ESPIED: Emotive Clothing

An interesting idea... A research team at Philips has developed clothes that look good and let others know how you feel. The Bubelle Blush Dress is designed with equipped with sensors that respond to changes in the wearer's emotions and project them onto the outer layer of the textile. The Frisson Body Suit incorporates hundreds of minature LEDs that are attached to sensitive electronic hairs covering the surface of the body. They light up when they are brused or blown on. According to the designers, the Frisson LEDs light up in the same way that the skin would tingle, blush or shiver when blown on or stimulated. The researchers sought to challenge the idea that a digital world is automatically a better world. Their work exploits technologies that are more sensitive than "intelligent". Am sure not all of us are comfortable wearing our emotions on our sleeves, but perhaps that might make things a bit easier? Less guessing? To see the full slide show and tidbits go to Time.com.