Google and Levi's create a jacket that connects to a phone

Levi's has created a futuristic jacket that isn't just designed to keep you warm, it's acts as am extension of your phone. It is the first commercial product using Jacquard technology to create 'smart' conductive fabric which connects to electronic devices INTERACTIVE JACKETS The jackets are made using Jacquard technology, named after the Frenchman who invented a type of loom. It is the first commercial product created by a small Google team called Advanced Technology and Projects who are using Jacquard technology to create 'smart' conductive fabric which connects to electronic devices. You can play or pause your music, skip to the next track, or ask what song is playing simply by swiping your sleeve You can configure the gesture by tapping it, select an ability from the carousel, and assign the ability to a gesture by dragging and dropping The release date was originally this spring, but Levi's global product innovation head Paul Dillinger and ATAP's Project Jacquard lead Ivan Poupyrev announced that they were pushing the date back during the SXSW festival. A tag - which is the size of a button - connects the conductive yarns in the jacket's cuff to an electronic device The yarn structure combines thin, metallic alloys with natural and synthetic yarns like cotton, polyester, or silk, making the yarn strong enough to be woven on any industrial loom.