Levi’s Google-powered smart jacket isn’t the smartest


Smart fabric is a relatively new feat, with Google and Levi’s smart jacket finally available after over two years of anticipation. Scientists, however, have been quick to create a smart fabric that easily outperforms the $350 jacket — and its most impressive feature is its ability to store data. Revealed in a research paper last week, computer scientists from the University of Washington detailed the applications of a new smart fabric they’ve been working on. Operating without the need for attached sensors or electronics, this new type of textile can store information, be drawn on with magnets, and takes gesture…

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