Zegna Solar JKT jacket loads up your cell phone or iPod
Italian’s fashion company Ermenegildo Zegna is extending it’s Wearable Electronic collection after entering this market with the iJacket and the planned launch later this year with the Bluetooth iJacket under the Zegna Sport collection.
At the currently running men’s fashion show Pitti Uomo in Florence / Italy, Zegna showed the Solar JKT, an outdoor jacket with solar cells integrated into the collar.
Two solar modules, one on each side, convert the sun’s energy into electricity. The electricity is routed via conductive textile cables to a buffer battery, which can be used to charge a device directly or store the power until needed.
The solar modules measures 9 centimeters by 5.5 centimeters each and can generate up to 1 watt of power by full sunlight.
The battery measures 7 centimeters by 6 centimeters by 1.3 centimeter and weighs just around 100 grams. It requires four to eight hours to load. A fully loaded battery can charge a cell phone or iPod in less than four hours. A 5-volt connection is available for USB devices and a 6-volt connection for cell phones.
The integrated wearable electronics was developed by Germany’s Interactive Wear using the solar technology from Solarc based in Germany as well.
Zegna plans to ship the Solar JKT jacket for the Spring/Summer 2008 season. Pricing information is not available yet. Judging on the price of the iJacket, it will not come cheap but it is a Zegna and exclusivity has its value - right?!
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[...] announced in June last year the introduction of the Solar-JKT as part of the Zegna Sport range for Spring/summer [...]
[...] The wearable technology integration partner is InteractiveWear which offers technology integration services to the garment industry and has collaborated with Zegna for this seasons Solar JKT Jacket. [...]
This is the nice product from the men luxury brand Ermenegildo Zegna. But what would happened to the jacket if it’s going to wash? Zegna Sport RoXXXXXX…….
Washing is no problem, disconnect and take the box with the electronics and take off the solar module which is designed to be easily removed and the rest is just … washing as any other jacket
[...] Pierre Cardin’s Solar Jacket is more straight forward to my understanding, some photos are already available on the smartTextiles Website and we have seen already how it can look and work from Zegna. [...]