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Musical Tablecloth.

Computer hardware in the future could be downy-soft: Electronic fabrics may increasingly replace hard plastic keypads and other computer components. Early prototypes include a tablecloth that serves as an electronic musical keyboard, as researcher Dianne Jones of WRONZ EuraLab (pictured) demonstrates. Other possibilities: Your TV remote could be stitched into the arm of your La-Z-Boy, and smart-house controls could be embedded in your curtains or carpets.

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