Archive for October, 2009
Step by step music control with MP3 shoes
Channel Five’s The Gadget Show presenters Suzi Perry and Jason Bradbury were each asked to create a wearable gadget of the future.
With some ideas in mind they turned to product design and innovation consultants Smallfry to help make their ideas a reality.
Suzi Perry opted to develop a pair of futuristic MP3 shoes to house the [...]
Solar power on the go
Solar power , a hot topic around the world as it has the power to lessen, to minimize the negative impact our electrical power hungry lifestyle is having on planet earth.
Solar power generating plants in deserts, solar power generator on roof tops and buildings are a sign of the growing awareness of solar energy.
All those [...]
Equalizer Music Hat
It was only a matter of time and some creative thinking until the EL decals move from T-Shirts to hats. The Equaliser Music Hat is a cute looking alternative to EL T-Shirts to use your music to visually spice up your hat this winter season.
Why only use static embroidery, print of weaving pattern to make [...]
Wear your true lifestyle
‘Wear your true lifestyle‘ is a ‘Wearable Senses‘ project from Gordon Tiemstra, student at the Department of Industrial Design of the Eindhoven University of Technology, with the focus on a combination of teenagers, lifestyle, identity and smart fabrics.
Gordon started out by researching the problems teenager encounter with their identity. One of the results of his [...]
Quiksilver Cypher PS+ Heated Vest system
Quiksilver introduces a battery powered heat vest that can be worn under any wetsuit. The CYPHER PS+ Heat Vest System delivers hours of heat to maintain core temperature allowing enthusiastic surfer to extend their surfing experience in cooler conditions.
The Cypher PS+ Heat Vest utilizes flexible water proof carbon pads to house the powered heat elements [...]
Nemo, the experience of pregnancy
Industrial design student Floor Mattheijssen likes to create systems and services around the human body, the body movements and physiology in medical context.
Her latest design is a monitoring system for unborn children called NEMO, short for ‘non-invasive electro-physiological monitor for obstetrics‘.
NEMO is able to monitor the heart frequency, electrocardiogram of mother and child and [...]
Geek chic – DIY alarm purse
Today’s weekend DIY project is about upgrading a purse with a personal alarm system. Sadly, especially for women it is always a good advice to have a kind of personal alarm device in the pocket or bag while walking alone in most of the big cities around the world.
But having the personal alarm device inside [...]
Technology enabled hoodie from PANiQ
PANiQ, the wearable electronic brand from QIO Systems is offering a good looking, promotional hoodie at their online store for a reasonable low price of just $69.99 excluding a PANiQ module which can be picked up in another store section starting at $19.99 for the iPod/iPod touch but there is a range of other modules [...]
TouchTec gloves keep fingers warm while operating touch screens
As most of the newer personal devices feature touch sensitive input usually via the screen, operating them during cold winter days can become an annoyance. Conventional, old tech gloves have to be taken off before one can even pick up a phone call.
See, electronic technology advances at a high speed but we or our clothing [...]
Jakob – social networking accessory for your sofa
For many ‘connected’ people, online social activities are sometimes more intensive than the social interaction with family members living in the same house.
To make ‘off-line’ socializing more appealing to the online addicted crowed, Dutch Industrial Design student Paula Kassenaar has a solution to offer called ‘Jakob‘.
‘Jakob’ is a creative addition to the armrest [...]
