Fashion and technology will inevitably become one

There's no denying that the technology world is obsessed with fashion. Amazon, Apple and Google, three of the biggest names in tech, are all trying to carve their own path into the fashion space. Apple's doing so with fancy smartwatches, Amazon with...

The Levi’s Commuter smart jacket has a ton of promise

Google's mission with its Advanced Technology and Products group is to create innovations like Project Jacquard, which can turn objects into interactive, gesture-controlled surfaces. With the Levi's Commuter jacket, introduced in 2016, the technology...

Inhabitat’s Week in Green: A VW bug made out of timber

Six years ago a Beijing company proposed an insane lane-straddling bus that could soar over congested freeways. The project just took a step closer to reality, as the Transit Explore Bus is set to begin testing this summer. In other transportation ne...

Google and Levis are releasing their smart jacket early next year

Google and Levis announced a partnership at Google I/O last year that would bring "smart clothing" to the market using a technology called Project Jacquard. The technology, which is basically composed of conductive fabric woven into the garment to cr...