WT Conference 2010Wearable Technologies refer to garments with built-in electronics or electronic devices and to new materials that enable functions far beyond conventional ranges of applications. Former visions are now becoming marketable products: Jackets with built-in GPS functions or solar panels, bluetooth communication gloves or jerseys that monitor your heart rate, measure sportive performance are no longer dreams of the future. The pioneering conference builds a bridge between the fashion and high-tech industry and focuses on decision makers and experts from commerce, production and science, in particular from the fields of sports, Moreover, this unique event was aimed at encouraging a dialog between the respective industries and at uniting new user groups, such as the electronics and communications industry, with the textile industry. It also showed in what way a combination of sports, fashion and lifestyle with current trends of the electronics industry can create an added value for clients and increase the turnover potential on both sides. |
