Archive for November, 2008
TapTap – Haptic cyber clothing
Orit Zuckerman created back in 2005 the TapTap scarf, a wearable haptic system that allows nurturing human touch to be recorded, broadcast and played back for emotional therapy. Unlike the Hug Shirt from CuteCircuit which transmits hugs send over cell-phone [...]
O’Neill Audio apparel 2008/09
O’Neill, leading brand in the wearable electronic sport and outdoor apparel segment has introduced a ‘worlds first’, ready-to-wear active audio fashion line for the autumn/winter season 2008/09. The new Audio Hooded Top for women and the Audio Hoody Sweat for [...]
Carbon Fiber Heated Jacket
Feeling already the cold? Winter is just around the corner so we prepared another hot tip to stay warm while outdoors. The relatively new material of carbon fibers specially treated to make them electrically conductive with high resistance level and [...]
Interactive, illuminated sofa
I wonder what it may take to get all the fantastic ideas created around ‘living’ materials into consumer products. Here is an example I found on the www from designer Danielle Sobik, a couch that interacts with people by creating [...]
Luminescent Raincoat lights up the rainy days
Rainy days are usually grey days and if the rain stays for too long, the grey reflects on our mood as well. Late autumn is such a typical time of the year where grey and rain are often dominant. To [...]
DIY electronic embroidery – Frog catching firefly
The cute little DIY e-Embroidery project from Becky Stern the ‘Frog catches firefly’ is a very simple way to get craft enthusiasts exploring the e-textile world. The materials needed are simple: 2 LEDs, a switch, a coin cell battery and [...]
Fashionable sound – Burton Ronin Audio Stroll Down Jacket
Burton has a long tradition in fusing technology with textiles by launching the first commercially available backpack with integrated remote control (designed for Sony’s MD player) back in 2002, a revolutionary new concept at that time. For the winter 2008/09 [...]
