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I dig it. Ever since 'smart watches' started I've felt like grown men wearing digital watches is a bit awkward. I'd prefer more subtle things like Google Glass or tech woven into clothing fabrics.

We definitely need to get beyond smartphones and into more ubiquitous form factors so we don't evolve into creatures with our upper backs and necks contorted downwards.

I always liked this UI from Mission Impossible 5: https://imgur.com/6H1dJ2n

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Related, CPS suite from Continuum series.

A fun feature it had that I would love to have on real clothing - you could pop up a slider and change the color of the suit.

EDIT: here's a video of its various features:

https://vimeo.com/64120587

One of the things about watches though is that you can wear them with any outfit. Having functionality built into my shirt is only useful if it is in all my shirts. Otherwise I'm coupling how I want to look with what I can do.

Google Glass == subtle? I don't think so. It still needs a lot more time to evolve into an acceptable form factor.

With you on the subtlety, not so much on google glass being subtle!

True! Hopefully such interfaces can eventually fit into the contact lens form factor.

Overheating bug would be so bad...

> ”wearing digital watches is a bit awkward... prefer more subtle things”

Subtle as a giant hearing aid looking thing attached like a shiny black cucumber slug on the outside of your jacket’s wrist?

I think of this as a prototype or exploration rather than the final form of the technology. What I 'dig' specifically is the attempt to explore wearables integrated into textiles.

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