Table 1.

The comparison table of pervasive computing and fabric computing

	Pervasive computing	Fabric computing
Data scale	small-scale and single-point data collection	large-density data acquisition of wide-scale and multifunctional fibers
Location of tech entities	exposed to the forefront of the living space	can be pushed to the farthest end of the fabric without disturbing the user
Comfort and beauty	rigid silicon-based electronics disrupt living space design	intelligent fabric agents are consistent with traditional textiles in terms of users’ experience
Privacy	audio and video contain sensitive information about user identity	use fabric to sense user behavior without fear of privacy leakage risk
Synergy	it is difficult to spontaneously and effectively collaborate among large-scale heterogeneous devices	significantly reduce the amount of devices thus reducing the difficulty of collaboration
Design space	limited to traditional IoT devices	push the perception boundary to the forefront of human-computer interaction, and incorporate clothing, sheets, carpets, etc. into the creative designing space