Archive for February, 2010
DIY – stylish conductive fabric
Creating stylish conductive fabric is easier then you might think, assuming you follow the fabulous instruction from Lynne Bruning on her Instructables.
Lynne keeps on adding creative ideas on how to electrify textiles. Her Instructables collection is full of tips, excellent documented with material resources, written and photo guides to make the process as easy and [...]
Wearable power uniform for soldiers
News about wearable power become a regular weekly topic on talk2myshirt as we have again found information of a new development in this field.
Britain’s Ministry of Defense awarded a research grant to Intelligent Textiles Limited, a British company specializing in wearable technology, to develop power fabrics that can power radios and other combat equipment soldiers [...]
NapCap – Haute Tech sleep shawl
Designer Simone Wittmann created the NapCap, a hoodie shawl loaded with technology to create a private, cozy atmosphere while in crowded and noise public places to take a well deserved nap on a train ride or while waiting for a connection flight.
The NapCap concept envisions a long feature list starting with integrated Bluetooth headphones which, [...]
Detectair – Air pollution sensing clothing
One of the most interesting aspect of smart, sensible clothing is the integration of sensors that visualize environmental conditions we cant’s see or smell easily or to visualize such parameters to warn us when they reach health threatening levels.
The Breathless Corset and the Climate Dress both have sensors that detect and indicate high levels of [...]
Interested in conductive yarn?
Getting conductive yarn in small quantities is sometimes difficult as manufacturer usually think big and are not set up in their logistics to serve individual customers with small quantities.
Hannah Perner-Wilson over at ‘How to get what you want‘ is able to make a deal with one of these big manufacturers – Schoeller – and negotiated [...]
GPS gloves double as action recorder
High tech gloves have been around for some time now, starting with sophisticated heating systems, making phone calls via Bluetooth link to a cell phone or controlling an iPod.
Zanier, an Austrian based company has announced the most innovative and technically sophisticated glove on the planet, the X-Plore.XGX with integrated GPS and mini display on the [...]
DIY – Illuminated dog hoodie
This weeks eTextile DIY project proposal is definitely falling in the cute category. Val Head created for her cute dog Tucker and Light-up dog hoodie. Most of the time we are stretching ourselves to figure out how and where to use eTextile tech for our clothing but seldom we think about our cute friends from [...]
Jackets that change your songs and pick up your phone
The Winter Olympic are in full swing (although physically I am far away from Vancouver) I revisited the iPod enabled jacket market to check out what is available right now for people watching the winter games on the spot.
The first pleasant surprise is the prices of interactive, iPod ready jackets came down again this winter [...]
Game of Life controlled by EKG Hoodie
Conway’s Game of Life has been explored before in wearable electronic by Leah Buechley or Elizabeth Fuller, showing random light pattern on dresses or jackets based on the rules of the Game of Life.
The starting point of the artificial life form comes in these examples from a random number generated by a micro chip.
The ‘Game [...]
Fairytale Fashion Show
Diana Eng’s fabulous project Fairytale Fashion which I highlighted last November is reaching it’s final stage, the Fairytale Fashion Show at Eyebeam on February 24, 7-9pm
Models will show Diana’s Haute Tech creations to the music from hacked video game consoles. A technology enriched fashion show demonstrating the potential of wearable electronics.
The Fairytale Fashion Collection utilizes [...]
