Archive for April, 2006
G-Tech’s ‘Psycho’ iPod Backpack
G-Tech, part of GoodhopeBags, offers now a single strap backpack with build-in iPod remote control. The Psycho, that’s how this model is called, is more than a rugged backpack for your school essentials — it’s also a great way to [...]
Think Geek Mono-Strap Backpack
Dare you get a scratch or nick on your glossy pristine pod? Or heavens… drop your iPod onto hard concrete while fumbling to go to the next track? Think Geek has launched a new Backpack that guaranties not only the [...]
NYX Display Jacket
A company called NYX clothing has launched or better, reintroduced a range of customised jackets with built-in flexible display screens that connect to a Palm OS PDA or smart phone. NYX is promoting this concept for some time now (around [...]
Smart, electronic textiles
The following text is taken from the research work from R. B. Katragadda and Y. Xu, “A Novel Intelligent Textile Technology Based on Silicon Flexible Skins”, Proceeding of the International symposium on wearable computer 2005 (ISWC05), Osaka, Japan, Oct. 18-21, [...]
Flame 5 / Communication Jacket
The Flame 5 (F5) is a jacket that connects to a mobile phone via Bluetooth and enables communication via heat. If a person sends an SMS (TEXT) to a another person wearing Flame 5, the clothing heats up depending on [...]
