Smart jacket from Google, Levi's arrives this fall for $350

PanARMENIAN.Net - It's been nearly two years since Google and Levi's announced their plans to work on connected garments, an idea born out of the tech giant's Advanced Technology and Products group. The first piece of this project is a connected jacket called the Commuter, which uses Google's Jacquard technology to turn its denim fabric into a gesture-controlled canvas. Although it was known it'd be launching as a consumer product eventually, up until today no pricing or availability details were known. But at SXSW, during a panel titled Beyond the Screens: the Ubiquity of Connectivity, Levi's and Google revealed that the smart trucker jacket will be arriving this fall for $350, Engadget reports.

As a refresher, the Commuter comes with a Bluetooth cuff that pairs with a smartphone to let you get directions, adjust the volume on your music or answer a phone call -- all triggered by finger swipes on the jacket's fabric. The Commuter is on the ground at SXSW, a demo of it should arrive in the coming days, Engadget said.