After a ’slow start’ earlier this year, Kenpo is getting very serious about Wearable Electronics. Kenpo is flooding the market with 15 new styles in more than a dozen colors. Their new Jackets range from bubble jackets (some with fur-lined hoods), sleek sprinter jackets, snowboarding jackets, and windbreakers.
Kenpo has a huge selection of Ladies and Mens Jackets. With so many variations of styles these new jackets should serve many different tastes.Â
The use of these new Jackets ranges from snowboarding, to a night in the city. The wearers can pause, skip tracks and adjust volume, without fumbling with zippers and gloves, or hard to get to pockets.
The iPod can stay tucked away in the jacket’s inner padded pouch. There’s also a new locking feature that prevents the settings from being changed due to accidental bumping. A good user observation and learning on Kenpo’ s side.
The Jackets make use of Eleksen’s ElekTex patented “smart fabric†touch pad technology, which transforms the sleeve into a 5-button electronic control panel for use with all iPod models (expect the iPod Shuffle).
As a result of the lack of any wires or a metal contact, the jacket is machine washable, completely self-powered, and best of all requires no batteries.
The great news: Kenpo’s Jacket for iPod has a suggested retail price range depending on style from $89 to $189 USD.
