Comments on: Photo: Gap's gadget garment

Clothing retailer's new high-tech kids' fleece comes with a built-in radio.

Bad idea

I think it is great that the designers of GAP clothline are showing creative, inovative skills but i don't think its a good idea to have a radio transmision in children's clothline.

I think it will make it more difficult to control what the children listen to and the access to filth will be made too easy.

This is just my opinion, however if GAP has devised a way to control what is being transmitted through these radios then i think it is indeed a cool idea otherwise i think they should reconsider marketing their creative inovation.

[Crux78]

um..yeah

Actually, a kid with a hoodie w/ a built in walk-man is better then a normal walk-man. You cant wear a hoodie everywhere. A normal walk-man can be used w/ any sort of clothing. And at the size of small radio recievers these days, they can hide them anywhere. They are going to get their "bad music" if you like it or not.

OK then

You seem like one of those "G-d crazy, uber Christian" types.
The other guy was right, the kids are going to get their "bad
music" anyway. Most kids (teens through fairly young) have a
"boom box" or some other type of stereo in their possesion, and
they listen to whatever they want.

So what's a hoodie with a radio in it? At least it'll get kids out of
the house and more active. Which is what we really need.

Also, contrary to belief, music isn't bad. I bet you're the same
type who'd blame Marilyn Manson for the kids with guns in
schools. Manson isn't to blame, family life is. And so's society.
Canadians have the same violent video games, music, and
movies, yet you almost never hear of any homocides in Canada.

Control

I am in the garment business and I would only call it a design. I remember about 10 years ago, high school students starting to have access to a walkman/discman. Radio in jacket is only the cheapest way to try out the wired garments. Our generation is wired (or better yet wireless) wherever we go already. The only way is to not let them touch a computer if you want to go to that extreme. The content in the air I would say is much more childproof then content on the net (even after anti-virus, anti-spam, and parental control software). Unless you are a tech or engineer, you kids are likely to know more tricks on the computer then you. I would say by providing a radio on the jacket is merely a convenience.

[pigonthewing]

Chill.

When I saw the subject "bad idea," I thought it would be a reference to how difficult it would be to wash a piece of clothing that has electronics built into it.

As far as the "filth," the FCC is doing a pretty good job to make sure that nothing goes on the radio anymore. I would be more concerned with the other commenters' suggestions (internet, television, etc). Give the vicious conservatism a rest.

Bad idea (Abiola Oguja)

I think it is great that the designers of GAP clothline are showing creative, inovative skills but i don't think its a good idea to have a radio transmision in children's clothline.

I think it will make it more difficult to control what the children listen to and the access to filth will be made too easy.

This is just my opinion, however if GAP has devised a way to control what is being transmitted through these radios then i think it is indeed a cool idea otherwise i think they should reconsider marketing their creative inovation.