#project jacquard

[bemisbonds]

At SXSW, Levi’s and Google gave a sneak peek into their connected collaboration. Read more here.

[lindortech]

Google’s Ivan Poupyrev shows off Jacquard, which connects his Levi’s jacket to the cloud

Google’s Ivan Poupyrev shows off Jacquard, which connects his Levi’s jacket to the cloud

Ivan Poupyrev, the technical projects guide at Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects division, just gave a ted talk that was simultaneously a presentation and a demo of brand-new technology.

Poupyrev was showing off Jacquard, an appliance that allowed him to use the sleeve of his jacket as a controller for his presentation slides. Google has talked about this work before, and there’s even a…

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Google's Project Jacquard officially launches this week for $350

Google’s Project Jacquard officially launches this week for $350

Google and Levi’s connected jacket, Project Jacquard has been in the works for a while and now it will be available for purchase starting this Wednesday for $350 USD. (more…)

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[nimblechapps]

The Project Jacquard is a Google initiative in partnership with Levi’s. Levi’s is the first brand to join forces with Google on this amazing wearable.

Project Jacquard

[bitesbitesbites]

google X levi's touch-sensitive denim jacket takes center stage at SXSW

it’s been 10 months now since levi’s announced it’s collaboration with google to create world’s first smart denim jacket, and the product finally took centre stage at this years SXSW conference in austin, texas. the garment contains google ATAP’s ‘project jacquard’ technology, which uses conductive threads to turn levi’s iconic trucker cycling jacket into a smart wearable with a touch-sensitive left sleeve. the innovation works on the idea that the structure of textiles is similar to that of touchscreens, so by weaving in conductive threads in the place of simple cotton, it’s possible to create a soft wearable that recognizes certain gestures just like a screen.

http://www.designboom.com/technology/levi-x-google-project-jacquard-smart-jacket-03-13-2017/

[ssw-does-sxsw-blog]

Levi's partnered with Google's Project Jacquard to create interactive garments through conductive yarns. We featured Google's Project Jacquard for our #SSWomenWellTech initiative back in November. Looking forward to see what other partners they will bring on and how they will use the technology in the future.

[digitalbounds]

Google and Levi's Project Jacquard crushed my faith in wearables

Google and Levi’s Project Jacquard crushed my faith in wearables

Project Jacquard will hit stores sometime in October, but until then, I had a chance to try on the trucker style jacket from Google and Levi’s. At first glance, the denim jacket doesn’t look any different than the one you’d find on the rack at a department store, but with further inspection, you’ll see the left cuff has a raised fabric. The cuff has touch sensitive material which syncs turns on…

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[outoftheboxscience-blog]

Google And Levi's Launch The First Smart Jacket

Wearable technology is in its infancy yet, but Google with their partner Levis releasing the product which will be the first of a whole series of smart clothes that will be launched in the coming years. Two years after Google and Levi’s announced plans to work on smart garments, their first co-designed project – the Commuter Trucker Jacket, arrives this fall and will cost $350. On a first sight, it looks like a classic jacket, but with its features, this piece of clothing brings a whole new level in wardrobe industry.

Taking the idea of wearables to a whole new level, Levis Commuter X could be the first product of its kind.

Project Jacquard

Two years ago Google and Levis started project Jacquard using technology composed of conductive fabric woven into the garment to create an interactive patch that senses touch. Essentially, it allows the conductive fabric to turn a standard article of clothing into a connected device that can send instructions to the smartphone. The result is connected denim smart jacket.

Named as Commuter Trucker Jacket, it contains electronic circuits woven into the fabric, composed of 15 touch sensitive conductive threads. Also, there’s a little Bluetooth-enabled loop that is connected to the cuff of the jacket, which allows the communication with the smartphone. The functionality is customizable, so a person can configure exactly what gestures want to work.

Instead of taking the phone out of pocket, touches and gestures that are detected by the interactive denim are transmitted to a device

The jacket will come with an app and available activities are playing the music, answering calls, interaction with GPS apps. These activities can be controlled with the following functions: circular movement, full palm press, slide back, double tap, and slide forward.  Google still working to find third-party developer which could contribute to the extension of existing capabilities. Jacket maintenance is easy. It can be safely washed after removing the Bluetooth adapter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=yJ-lcdMfziw

It remains to bee seen the public reaction after product release, but the first impression of this modern and functional smart jacket gives a hint of a successful wearable tech future.

#CommuterTruckerJacket, #ProjectJacquard, #WearableTechnology https://outoftheboxscience.com/uncategorized/google-levis-launch-first-smart-jacket/