Sony files patent for 'SmartWig'

[muriel_volestrangler]

Sony has filed a patent application for "SmartWig", as firms jostle for the lead in the wearable technology sector.

It says the SmartWig can be worn "in addition to natural hair", and will be able to process data and communicate wirelessly with other external devices.

According to the filing, the SmartWig can help navigate roads and collect information such as blood pressure.
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It said that as a result, the device has the potential to become "very popular" as it could be used as a "technically intelligent item and fashion item at the same time".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25099262

Gentlemen, start your Donald Trump jokes ...

[snooper2]

1. I'm sorry, one sec, I can't hear you...

Okay, better now, just had to stick my hair back in my ear

[packman]

2. Does it come in a

mullet, Mohawk, crew, beehive,etc. And if there's a problem with it do you go to your hairstylist or your IT guy? This could be a very hairy problem , but with a little trimming and cutting, I hope their get it covered for the average person. But, it probably be just a flash in the pan, you know what they say, "Hair today, gone tomorrow".