VJacket – a wearable controller for live video performance
The use of wearable technology for performance wear on stage is one of the driving forces in the exploration of wearable technologies.
The VJacket is a great example on how to integrated a performers motion on stage to manipulate videos and sounds in real-time.
Built into the jacket are bend, touch and hit s……
A wearable keyboard – the Keyglove
Touch screen gloves connecting people to their smart devices are commercially launched in a massive way this year but some innovative people like Jeff Rowberg think ahead transform a simple glove into a very smart input device, taking away the touch screen altogether.
It’s kinda logical to add computer……
THINK – a stylish view into the future of fashion
I have to disclose first: I am contributing to THINK Magazine, an innovative and stylish online magazine covering the beautiful things of life like art, design, fashion and technology. You guessed it – my contribution is mostly about wearable technology.
The latest issue of THINK Magazine relates alm……
Ultimate Setup – Micro Four Thirds cameras
Having spent some time with the Panasonic GF2 recently, we thought it was time to advise on the ultimate Micro Four Thirds camera set-up…
BODYWe're big fans of the Olympus PEN E-P2 and the new Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2. They both take advantage of the size benefits offered by the Micro Four Thirds format, resulting in spiritua……
DIY eTextiles – Sewable Disc Button
Sewable eTextile Buttons are the creation of ClothBot Designs using the unique service of Shapeways.
The Sewable Disc Button is designed with diagonal thru-holes in the pegs for sewing conductive thread and has at it’s center a hole straight through it, acting as a socket for thru-hole component termi……
ISWC 2011 – Call for Wearable Electronic design
ISWC (International Symposium on Wearable Computers) invites submissions of original works of wearable technology for its 2011 Juried Exhibition.
Submissions may comprise any type of wearable technology (electronic, mechanical, textile, garments, etc), and designers are encouraged to submit works of practic……
Only a few days left: Touch screen gloves Giveaway
We have extended our touch screen gloves Giveaway until Monday Nov. 22nd giving all our reader time over the weekend to tell us how you will connect during the winter time with gloved hands to your smart touch screen devices.
Just a short note – we are curious how the smart screens and the cold weather……
News Nugget – LaCie FastKey is world's tiniest USB 3.0 SSD drive
It’s not cheap, but if your storage priorities need to put some poke in portability, LaCie’s FastKey could be your man. Binning spinning disc media, the company’s new SSD flash drive can work up write speeds of up to 260mbps via USB 3.0 – that’s roughly 1000 MP3s in a minute.
In a nod to previous LaCie……
Acer teases its touchscreen bounty for 2011
Perhaps you’ve been thinking that 2011 will be awash with tablets and other touchscreen tech. Acer’s right behind you, today launching a plethora of touchable goodies none of us can buy until next year. But if window shopping’s your thing, there’s plenty to see…
IconiaRemember Toshiba’s Libretto……
Fashionable Technology Event Series
Organized around the official launch of Functional Aesthetics, Visions in Fashionable Technology by Sabine Seymour, the Fashionable Technology Event Series is an must-go event for all fashionable technology designer in and around NYC.
The event starts on Friday Nov. 19th at 2pm with a Symposium with a long l……
