While researchers around the world are diligently working to
bring wearable electronics to market, a U.K. university has
moved a step closer to reality. Here, scientists have produced a
prototype garment that integrates electronic devices into the
fabric of the garment. According to Digital Spy, researchers at
Nottingham Trent University's Advanced Textiles Research Group
have created a garment fitted with light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
The researchers are calling it smart and interactive textile.
Application targets for wearable technology include medical,
military and consumer. Based on analyst investigation, wearable
technology could reportedly be a big growth area in consumer
electronic goods over the next few years. Currently, as per the
report, techniques involve electronic devices being inserted
into clothing after it has already been produced, making the
textile inflexible. In addition, the electronic devices must be
removed before washing. But unlike others, wrote Digital Spy
reporter Andrew Laughlin,