Bluetooth for snowboarders

Burton and Motorola are doing interesting things with keeping snowboarders connected while moving and in extreme physical conditions. This is some of the first mainstream wearable technologies to come out.

"The products introduced at CES include:
Jacket - the Bluetooth-enabled jacket links a rider's cell phone and/or iPod with an embedded system operated via an easily removed control module on the jacket sleeve. Stereo speakers are built into the hood of the jacket and a microphone is embedded in the upper section near the collar, allowing seamless, unobtrusive wearability and playability. ... Motorola believes the greatest technological advances are made to make everyday tasks easier."

full story at phonecontent.com

I do wonder how usable the interfaces are and how easy the bluetooth setup is, but it's certainly admirable that they are doing it.