The South Korean government said yesterday it would give financial backing to efforts to launch "smart" clothes with built-in digital music players by the end of the year. It declined to give details.
The clothing would allow people to enjoy an MP3 player's functions while avoiding the hassles of carrying the units separately.
Some devices would have to be unplugged from the clothes for washing.
The government, which has already backed research into smart clothing, hopes South Korea will account for more than 20% of a market that it estimates will be worth $7bn (£3.7bn) by 2014.
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