Sony is working on SMART WIGS. Yes. Smart Wigs.

Man! Fuck my shitty hair! And don’t just fuck it because of my receding hairline. Fuck this dome-muff because of how fucking pedestrian its capabilities are. Can’t do shit! Mannnn, I gotta get me a smart wig.

A smart wig.

Sony has filed a patent for a “wearable computing device” that’s in a wig. It’s called SmartWig.

Sony’s patent (via Engadget Japan), which was filed this past May but made public this week, describes a hairpiece with input sensors able to process data and communicate with another device. The techy bits would be hidden while the hairpiece is worn.

“The usage of a wig has several advantages that, compared to known wearable computing devices, include significantly increased user comfort and an improved handling of the wearable computing device,” states Sony in the patent.

Sony notes lots of people wear wigs—from those with hair loss to those dealing with illnesses. Interestingly, Sony also notes in the patent that lots of cosplayers wear wigs, too.

Sony also mentions a wig-based navigational system, wig feedback, and camera-and-laser pointer-embedded wigs as well as more beneficial uses, such as health care implementation.

[Kotaku]