Technology Enabled Clothing can hide microphones, cameras etc. from the casual observer.
Technology Enabled Clothing (TEC) and its wholly owned subsidiary, SCOTTEVEST (SeV), have been creating ingenious clothing with hidden, purpose- driven pockets and patented wire management features for over a decade. Gadget lovers, travelers, photographers and government agencies have all discovered the convenience of wearing their technology, but now TEC is expanding their line to integrate cutting edge electronics into their clothing... at least in concept. The challenge to the Consumer Electronics manufacturers of the world: develop and adapt new technologies that answer the question, "What will the Technology Enabled Clothing of 2015 be able to do?"
Providing the vision for this challenge is TEC and SeV CEO and Co-Founder Scott Jordan, who will be presenting the TEC Jacket 2.0 at Showstoppers during CES. The TEC Jacket 2.0 is the clothing equivalent of a concept car. Projecting what technologies could be available in two years, Jordan and his team have developed a presentation meant to inspire, entertain and engage anyone interested in the world of gadgets, particularly those who can make their fantasy gadgets a reality. Far from being pure sci-fi, all of the must-have devices of the TEC Jacket 2.0 have a basis in current technology that can be adapted for integration and use as wearable tech.
This revolutionary concept jacket demonstrates game-changing future technologies including:
● Networked, flexible e-ink screens embedded in the jacket sleeves to monitor battery status, connectivity, temperature, location and other vital stats.
● Flexible flat speakers and microphones positioned in the jacket collar to provide stereo playback and recording of media.
● TEC currently has a patented (PAN) Personal Area Network integrated into their clothing. The natural evolution of this network is a Power Management System utilizing thin, flat batteries woven into a flexible array to maintain a charge on all devices networked through the PAN. Various charging sources can be integrated as new technologies allow: kinetic charging, magnetic induction charging through a specially- designed "coat hook," and optional solar cells.
● A Wi-Fi/LTE-amplifying fractal antenna sewn into the jacket material to allow high-speed connectivity on, near and off the grid.
● And at least a dozen other near-future technologies will be presented at ShowStoppers at CES
“We are constantly pushing the electronic design envelope and always searching for ways to expand our clothing line by imagining and creating wearable technology. The TEC Jacket 2.0 is visual representation of how we see the next logical step in consumer wearable computers. With suggestions and ideas from our social media following, key tech bloggers, and internal resources we created the TEC Jacket 2.0 as the jacket of the (near) future. We are challenging consumer electronics companies to provide the technology to make this jacket possible, and there’s no better place to issue this challenge than at CES.” says CEO, Scott Jordan.
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TEC-Technology Enabled Clothing issues a challenge: Make wearable tech to truly transform how people live with technology:
http://www.scottevest.com/kevin/CESPressRelease2013.pdf