Archive for May, 2009
Triumph International introduces the ‘Husband hunting’ bra
Triumph International Japan is no newbie when it comes to integration of technology into lingerie, their main business. Last year it was a solar power collecting bra and this season (no, it’s just a demonstrator and headline grabbing model) it [...]
DIY – Stretchy Conductive Fabric Traces
e-Textile designer working with electrically conductive traces in fabrics face sometimes the problem of elasticity, or to be more precise – the lack of elasticity of stitched traces which is sometimes a important factor when it comes to ‘electrifying’ clothing. [...]
Control your music with your heart(beat)
Music is a great motivator as long as the right tunes accompany the different emotional stages we go throughout the day. One way to synchronize the tunes to our activity is to plan ahead and work out sophisticated playlists. A [...]
PunchOut gives a new meaning to pillow fighting
The PunchOut Pillow is one of the most unique computer game controller I have ever seen. Instructables user Kirton describes how to transform a ordinary pillow into a punch taking fight pillow to play Mike Tyson’s Punch Out game for [...]
Virtuality becomes reality – Clickable dress
Nadya Peek, a first year grad student at the MIT Media Lab created a unique interactive dress to close the gap between our presents in the physical and virtual world. Yeah – it’s not the first time technology enhanced clothing [...]
Climate Wear – Self heating, temperature regulating jacket
Christopher Campbell, William Schake and Rashad Reynolds, electrical engineering students at the University of Akron set out to solve an age old problem: During early spring and late autumn the weather can vary quite a bit from day to day, [...]
Smart Fabrics 2009 wrap-up
The annually held Smart Fabrics conference organized by IntertechPira is one of the biggest events in the wearable electronic business calendar. This years Smart Fabrics was help in Rome, Italy, the center of the world of fashion. The 2009 edition [...]
