton or silk making yarn stronger.

The Next Question is HOW?

The platform includes techniques for creating fashion fabrics with conductive fibers woven into them with small,flexible comp. components and feedback devices (such as haptics or LEDs), along with software APIs that apps can use to exchange data with the garment.Basically a person can command into mobile with just a tap or sliding over the garment at a particular place. And the user can be notified by vibration, light or a sound from the garment.

IS IT HELPFUL?

Hell yeah, it is just imagine yourself wearing a jacket and you can control music player, dismiss an incoming call, send simple messages to anyone. All without operating you smart phone. but with just a tap and swipe over you sleeves.Yup, its not a dream anymore they will be most likely be out later this year.

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