How often do you reach for your phone just to check something quickly? Maybe you're walking the dog or carrying groceries and don't feel like digging through your pocket.Now, scientists are working on a way to put a touchscreen directly into the clothes you wear.
Yes, your sleeve could eventually become a screen you can tap with your finger.Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed what they describe as the world's first touchscreen woven directly into a garment.Their prototype uses specialized electronic fibers to display images, play videos and respond to touch.
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Register free now at CyberGuyLive.com.WEARABLE PATCH VIBRATES WHEN DANGER IS NEARBYHere's how it works.Each fiber contains tiny light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, along with an electronic layer that senses touch.
When someone presses the fabric, the sensing layer identifies the location and activates the corresponding pixels.This allows the garment to respond much like a traditional touchscreen.
The system can also recognize multiple touches, allowing more than one area of the display to respond at the same time.To build the prototype, researchers threaded 54 specialized fibers into the forearm of a sleeve.Each fiber contains 96 LEDs, ...