U.S.A.'s Olympic Opening Ceremony Uniforms Have Wearable Mini-Heaters

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Ralph Lauren unveiled the opening ceremony uniforms for Team USA Olympic and Paralympic athletes that are embedded with wearable heating technology that will actually warm them up. Per David Lauren, son of Ralph and chief innovation officer for Ralph Lauren Corp., chief outfitter for the U.S. Olympic Committee since 2008...

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"It's the most technologically advanced jacket ever produced," Lauren says. "There have been heatable blankets for kids before but they have wires. This is a fabric with ink that heats up — it's weightless, it's conductive and it's immediate."

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Cool, now sell this technology to the masses.

(USA Today)