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First technology augmented textiles in form of clothes and furnitures are becoming commercially available. In contrast to the close link between technological development and innovations, future users\u2019 acceptance and usage of such interactive textiles has not been integrated sufficiently, yet. The current study investigates future users\u2019 consumer behavior and acceptance of interactive textiles using a scenario-based conjoint analysis study, which was presented in an online questionnaire (    n = 324    ). Two prototypical interactive textiles were focused on: a smart jacket and a smart armchair. To assess the textile products, the participants had to choose the preferred product alternative consisting each of the acceptance-relevant factors \u201cconnectivity\u201d, \u201cinput modality\u201d, \u201cfeature range\u201d, \u201cusability\u201d, and \u201cease of cleaning\u201dand their respective levels. The results revealed that the \u201cease of cleaning\u201d is the most important decision criterion for both textile devices (even more important for the smart jacket), followed by \u201cfeature range\u201d, \u201cconnectivity\u201d, and \u201cusability\u201d. In contrast, the \u201cinput modality\u201d is perceived as least important. The study also identified user profiles based on the projected consumer behavior (\u201cadopters\u201d, \u201crejecters\u201d, and \u201cundecided\u201d) for both products. Besides the differences in product evaluation and projected consumer behavior, the user groups are significantly influenced by the individual affinity to textiles (both products) and gender (smart jacket). 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