DAB,
Good to see you again -- I feel like I have a great wizard watching over me. 
You bring up a good point about tech producing the clothing vs. tech embedded in the clothing. Both are very exciting areas right now, and I just met someone at a wearables panel in NY that is working with algorithms to create patterned fabrics. There are so many ways to plug in now, whether it is the idea, design, production or packaging. Your examples of the pen and phone gadgets are especially dear to me as I've visited the Spy Museum in Washington, DC. Chances are, if you've seen it in a movie, it probably has its origins in surveillance! I can only imagine where that field is headed, and if anyone has seen any interesting devices at a conference, I'm all ears (joke intended). Well, enjoy the holiday and set the projects aside long enough to have some stuffing.
