August 17, 2006
Children’s underwear with barcodes of parents cell phone number
Korea's Digital Chosunilbo writes about wearable MP3 players that will hit their market later this year and other smart outfits due to launch soon, including children's underwear with barcodes.
"Beaucre Merchandising and Fashion Consulting Group will introduce “smart” clothes equipped with a fabric cord and buttons that act as an MP3 player and can be connected to earphones.
Other types of smart outfits to be introduced within a year or two: outdoor sportswear, which automatically adjusts by measuring body temperature and outside temperature; and healthcare wear, which measures vital signs of people during exercise and sends the information to the server of a fitness center.
And of interest to this column:
Children’s underwear with a barcode containing the cell phone numbers of parents to help them find their children if they get lost.
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