802.11 Apparel - Wifi Jacket
Jenny Chowdhury a resident researcher focusing on wearable and physical computing at NYU/ITP created a range of 802.11 (WiFi) Apparel by taking out the ‘geeky’ look of other WiFi shirts we have posted about.
Her approach is to combine traditional floral pattern used for a long time to decorate c……
Piano Gloves - Fingertip keyboard to inspiring musicians
Who does not play songs with the fingers by hitting a table or other objects to drum up the favorite tunes while idle or under pressure.
Hammacher Schlemmer will soon launch gloves that transform your finger drumming into (almost) realistic piano, violin or mandolin sound.
For musicians: each glove can play ……
Radiation detecting bracelet
Self-proclaimed engineer, designer and artist Cati Vaucelle created a variant of a wearable Electromagnetic Field Detector in the form of a bracelet.
Electromagnetic Field (EMF) detectors are certainly not new and wearable prototypes have been created throughout the past years like the one mentioned on the M……
Interactive T-Shirts
T-Shirts with EL (Electroluminescent) displays have come a long way. What started out as novel idea with only very few variations to choose from has evolved into a colorful and variation rich segment.
There are millions of different designs available to be used to send specific message of the wearer out to t……
T-Mobile G1 Android phone is official
UPDATE: First official G1 picsFirst G1 hands-on video T-Mobile has now officially announced the release of the very first Google Android-toting mobile, the G1. As we previously reported today, the open-source blower will come toting a full touchs……
Wearable Electronic DIY project: TV-B-GoneHoodie
Using zipper as a switch in e-Textile projects always catches my attention as zippers offer many possibility to interact in the most simplest way with the wearer - zippers are used since … like forever.
An example of the simplicity of a zipper switch is Rebecca Stern’s latest project, the TV-B-Go……
Burton Heated Dream Jacket to keep the ladies hot
Winter time will never be as cold as it used to be in the past. No, I am not talking about global warming, I am talking about heated clothing.
Over the past few years we have seen an increase in cold season clothing that incorporates advanced textile heat elements to keep us toasty warm no matter how cold it……
Touch screen compatible gloves
An interesting product that does not use e-Textiles or any of the wearable electronic technologies we usually write about but related to the way clothing - in this case gloves - need to adapt to be able to interact with our indispensable electronic gadgets.
As we are on the way to the big freeze outside let&……
Motion Responsive Sportswear
Kerri Wallace, a textile designer from the United Kingdom, has set out to revolutionize fitness and performance apparel by designing responsive textiles with motion sensitive displays.
Her research project ‘Motion Responsive Sportswear‘ is using the correlation between heart rate and body temper……
What's the best touchscreen phone for you?
Touchscreen phones are finally taking over the world. But it’s not all about the iPhone 3G. There are now stacks of cells with tons of different features, so whether you want one for firing off spreadsheets or taking killer photos, there&rs……
