Archive for September, 2009
Smart glove – texting without keypad
According to a Discovery News article, researches modified a fingerless biker glove by adding 17 electrically sensitive patches over major muscle groups in the hand and lower arm. The detected muscle movements are then wireless transmitted to a computer which [...]
High tech boots from Columbia Sportswear – Bugathermo and Snow Hottie
We are a few days away from the official begin of autumn, time to look for clothing and shoes to keep us comfy warm during the cold days to come. Announcing just in time to make it to the winter [...]
Have you already upgraded your jacket to version 2.0?
Finally there is a solution available for everyone who want’s to upgrade his / her favorite piece of clothing to technology enabled Fashion 2.0 to play in sync with the many electronic lifestyle items in our pockets: iPhone or BT [...]
Electroluminescent textiles
The magic of illuminating textiles seems to be one of the focus points during the upcoming Smart Textiles Salon in Ghent, the jointed European workshop organized by the European projects SysTex and Proetex. Spain based technology center Cetemmsa, with over [...]
Rugged solar bags with iPod control from KILLA
The KILLA Vintage series #1 bags are the first to combine two of the most popular wearable technologies into one product: wearable solar power and iPod control. But the uniqueness does not stop there. The Vintage series #1 bags are [...]
Temperature sensitive, Transitional textiles
Visitors to the Smart Textiles Salon in Ghent, a jointed European workshop organized by the European projects SysTex and Proetex will see a highly interesting prototype called ‘Transitional Stripes‘, a technology exploration into color changing textiles. The ‘Transitional Stripes‘ are [...]
iCalm – Comfortable, Wearable, Wireless Bio-Sensing
MIT‘s Media Lab is without question one of the hot spots for research and pioneering wearable technologies since it’s very early stage. No wonder that many of the innovative companies in this field are coming directly out of their laboratories. [...]
