Levi’s & Google Are Here to Jazz up Your Fashion With Smart Jacket

The smart jacket is for cyclists who want to operate their phones without having to take their eyes off the road.

Smart jacket Jacquard developed by Levi’s and Google. (Photo: YouTube/Levi’s)

• Google and denim jeans company Levi’s have developed a new jacket that lets users interact with their smartphones by swiping at the garment in various ways.
  
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• The garment is powered by Google’s Project Jacquard technology, developed by the internet giant’s Advanced Technology and Projects Group.
  
  
• Called the ‘Commuter Trucker Jacket’, the garment is aimed at cyclists who may be too busy riding and concentrating on their surroundings to reach into their pockets and fiddle with their phones.
  
  
• The jacket is apparently waterproof – except for a detachable electronic smart tag that activates a wireless connection between the clothing and a mobile device.
  
• The company has confirmed that the jacket can be washed inside a washing machine.