Staying emotionally connected with the Huggy Pajama

Staying emotionally connected over physical distance is one of the areas wearable technologies can shine and be of great usefulness. Design concepts like the Hug Shirt or pillows that send emotions over the internet or cellphone networks are first examples [...]

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Textile Synthesizer

While researching for last weeks Soundie DIY article I found the Textile Synthesizer made by Jeannine Han and Dan Riley at the Swedish School of Textiles, a highly interesting concept that transforms clothing into a MIDI interface. Jeannine embed touch [...]

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Hibernation Blanket

While tons of snow cover parts of US and Europe accompanied by freezing temperatures, it’s no wonder if some people dream about going into hibernation just like bears are doing to escape the big freeze. If hibernating is not an [...]

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SHHH… Amplifying Textiles

Today’s sneak peek on the prototype which will be shown during the ‘Smart Textile Salon‘, a jointed European workshop organized by the European projects SysTex and Proetex on Sept 25th in Ghent, Belgium, is SHHH… Amplifying Textiles from German textile [...]

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