Wearable technology (like smartwatches or Google glass) has become the latest subject dominating the technology news.
The latest development?
Circuit board fabric.
Unlike the previous devices, this development actually interests me.
A visor or watch that acts like a smartphone? Not interested.
A shirt that that can be used for electronics? That I find interesting. The fabric itself wouldn't be enough for ac an actual computer (at least not for the foreseeable future) but it would provide a framework for electronic devices to communicate with each other.
Among other things, the fabric could facilitate biometric monitoring for law enforcement or military personnel.
The current round of "wearables" are just run of the mill electronic devices given a different form. The circuit broad fabric has the potential to lead to different types of devices.
That's why it interests me.
