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Google, Levi Strauss to launch smartclothes

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Google is all set to tieup with popular jean maker Levi Strauss to launch smartclothes using particular woven fabric with touchscreen-control capabilities. Named Project Jacquard, the plan would be implemented by a small team at Google called Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP). The project is named Jacquard after a Frenchman who invented a type of loom. While the clothes are expected to be stretchable and washable like normal fabric, these would also be able to connect with devices. Special threads would be woven into a wide array of fabrics. However, conductivity will be limited to desired parts of the fabric or spread across entire cloth. Google has said that, with the use of standard, industrial looms, touch and gesture interactivity could be woven to any textile. Hence, anything involving fabric is likely to have computer touchpad-style control capabilities woven into it. ATAP also said that the conductive yarn would be connected to minute circuits, no bigger than jacket buttons and small electronics that can use algorithms to recognise touch or swipes.