Polaroid 600 One camera gets revamp for limited reissue
Just last week black and white Polaroid film went back on sale thanks to the work of The Impossible Project. Now, the classic Polaroid 600 One camera is available on a limited reissue.The limited edition instant snapper has been designed by Paul Giambarba, described as "brand new and pimped to rock your analog world".The camera takes Polaroid 600 film, a box of which is thrown into the bundle, and packs a focus fre……
DIY – surface sound speaker
We receive frequently emails from the wearable electronic community asking about speakers suitable to be integrated into garments or bags.
My first choice for doing this would be the surface sound technology from NXT which is used for the soft, magical sound in backpacks like the one from Spyder or Reebock.
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Beagle Scarf – medical fashion for Autism
During discussions around wearable electronic a repeated topic is the usefulness or the lack thereof to integrate technical functions into clothing.
While usually the debate of function into ‘every-days clothing’ is controversial and full of opinions there is one area where most can connect easil……
High Heels shine on the streets
Wearing light in form of dresses, jackets or shoes has a magnetic effect on people, some love it, some hate it (maybe) but in any case, wearable light has the attention of everyone around.
We have covered shoes with light elements using various technologies from no-brands to top-brands, it seems everyone is ……
Memory rich clothing – Meet and Playback glove
I love the idea using clothing to record the daily life like whom we meet, where we have been, what we have done and so on.
Collecting these memories on-the-go does not require attention from the wearer, it just happens. Later we can review and reflect on the days events.
Laura Boffi, student at CIID Copenha……
HP Slate priced at €400, release date set for June?
We've been excited about the forthcoming HP Slate since Adobe outed a demo video of the tablet, and now more details have leaked suggesting it'll have an iPad-bashing price tag.Reputable Spanish publication Clipset has reportedly obtained a price of €400 from HP itself, which if true, should see it undercut even the cheapest iPad offering.The Windows 7 device is reported to pack a netbook-esque Atom processor, a……
Nokia N8 – 12-megapixel flagship NSeries handset leaks
Nokia handsets have been leaking like crazy since the Nokia C5 announcement, and now we have the new N Series flagship handset, the N8 snapped in the flesh… apparently.Following the leaks of the C6 and the X9, the N8 is said to pack Symbian^3 OS, a 3.5 capacitive touchscreen, 12 megapixel camera and be capable of 720p HD video recording.From the pictures we can also guess it'll be a touchscreen handset with no QWERTY s……
DIY eTextiles – Soundie, a musical touch-sensitive light-up hoodie
Kanjun Qiu created at the MIT Media Lab for the High-Low Tech research group the beautifully designed Soundie, a hoodie with touch sensitive areas triggering sound and light effects.
The Soundie is Kanjun’s exploration into eTextiles and the LilyPad system. The result is the Soundie, one of the best de……
Textile Synthesizer
While researching for last weeks Soundie DIY article I found the Textile Synthesizer made by Jeannine Han and Dan Riley at the Swedish School of Textiles, a highly interesting concept that transforms clothing into a MIDI interface.
Jeannine embed touch sensors, similar to the ones used in iPod and other touc……
Undercover music
We stay in the textile music area with today’s article introducing ‘Undercover‘ a blanket containing a system of 24 wireless speakers for the ultimate and intimate music experience.
Interaction Designer Dana Gordon loves to combine textiles with technology as her innovative portfolio of pro……
