Vest Doubles as an Air Pollution Detector

Finally, another reason to avoid rush hour traffic.

Still willing to brave the rush hour traffic? Detectair is wearable tech that will give you another excuse to stay in. The "vest" is actually a cut-off shirt of sorts, with a neck cowl and sensors all over that detects nearby air pollution.

By analyzing "ambient air quality," Detectair will help people stay away from concentrations of benzane, carbon monoxide, ammonia, and other evil gases. Since all of these pollutants are found in cigarettes, expect Detectair to go haywire in a smoker-friendly club.

Or at least, to call attention to its wearer, and give them that buzzy feeling. The entire piece of clothing is studded with LEDs and tiny vibrators; they all go off in varying degrees depending on the level of badness.

The neck cowl isn't merely a fashion statement. The idea is that when Detectair goes off, the wearer will quickly pull up the cowl to protect their mouth and nose, a breathing mask of sorts.

But why bother? It's easy to claim you were late because Detectair couldn't clear a trip during that polluted morning rush-hour, right? No word yet if third-year industrial design students Genevieve Mateyko and Pamela Troyer will bring their creation to retail.