Tired of texting the old fashioned way? Coming soon to a head near you, the smart hoodie! That’s right a hooded sweatshirt equipped with technology that can sends pre programmed text messages when you touch the hood or sleeve.

The “Smart Hoodie” was designed by two graduate students at New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications program and Alina Balean, one of her inventors

is already looking to find other uses for her invention, including using it as a safety device for parents or even for undercover agents who need to send covert messages. This could be the greatest invention since Maxwell Smart’s shoe phone, definitely better than the cone of silence!

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