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Future smart clothes could pack serious gadgetry

Whether consumers will buy in is another story

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FASHION FORWARD  Fashion runways may someday showcase designs that respond to your commands, change colors or light your way.

James Provost

By Maria Temming and Mariah Quintanilla

- More than 2 years ago

In the future, leaving your phone charger at home will mean only one thing: You forgot to put on pants.

Just as smartphones untethered users from their desktop computers, smart clothing is poised to bring personal electronics out of our pockets and onto our sleeves.