Solar Powered Ski Jacket

by john-the-geek on 19/10/08 at 11:35 pm

Yuletide season is coming. Of course, in some countries, winter is also near to come. Here at geekiegadgets we present to you the all new Microtene jacket with Solar Power!

The Microtene jacket is waterproof, and comes with its own solar cells connected internally within its neoprene collar. You will be a walking (or skiing) carrier of renewable power since what you’re wearing converts sunlight into energy. If you don’t want to be carrying the solar converter, you may detach the collar and use it as a power source. This is sheer convenience and, yes, power! No more problems with cell phones, cameras, or iPods that have run out of electrical charge while you’re on top of a snowy mountain.

Interactive Wear has also pioneered another textile technology called iThermX. This one is capable of generating heat, this time. The technology is applied in Thermotec, a new line of sensor-controlled heating snow gloves from Reusch. Fashion has, indeed, become ‘intelligent.’ Among recent innovations along this line are a man’s suit that can control hidden electronic devices through an ordinary touching of the sleeve.