Have you ever noticed that sometimes you go out with your friends and find that you are wearing clothes, which do not match and are actually obnoxious when you look at them together? Have you ever gone to a party and you find you stand out way too much and wish you could blend in better?

Did you know that the military is working on adaptive soldier uniforms, which change color depending on the terrain? For instance if they are in a desert then they turn tan color, yet if they move into a forest area they turn a shade of green. If they are walking along a road they would turn black on top so that an aircraft over head would not notice. Pretty cool features yes? Of course and this could save lives in our military and it makes a lot of sense.

Now then in the future these technologies will be transferred into the public sector, in fact currently some of these technologies really are. In the future consumers will be able to buy adaptive clothing just like the military will have. Imagine if you could match your friends clothes and blend into your surroundings. Indeed some may want to be loud and attract attention and in this case your clothes would pick a color that was not in the room and then go for that instead. No more accidentally wearing the same dress at a party. Consider all this in 2006.

Lance Winslow

Currently Lance is retired at age 40 and is running an Online Think Tank Forum while traveling North America. Perhaps considering something extremely challenging to do that will exercise his mind and utilize all his experiences, observations and skills. Any ideas?