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"Lumalive" textile garments

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At IFA2006, Philips showed off their Lumalive light emitting textiles, the jackets and shirts can play animations as well as change colors. The video has a few clothing examples and a big clock inside a couch... - Link.

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Posted by: paulsw on September 6, 2006 at 6:42 PM

They really look lovely, don't they? Looks like a basic LED matrix. I'm thinking that SMDs would be best for comfort and flexibility. I love the @-symbol jacket. Sooo cyberpunk. I definitely want to do something with the LED-under-fabric idea, it looks so organic.

Posted by: afaust on September 8, 2006 at 1:10 AM

just a few more steps, and we'll have 'invisibility' clothes.

Posted by: spongebathe on September 8, 2006 at 5:17 PM

i wonder if those things use fiberoptic cables

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