Archive for August, 2007
ElekTex sensor for Designer, Students and DIY
Great news for all Wearable Electronic DIY enthusiasts, Students and their Professors and Fashion Designer.
Eleksen offers now next to the Evaluation Kit the ElekTex keypads and the electronics module for iPod control.
This is music in our ears. Finally, everyone interested in experiencing the often mentioned fabric keyboard can now use them to realize own [...]
What’s in your bag?
Asking: “What is in your Bag?” seems to be a trend judging on the many blogs that have this line as topic.
For us the answer is: Solar Power and other other stuff of course. Having solar power in the bag is fairly easy nowadays.
You can either make a solar bag yourself or get one of [...]
Eleksen’s new eSystem™ for the next generation of Interactive Apparel
Eleksen is on the way to set a new standard on how interactive apparel will be made with the launch of the eSystem™ according to a press release from businesswire.com
I have first seen samples of the eSystem™ last June during the Avantex in Germany which has the potential to revolutionize the interactive apparel business.
This solution [...]
Music and Sons BLACK-eco T-Shirt reviewed
After posting iWear my iPod in Style, I just couldn’t hold back my credit card and ordered the cool looking BLACK-eco for myself. iNeeded to experience Music and Sons T-Shirts myself, first hand.
A few days later, the BLACK-eco arrived and I could finally get my hands on it.
The BAMBOO fabric feels very good on the [...]
Make your own Solar Bag and the sun power will be with you
We conclude our DIY project ‘Make your own Solar Bag’ by sharing with you our experience by using our Solar Bag for a month now in many different ‘real life’ situations to give you an idea what you can expect (and what you can’t expect) from the solar charging power of solar bags.
We can only [...]
Make your own Solar Bag - part two
Today you will make your own Solar Bag complete with the guidelines for the electronic part of our project.
A few words to the design: The following electronic concept is based on the DIY instruction from Popular Science but we added a diode which is recommended by our Solar panel supplier Sundance Solar.
The diode protects the [...]
Make your own Solar Bag - part one
A few days ago we started writing about our DIY Solar Bag and today we start to show you how to make your own solar Bag ‘the easy way’. Part one is about the integration of a solar panel in a bag.
What you will need for this part of the project:
A bag. Either you transform [...]
Back-to-School with Skullcandy Link packs
Skullcandy is a hip company for the skate boarding youngsters and their backpacks are as hip as their customers. Skullcandy’s backpacks with Link technology are one of the coolest packs on the streets.
The latest model in their range is the Link Fashion Pack a compact day pack that features an expandable pocket opening for extra [...]
Fashion meets Technology on IFA 2007
Fashion meets Technology again during IFA 2007 between Aug 31 and Sept 5 in Berlin/Germany. IFA is the world largest Consumer Electronic Show and Wearable Electronic will have a strong presents during this event.
The Smart Textiles Interessengemeinschaft, a community that represents the interests of producers and developers from the application fields of fashion, sports, workwear [...]
DIY Solar bag
talk2myShirt has formally entered the DIY community by making our very own version of a Solar Bag. It was easy for us to pick our first DIY candidate. Catching solar energy with a bag to power iPod and Co. became very popular this year.
Our DIY instruction guideline will not only give you the technical [...]