English: 中文版 ∷  英文版

Industry news

How does cloth change the touch screen in seconds? Controllable mobile phone and lighting lamp

Phoenix Technology May 30th news, according to technology website PCWorld reported that Google at the I/O conference to display a fabric made of intelligent fibers, the future or can be used to control the smart phone or home lighting.

The pilot project, known as Project Jacquard, weaves electronic components into the fabric, making the fabric "morph" into a touch screen, where users can slip around the fabric and control nearby electronic devices.

In the Google I/O conference set a number of displays, on a display platform, users can use a cloth to manipulate 3D image near on the screen, another piece of cloth can switch mobile phone to play songs, and a piece of cloth to control the lighting on the ceiling.

It's not clear how Google plans to exploit the technology developed by its advanced technology and project groups. Google 3D maps technology, Project Tango also from the Department's hands.

Google announced Friday that Levi''s was the first partner in Project Jacquard, but did not release any specific "smart clothes"".

Some of the videos on the Project Jaquard site have industrial weaving scenes, so Google may have solved the problem of mass production of such fabrics. The sign at the booth shows that the fabric is being manufactured in textile mills in the United States and japan.

Carsten Schwesig, a Google executive at Project Jaquard, said the technology could be used in almost all fabrics. There are some wool and silk thread hanging on the wall behind the booth, which may indicate that the technique will be used in woolen textiles and silk fabrics.

Skei Weiss G said Google and its partners have been developing the technology for about 1 years.

For more LED related information, please click on China LED network or pay attention to WeChat public account (cnledw2013).

Scan the qr codeclose
the qr code