Philips Lumalive textile garments

"The jackets and furniture feature its innovative Lumalive technology. Lumalive textiles make it possible to create fabrics that carry dynamic advertisements, graphics and constantly changing color surfaces."

A future in which everyone partly designs their own clothes, or becomes walking advertisements that actually change and/or are animated, might be pretty neat (though distracting to drivers). While Philips new technology might be a step toward that future, it's hard to tell if this will make an immediate difference or not. Probably not, but wearing a jacket that changes color would be a great way to get noticed if you think it will boost your self-esteem and don't want to get an ugly haircut.

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