{"id":115537,"date":"2020-10-10T11:33:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T15:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbach.net\/?p=115537"},"modified":"2021-08-18T12:36:05","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T16:36:05","slug":"smart-backpacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/smart-backpacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Backpacks"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

\"Smart<\/a>I first wrote about Google’s <\/strong>Project Jacquard<\/strong> which weaves conductive threads to create touch-responsive clothing<\/strong> in 2015<\/a>. Since then COVID has changed the world<\/a><\/strong>. As a result of the pandemic, Gartner<\/a> found<\/a> that 88% of businesses mandated or encouraged all their employees to work from home as COVID-19 spread and 97% of the firms canceled all work-related travel.<\/p>\r\n

\"\"<\/a>Despite the growth in WFH, Google\u2019s Project Jacquard has announced its latest innovation: two new smart backpacks<\/strong> developed with luggage maker Samsonite<\/a><\/strong>. Unlike the previous Jacquard backpack co-created with Yves Saint Lauren<\/a> <\/strong>with a stupid $995 price tag<\/a>, The Samsonite version has prices low enough for normal people to actually consider buying one.<\/p>\r\n

The new Google Jacquard “Konnect-i Slim<\/a>” smart backpack begins at $199.99. The slightly larger “Konnect-i Standard<\/a>” will run you $219.99. Both available are through Samsonite\u2019s webshop<\/a>. Both are also water-repellent, and they have the same materials and feature list.<\/p>\r\n

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