Digital lederhosen for DIY yodellers

A German clothing manufacturer has just launched the world's first ever pair of "digital Lederhosen" - complete with integrated MP3 player.



Unveiled this month at Germany's famous technology trade fair, CeBIT, the "MP3-Player-Interface-Lederhose" shuns the tradition of embroidering Edelweiss flowers or hunting motifs down the leg of the Bavarian cow-hide breeches. Instead, a neat row of on-off, volume, play and shuffle buttons runs down the thigh.



The leather shorts even come with an in-built mobile phone, the mouthpiece embedded in the suspender straps. These will come in useful in the new generation of WiFi-enabled Bavarian beer gardens.

Developed by Munich-based firm Lodenfrey, the digi-trousers are part of a range of "wearable electronics" on show at the fair.