Levi’s and Google’s smart jacket — price, release date and what it can do

Ever find yourself wishing that a tech company could make your smartphone accessible from your wrist? Um, without using a smartwatch?

Well, now Google and Levi's have teamed up to do just that, with a smart jacket that allows you to control your smartphone from a fabric patch near your wrist. But how does it work?

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So what is going on? Aaron Mamiit has some background:

Google and Levi's first announced Project Jacquard back in June 2015, promising smart clothes...capable of interacting with the mobile devices of the wearer.
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Almost two years later, the unlikely partnership has...revealed that a smart jacket...will be released into the market in the fall.

Project Jacquard? What is that? Anmol Sachdeva reminds us:

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