Fancy a shirt that displays a video message to match your mood, a sofa that glows in the dark or even curtains that flash “Happy Christmas”? You’re in luck – from next year, photonic textiles from Philips will make that possible. Waterproof LEDs and wires are woven into the cloth and pre-programmed graphics will flash and appear to move over the surface. For early e-garments check out http://tinyurl.com/lsuwo.
JVC’s Near Speaker Surround system will let people living in thin-walled apartments feel as if they are playing their DVDs really loud, except they won’t upset the neighbours. DVD video is fed soundlessly to the TV, while surround…
