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MS presents 'Printing Dress'

Tessa Reed
By Tessa Reed, Journalist
Johannesburg, 11 Aug 2011

MS presents 'Printing Dress'

Popsop.com.

A high-tech frock developed by Asta Roseway, a senior designer at Microsoft Research, and Sheridan Martin Small from Xbox, allows users to type out anything they like and wear it in public. This is a really new step in the art of fashion, which gives trendsetters an opportunity to manifest their individuality.

CNet reports that the Printing Dress is designed to project what users are putting out on the . Tweets become fashion statements as words flit across the skirt. This sort of wearable technology is not recommended for members of Congress with itchy Twitter fingers.

Roseway sees this kind of clothing as a step toward social accountability for your online actions. It could conceivably help reduce the flame war phenomenon that comes from people hiding behind anonymity and pare down the number of controversial tweets offhandedly tossed out by celebrities.

According to Engaget, it might seem a far-fetched goal now, but these 'eRenaissance women' hope to lure tech back from the 'cold, unyielding' brink and into the warmth of a 'human age.' Jump past the break for a video peek at this ethical couture.

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