Smart textiles that guide you through cities without looking at your phone
Sextant creates smart textiles from recycled polyester embedded with conductive threads that form pomegranate-like patterns of LED lights. Your fabric pulses with directional cues based on GPS, letting you walk while keeping your head up and aware of your surroundings.
You're walking through an unfamiliar city at night. Your jacket sleeve softly glows with tiny LED arils in a pomegranate pattern—gently pulsing left, you turn left. The pattern accelerates as you approach, then glows steady when you realize you've arrived at your destination without once pulling out your phone or breaking your stride.
Direct-to-consumer smart jackets and scarves at $299-449
Targeting urban commuters and tourists in major cities with premium pricing that covers embedded tech and creates healthy margins from day one.
B2B partnerships with tourism boards and ride-sharing companies for branded navigation wearables.