Smart clothes could help us clear out our drawers by sending messages if they haven’t been worn in a while. If these alerts are ignored, the garments will get in touch with a clothing charity and ask to be recycled. They could also be programmed to put themselves up for auction on eBay. Academics at Birmingham City University are developing the connected wardrobe to encourage more economical* clothes consumption. The concept sees garments tagged using washable contactless technology, known as radio-frequency identification. It follows in the footsteps of the Internet of Things* — a concept that sees ordinary household items connecting to the Internet in order to share information. Now, the “Internet of Clothes” will see that neglected garments will tweet and text the owners “asking” to be worn depending on the weather and frequency of wear.(SD-Agencies) |