Students show ‘smart’ sweater with an Arduino to send messages

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Two students from New York University have a sweater that the wearer discreet messages can be sent. The couple wants to use the concept to demonstrate that a phone is processing something that ‘truly portable’.

The students Rucha Patwardhan and Alina Balean, wanted to own say a step further than Google, for example, is doing with its Glass eyewear. They examined how the electronics in clothes can be processed and then came up with the idea of a “smart” jersey to create, write American media Monday.

In the garment, the Smart Hoodie, offered the students an Arduino-based computer. It have connected it to the Arduino GSM Shield, in which a sim card can be stopped, so that a connection via gprs is possible. Finally confirmed the two different aanraaksensors in the hat and the sleeves.

The first switch made the students in the left sleeve. As soon as that was pressed, there was a Facebookbericht placed stating that the owner a lesson. Later added them there sensors in the cap and in the sleeve, which allows the Arduino also with gestures can be controlled. For example, the donning of a hat and rolling up a sleeve ways to make automated messages to send.

The concept was, according to the authors of an experiment, but they say that the sweater also is aimed at technology enthusiasts who have access to computers and the internet. “In the ideal situation, there is a web interface in which the user advance messages and phone numbers can be programmed, so that he can still communicate if he is on the way.” Another application is to teach children the sweater to wear, so that they, for example, on the way to school messages to their parents.

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