Jacket

Battling the likes of the Tec Jacket 2.0 for the title of "world's most high-tech jacket," the all-new PowearIN Jacket gives you surplus pocket space for gadgetry, integrated gadget charging, a built-in flashlight and a wireless dial to control external devices.

Aira is a “mobile massage suite” that helps work your tired back muscles while you’re out and about. Perhaps the best part is that no one will even know you’re wearing it because it looks like an average hoodie.

Most jackets offer very little usefulness beyond their ability to keep you warm and dry, save for a few pockets to keep a few basic items safe. But the BauBax Jacket is a travel jacket intended to offer a little more, with 14 different uses beyond a jacket's standard capabilities.

You may never fulfill your lifelong dream of walking on the Moon, but you could buy the SpaceLife Jacket to at least look the part. Made from futuristic materials and incorporating a built-in audio system, the SpaceLife Jacket is designed to look like the spacesuits of old.

Using clothing or bags as a pillow while traveling will often result in a sore neck. Problems like that could be a thing of the past with Tumi's Patrol Travel Puffer Jacket, which transforms into a pillow when you stuff it into a hidden pouch in the collar.

The Funnell is a backpack that ejects a waterproof jacket at the pull of a string, helping to keep you and your belongings dry.

It's important for firefighters to stay in touch with one another during operations, which is of course why they carry two-way radios. Researchers from Norway's SINTEF group, however, are developing a system that could allow users to receive and read text messages hands-free, via their jackets.

Ducati has announced a new version of its stunning Multistrada 1200 sports-tourer that wirelessly inflates airbag jackets for both rider and passenger in the event of a crash. The Ducati system can protect the rider and passenger even once they’ve separated from the bike.

Developed by SuitArt, the Diamond Armor is a diamond-studded, bullet-proof, air-conditioned, bespoke-tailored suit costing US$3.2 million, making it the most expensive custom-tailored suit in the world.

The Glowfaster Jacket is a new take on fitness tracking wearables developed by ex-marine Simon Weatherall that provides runners with feedback on speed, heart rate and location by way of lights down its front and along the sleeves.

One of the less practical examples of wearable technology we've seen of late is the "Joy Jacket" – a garment designed to convey a visual statement of happiness when the wearer consumes a certain chocolatier's product.

Winter has officially set in across the Northern Hemisphere, bringing with it feet of snow and record-breaking low temperatures across the US. Gizmag looks at a few of the latest winter gadgets and gizmos to help you brave the cold, frost and snow.