Zegna debuted their Solar JKT at an Italian fashion show this week. The solar powered jacket is made with conductive textiles and a solar panel in the collar, allowing the person wearing it to charge cell phones and iPods through the jacket.
Implications - Besides recycling, reusing scrap for artworks and electric cars, there are other ways to go green. Solar power is still a dominant method to power various electronics as an attempt to conserve electricity. Since then, companies have started to think small in a sense that they want to charge items without humongous solar panels. Perhaps smaller solar-powered items like this jacket will appear in an effort to harness the energy of the sun without the inconvenience of large contraptions.
Solar Powered Jacket Charges Your Stuff
Solar Powered Jacket Charges Your Stuff
Trend Themes
1. Conductive Textiles - Opportunity for integrating conductive textiles into various industries to enable charging or powering devices through clothing.
2. Small-scale Solar Power - Opportunity to develop compact solar-powered solutions for charging electronics, such as jackets, to provide convenient energy sources.
3. Green Fashion - Opportunity for the fashion industry to incorporate eco-friendly technologies, like solar panels, into clothing to promote sustainability.
Industry Implications
1. Technology - Disruptive innovation opportunity for technology companies to explore integrating solar-powered garments into their product offerings.
2. Fashion - Opportunity for the fashion industry to adopt solar-powered textiles and create sustainable clothing options for eco-conscious consumers.
3. Consumer Electronics - Opportunity for consumer electronics manufacturers to collaborate with fashion brands and integrate solar charging features into wearable tech.