Hood.e: The Gadget in your Clothing-Gadgetlink2

One of the big parts of the gadget market that is set to continue into the future is the combination of gadgets with other things. For example, the combination of technology with clothing is something that we might start seeing more of in the near future and that future is here right now with the Hood.e concept.

Quite simply, Hood.e was developed by a man that was interested in ensuring that his son had a safe trip to school. The son would listen to his ipod on the walk with the earphones stuck in his ears. At the same time, he was crossing busy terrain and intersections and for that reason the lack of hearing of the ambient noise around him was a big concern for this father.

Hood.e was the result of this conundrum. Hood.e is a hooded shirt that has speakers actually embedded into the sides of the hood, allowing the wearer to put the hood on and listen to the music through those speakers. They can still hear the music but because the speakers are not right in their ears, they can still hear other noises and for that reason they can respond to anything potentially dangerous that might happen to them along the path.

This idea, while brilliant, also has some major drawbacks to it. The primary drawback is the fact that the person wearing the Hood.e , especially if they happen to be a younger person, might get mugged and have the sweater stolen from them in short order. In any case, the Hood.e design is not even off the drawing board in realistic terms, but it promises to get to production at some point and when it does it will be one of the coolest gadgets around. The idea is certainly better than many of the other ones that you see in the present day gadget niche market.

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