When we talk about wearable tech, things like smart watches, computerized glasses and health trackers easily come to mind. Well, there’s a lot more going on especially with the fusion of technology and fashion than the ones you know.

Entrepreneurs and designers all over the world are finding new and sometimes bizarre ways to make the clothes we wear smarter without compromising on style. Some can be truly useful; others, well, seem more like novelty.

Here’s a look at some of the Wearable tech trends to watch out For in 2016.

Wearable Chargers

Someday you may be able to charge your smartphone with your clothes. Flexible solar panels have inspired designers to come up with clothes and accessories that can power electronics.

Start-up Wearable Solar is using the technology to make lightweight wired garments that enables the wearer to charge a smartphone up to 50 percent if worn in the sun for a full hour.

New York-based Voltaic System makes a collection of bags that can charge a variety of devices.

Baubles & Bangles

In the future, our own personal air purifier may defend us from all that nasty air outside.

Worn on the wrist, the Hand Tree design sucks up and filters polluted air, and recycles it back into the atmosphere. It was created by Alexandr Kostin, a semifinalist in the Electrolux Design Lab Competition.

The purifier gas comes with a refillable carbon filter, a rechargeable battery and an organic light-emitting diode screen.

Dynamic Dresses

Some really smart people want to make our clothing do more than just cover our unclothedness. Amy Winters, the designer of the Rainbow Winters clothing line, makes garments that respond to their environment. For example, the dress is made with holographic leather and reacts to sound. As volume increases, it begins to illuminate and make what Winters describes as “visual music.” The bathing suit reacts to light, with the center panel turning into purple dots in the sun.


More wearable tech here: http://www.hfmagazineonline.com/wearable-tech-trends-to-watch-out-for-in-2016/

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