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The most obvious problem is that capacitive interfaces like this detect on both sides. Which means rejecting false touches from the clothing moving on your body is going to be very difficult - unless it's integrated into outerwear or something farther away.


Not at all. The fabric can be woven to specifically avoid this problem.


How? The most common method I've seen is to put a ground plane behind the sense wires, but that would require 2 layers of fabric.


Many garments above casual streetwear have multiple layers. Your typical blazer has several.




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