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| | Wired News: Warm Toes Are Happy Toes |
 | | Later this year, Australian Wool Innovation, a company owned by Australian woolgrowers, plans to start marketing "hot socks." But don't expect wires anywhere -- warming the toes will be a "smart textile" developed by New Zealand company Canesis Network. |
 | | "The calloused bits that you walk on are not sensitive to anything much, but across the top of your feet and around the ankle are the most temperature-sensitive areas," Johnson said. |
 | | "So a blanket can be folded up and put in your bag, and there are no issues with hard wiring, which is a major problem with current electric blankets," said Johnson. |
| www.wired.com /news/technology/0,1282,63101,00.html |
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