Smart clothes keep track of alcohol intake

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Smart clothes keep track of alcohol intake

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/smart-clothes-keep-track-alcohol-intake-214455682.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IlJ0.VEfFOEmLgx5XWK3sA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/cocoon_jacket1.6d21a124723.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Metamorphosis concept includes a shirt for women and a jacket (below) for men." align="left" title="The Metamorphosis concept includes a shirt for women and a jacket (below) for men." border="0" /></a>At a hackathon in Seoul, South Korea, the emerging smart clothes industry reached a new milestone with the demo of Metamorphosis, a prototype capable of reacting according to the quantity of alcohol imbibed by the wearer. Developed by an artist collective led by Younghui Kim, the Metamorphosis concept consists for the time being of a shirt for women and a jacket for men. As the wearer's blood alcohol level rises, the shirt's sleeves lift and inflate accordingly. In addition to improving the drinker's awareness of his or her alcohol level, the clothes allow others to determine at a glance just how inebriated their conversation partner is.</p><br clear="all"/>

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