DIY - RF detector wristband
Brian send us his latest wearable DIY project, the ‘RF detector wristband‘.
A simple but interesting project demonstrating how the use of wearable technologies can create helpful ‘hands on’ tools.
The function of the ‘RF detector wristband’ is to visualize the presents of ……
Klight - an sparkling, interactive dress
Avantex-Innovation-Award 2009 winner in the category ‘New Fashion’ was ‘Klight‘, a sparkling interactive dress was the highlight during my walk around the TechTextil.
Klight is an interactive dress which translates the body’s movement into light, connecting the body with its sur……
Cellphone dress
Georgie Davies, BA student at the London College of Fashion made ‘Fashionable electronic’ headlines last week with the ‘Cellphone dress‘, her winning entry to the Sony Ericsson initiative working with the School of Fashion Design and Technology at the London College of Fashion to expl……
Interactive Sample Book for e-textile designer
During my visit to the TechTextil I met Hanne-Louise Johannesen, co-founder of Diffus, a Denmark based design company with the mission of ‘diffusing traditional thinking as well as materials in order to create the unforeseen‘ in e-textile applications.
Very interesting to me is the project of the……
Hands on video with the Viewty Smart
Although many people may be a little pre-occupied with another handset today, we've just posted a new hands on video with LG's rather lovely looking Viewty Smart.Following in the footsteps of the original Viewty launched……
Wearable Electronic summer-camp for assistive clothing
To promote the early involvement of students into the multifunctional field of wearable electronic the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Computing is hosting this summer an intelligent clothing workshop for children with an emphasis on assistive wearable technology.
Last year, the summer camp wo……
Spin on the Waltz - Interactive clothing conquers the ball room
During my travel to Austria, Vienna, I discovered a Viennese inspired wearable electronic project from NYC based Ambreen Hussain a Masters graduate in Fine Arts at Parsons, The New School for Design.
Her project the ‘Spin on the Waltz‘ or ‘Spin‘ for short, creates a new and interactiv……
Interactive Wear e-Texile designer kits for Wearable Electronic
Just in time for the opening of the TechTextil trade fair held from today June 16 until Thursday June 18 in Frankfurt, Interactive Wear AG announced via this press release the introduction and availability of development kits for designers of textile based wearable applications.
Each kit contains fully funct……
Back to a glowing future with the Nike Hypermax NFW McFly
Nike added another ‘glow-in-the-dark’ sneaker to their collection of glowing sneaker fashion, the Back to the Future inspired Nike Hypermax NFW Back to the Future 2015 Marty McFly.
Glow in the dark elements are incorporated into the shoe’s outsole, not the sort of interactive light in sneakers ……
Stuff.tv's Top 10 festival gadgets
In the excitement of working out your plan of attack for a festival line-up, it’s easy to forget about more important questions. How will you keep your gadgets charged? And are you prepared for the inevitable downpours? Lu……
