The Konnect-i uses Google's Jacquard tech to function as a Bluetooth-connected remote. If only I were actually commuting anywhere. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable ...

Google's Jacquard touch-sensitive fabric tech continues to spread, with the new Samsonite Konnect-i Backpack weaving gesture recognition right into the strap. Able to remotely control your phone with ...

Looking for a way to interact with your phone without actually looking at it? Samsonite might have a solution — at least for certain scenarios. The company's new Konnect-i backpack uses Google's ...

Over the past year, Google ATAP has brought Jacquard to more than just Levi’s jean jackets. The first expansion of this technology was to an $895 backpack that was wholly out of reach for most buyers.

There are two kinds of backpacks that every traveler needs. One is the outdoor adventure backpack to trek through jungles, deserts and mountains. The other is more of an indoor adventure backpack for ...

When Google and Levis launched their Jacquard smart jacket in 2017, the world was a very different place. Most people actually commuted, they didn’t just roll out of bed in their underwear. The idea ...

Google has teamed up with Samsonite to make a smart backpack, called the Konnect-I, that controls your phone. Or at least part of your phone. Even more specifically, it controls various functions on ...

Google ATAP has been trying to offer Jacquard to more and more products and in line with that, the technology is now available in Samsonite Konnect-i Backback, pricing of which starts at $199.99. This ...