For a time, it seemed Google I/O would be bereft of what had initially seemed most exciting about it. Project Ara and everything else Google’s ATAP (Advanced Technology and Projects) division has been working on. And then came a shining light as the conference progressed. ATAP has been working overtime, and they had a bunch of projects to announce.Project JacquardProject Jacquard made an entrance; new innovation the likes of which we’ve come to expect from ATAP. This is an attempt to make smart fabric, by integrating conductive threads into fabric. Sensors and miniature circuits integrated into clothing, allowing us to, in future, possibly control our smart devices via our clothing. Imagine using your shirt to interact with your phone menus, answering a call by tapping your pocket. All this and more can be possible. And Google has announced a partnership with Levi Strauss, allowing for joint research to build smaller circuits, and have them embedded in clothing. Watch the video below, and try to tell me it doesn’t speak of the future.This basically means that just a twitch of your fingers in the area near your phone or smartwatch can be used to operate a virtual scroll or button for the device. Imagine setting your smartwatch alarm by “rolling” a button, just as you would in an analog watch. But the difference is, there is no button, no moving parts. Just you, reaching into the virtual world, and manipulating devices with your hand.We cam hopeful for a Project Ara reveal and left, satisfied, with so much more to chew on. Virtual controls, smart clothing, modular phones and even an almost human-like security guard. We were hoping ATAp would come through, and bring it they did. 

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