Google executives have a vision that one day soon your jacket, shirt, pants — even your socks — might control your phone, tablet or even the lights in your house.

Ivan Poupyrev, Google’s technical program lead, received wild applause at a morning session at Google I/O today when he talked about Project Jacquard.

The project isn’t about a new smartphone or tablet or even a giant humanoid robot. It’s about smart textiles that could change the way we connect and communicate with our environment and devices. They can also track health and physical activity. (Yes, your pants will know if you’re sitting on the couch instead of doing power squats.)

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