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weSearch – wearable electronic search engine
Today is a special day for talk2myShirt: we reached our 1000 posting. To celebrate this milestone we add another, hopefully useful, feature for our reader and members.
Looking back to 1000 blog postings also means looking back to countless hours spending with Google, Yahoo and other search engines to hunt down all the news and information [...]
Textile iPod controls going mainstream
While the market of controlling an iPod or iPhone via clothing is spearheaded and dominated by companies like QIO Systems with their PANiQ controller, Fibretronic with CONNECTEDwear and Skullcandy with the AMP’D system it seems the time is near where traditional textile companies add this material to their product portfolio.
During my search for news I [...]
CONNECT to the Wearable Electronic community
We welcome 2010 by inviting you to join our talk2myShirt CONNECTION and connect with the Wearable Electronic community.
Inspired by discussions and feedback we received in the past year from wearable electronic creators, producers, brands and consumers expressing the wish to link up, to get in touch and connect with people around the world who are [...]
Happy Holidays
Another exiting year comes to an end and we will start our traditional break over the holidays.
We thank you for visiting talk2myShirt, we are grateful for the many tips, contributions and encouragements we received throughout the past year. Your feedback and input is our motivation and reward.
Looking back the past 12 month, it was the [...]
Meaningful wearable electronics
During discussions around wearable electronic I am frequently challenged with the following questions: ‘Why should wearable electronic, clothing that contains some sort of electrically active technology be interesting for consumers? Why not using small electronic devices as we have already, why not using the ’sexy’ wireless technology to connect different devices in our pockets?‘
Instead [...]
EduWear – a Treasure chest full of wearable electronic information
A remarkable collection of wearable electronic information can be found by EduWear, an initiative of the ‘Digital Media in Education‘ research group which is affiliated with the Center for Computing and Communication Technologies at the University of Bremen, Germany.
The project receives support from the European Commission with the aim to develop an educational low-cost construction [...]
SysTex rewards students’ work in the field of wearable electronic
SysTex, a European project within the Seventh Framework program for research and technological development in the field of e-textiles and wearable electronics in Europe is organizing the SYSTEX STUDENT AWARD.
Eligible for the SYSTEX STUDENT AWARD are thesis’ or projects at European universities, research institutes and companies. The award will be given to the student [...]
Frauenhofer IZM TexLab – wearable electronic innovation and industrialization
at the begin of this year the Frauenhofer IZM launched the TexLab concentrating it’s competencies and equipment to the integration of electronics into textiles.
The involvement of Frauenhofer’s IZM into wearable electronic goes back to 2001 when they started to investigate eTextiles with a strong focus on assembly and reliability.
Since then, IZM not only makes large [...]
Innovative, interactive fashion design from Novanex
During my TechTextil visit I had the opportunity for a short talk with Alexandra Baum, owner and general manager of Germany based Novanex, a design company specialized in design, product development and manufacture of innovative textiles.
Although her services are across the fashion business in general she has a high interest and years of experience with [...]
Plug-and-Wear: One-stop-shop for eTextile crafters
Plug-and-Wear, a one-stop-shop offering materials and components specifically targeted to eTextile creators has opened it’s shopping doors.
Plug-and-Wear is the brain child of Riccardo Marchesi, Managing Director of InnTex, an Italian based textiles and textiles machinery company with 55+ years experience in the textile industry.
The aim of Plug-and-Wear is to provide a place where wearable [...]
