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“There is something appealing about technology that lets us live our digital and physical lives without one getting in the way of the other. Devices like Google Glass appeal to that sentiment, but ultimately fail because even if they don’t distract us with vibrating notifications, they offend our fashion sensibilities. Parkes gets that. “There is a limitation to the number of hard things you’re going to wear on your body; it’s basically jewelry,” she said. “But if you have a softer system, like a scarf—there are more opportunities.””