Sony to make wigs the next big thing in technology
Wearable technology has long been considered the way of the future, and Sony have taken that quite literally with its latest patent application for something called a SmartWig. The device is exactly what it sounds like, a wig embedded with technology that allows it to collect and process data and connect with other devices.
While it seems like a wild idea, Sony insists that “the usage of a wig has several advantages that, compared to known wearable computing devices, include a significantly increased user comfort and improved handling of the wearable computing device.” The company added that is has the potential to be a “technically intelligent item and fashion item at the same time”.
Among many other potential uses, Sony see navigation for the vision-impaired, virtual reality gaming integration and data collection in the health sector, as the technology’s highpoints.