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Levi’s Musical Jean Jacket<br />
Fig. 37 Musical jacket and its circuit<br />
Component side of the circuit<br />
Although the jacket is not in the stores yet, it has been test marketed in Europe [95].<br />
The Wearable Computing Laboratory of the ETH Zürich presented a Music jacket (virtual drums) at<br />
the exhibition "150 years ETH" in spring 2005 [96].<br />
The company ADIDAS markets a sport shoe which they claim as ‘The World’s first Intelligent Shoe’.<br />
The ADIDAS 1 shoe analyses the wearer’s speed, weight and the terrain underfoot by an electronic<br />
unit implanted in the arch of the sole. A magnetic sensor monitors weight, pace and surface a<br />
thousand times per minute and the information is send to a microprocessor. The microprocessor is<br />
capable to send signals to a motor driven cable system connected to a cushion cylinder in the heel of<br />
the shoe. Thus, the cylinder can be loosened and tightened to ensure a good level of cushioning.<br />
Fig. 38 ADIDAS 1 shoe [97]<br />
The shoe is equipped with + and – buttons at the side, above the buttons there are five small ambercolored<br />
LEDs. As soon as the shoes are turned on, the middle LED lights up. Switching to another<br />
LED, the shoe will start with the automatic adjustment of the cushion. However, the wearer also has<br />
the possibility to adjust the shoes to his/her personal preference. The shoe can be either switched off<br />
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