That ringing sound you're hearing could be someone's cell phone-or someone's dress.  Cute-Circuit, a UK-based fashion technology firm, has introduced the M-Dress, a combination of fashion and function:  It's a silk dress that also functions as a mobile with standard SIM card.  You just lift your arms to your head to answer a call when the phone rings.  Experts note that "wearable technology" is already common amount athletes (shoes with built-in pedometers, for example.)

Excerpt from June 2009 newsletter.