Examples of use of E-textiles
1. It would be particularly difficult to find a market for e–textiles that emit light, as most display technologies currently do.
2. While the technology isn‘t ready and the fashion industry seems uninterested now, "There‘s a market for [e–textiles]," says Maggie Orth, CEO of International Fashion Machines (IFM). An ordinary garment that incorporates an electronic display, however, "isn‘t yet on the horizon." Projects like urbanhermes explore the possibilities of electronic fashion from a blue–sky academic perspective, while IFM wrestles with the economic difficulties of integrating technology into clothing that will sell for more than the fabrication cost.