Archive for May, 2009

Wearable electronic – See Through Camera Jammer

With cameras as small as a needle head and camera function added to almost every electronic devices we carry around, taking pictures in any location to record our life with every step. But with most of our tools, they can [...]


Powerbrella – thin, flexible Solar power

Solar textiles might still be a bit far away but flexible, thin film solar panel material like Konarka a leader in the flexible solar film market is developing, provide a option to integrate solar power charging function into clothing and [...]


Light for life: Glowing cycling jacket

We have elaborated many times before the benefits illuminated clothing has to increase the visibility for cyclists and runners during low light conditions. Besides some commercially available  products of illuminated apparel, this topic is also one of the favorites in [...]


Show your great Smart Textile project

The organizer of the Smart Textiles Salon are still looking for your latest, greatest wearable electronic creation and have extended the dateline for submission of your work. If you have just finished a new project or like to show your [...]


Plug-and-wear, open source for smart fabrics and interactive textiles

DIY e-textile enthusiasts face sometimes the problem of getting the required materials needed for all the fabulous projects talk2myShirt is covering from Instructables and many other dedicated project sites. Often the creators of the DIY projects give a list of [...]


Twitter fashion: TweetShirt

Twitter is the ‘hottest place to be’ at the moment, bringing the virtual and real world closer together than any other system. Tweet whatever is on your mind from your cellphone or notebook in short messages (similar to SMS) to [...]


TechTextil – the innovative interchange

techtextil, one of Europe’s largest trade fairs around textile innovation will, like in the past few years, cover Smart Textiles, showcasing innovative apparel textiles, future-oriented clothing and visionary prototypes under the slogan ‘the innovative interchange‘. Innovative interchange opportunities are provided [...]