Houdini integrates connected Touchlink zippers into first garment

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The Touchlink interactive zipper, which debuted in October 2020, is the result of a collaboration between outfitting manufacturer YKK and wearable technology company Lifekey. Using Near Field Communication (NFC), the same technology that enables the “tap-to-pay” function of smartphones, the Touchlink zipper serves as a tool to communicate with the ...

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