[New York Daily News]

… The hot trend in the not-too-distant future? Tech togs — as in clothing, eyeglasses, headgear and even watches and jewelry that make phone calls, send emails, take pictures, track your location, stream your favorite 3D movie and even monitor your vital signs.

“What we’ re starting to see with wearable technology is that we’ re bearing the fruit of several generations of the digital revolution,” said technology and electronics expert Jim Barry, aka The Digital Answer Man.

“With battery life getting longer and devices getting smaller, we can actually wear them and use them for so many different things, whether it’ s incorporating a digital camera into your glasses or getting global positioning information on your watch,” added Barry.

Already on the market is a fun and functional frock called the M-Dress — a clingy, sexy, silk garment that doubles as a mobile phone. Made by British firm CuteCircuit, M-Dress has built-in wiring and a place in the hem where you install a standard SIM card to make and receive and calls with the same number as your cellphone — just lift your sleeve to talk.

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Reminiscent of Gaga’ s futuristic shades in her “ Poker Face” video, the glasses have a built-in 12-megapixel camera for taking secret snapshots, while the lenses double as mini-screens that play video and display photos.

Movie buffs can take high-tech eyewear a step further with Sony’ s totally immersive Personal 3D Viewer, which debuted during the holiday season and goes for about $700.

…“ We’ re really just at the start of the trend of a long series of innovations in wearable technologies,” said Shawn Dubravac, director of research for the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), …

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