服裝未來:谷歌與李維斯合作打造智能牛仔褲

What if you never had to pull out your phone to dismiss an incoming call? That's the type of future Google and Levi's are envisioning.

不用掏出手機就能拒接來電，你覺得怎麼樣？這正是谷歌與李維斯正在展望的未來。

The two companies are partnering to create a pair of "smart" jeans that you can use to perform certain actions on your phone, Google announced during its annual I/O developer conference in San Francisco on Friday.

5月29日，谷歌在舊金山舉行的年度輸入/輸出開發者大會上宣佈，兩家公司正在合作研發一種“智能”牛仔褲，人們可以通過褲子來對自己的手機進行一些操作。

The move is part of a bigger initiative by Google called "Project Jacquard," which is essentially a type of smart yarn that would allow textile manufacturers to create electronic clothing more easily.

此舉是谷歌更宏大的“雅卡爾計劃”的一部分，雅卡爾是一種智能紗線，紡織品製造商可以用其更便利地製造出電子服裝。

There's no word on when you'll actually be able to buy a pair of the Levi's pants that are to come from the partnership. But we got an idea of how fabric with Google's special yarn woven inside would work. During a demo we saw on Thursday, we tapped a small section of a piece of fabric to pause and play music. You could also swipe the fabric to control volume.

什麼時候才能買到一條雙方合作的李維斯智能仔褲目前尚不可知。但是我們已經知道了谷歌特製的機織紗布工作原理。在28日的演示中，我們在一小塊布料上輕敲就可以控制音樂暫停和播放。你還可以在布料上滑動手指來控制音量。

Google isn't the first to dream up such an idea — plenty of companies large and small are working on creating clothing that can connect to your phone. But it sounds like Google is creating a common type of thread that would make it easier to create such devices.

谷歌並不是第一個有這種想法的公司——許多大大小小的公司都試圖創造可以連接手機的服裝。不過，似乎谷歌創造的是一種常規布料，製造智能服裝更加容易。

What we're seeing at I/O is just the tip of the iceberg, Google says. Designers and developers will be creating apps that are tailored to these types of smart clothing.

谷歌宣稱，我們在輸入/輸出會議上看到的只是冰山一角。設計師和研發者將會爲這種智能布料開發專門的應用程序。