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 [...]
iTouch gloves
Just in time at the eve of the iPad launch, new gloves technology could be seen on the MacWorld last week.
iTouch gloves are different to all the other touch screen compatible gloves we have seen so far. The iTouch leather gloves don’t have any style interrupting dots or conductive squares that make the fingertips conduct [...]
Textile iPod controls going mainstream
While the market of controlling an iPod or iPhone via clothing is spearheaded and dominated by companies like QIO Systems with their PANiQ controller, Fibretronic with CONNECTEDwear and Skullcandy with the AMP’D system it seems the time is near where traditional textile companies add this material to their product portfolio.
During my search for news I [...]
Soft-shell hoodie controls the iPod from the hips
Sessions added to their technology enabled clothing range a soft-shell hoodie with a Skullcandy custom made soft keypad not as usually placed on the sleeve but on the waist line.
That’s a nice and refreshing twist in placing the soft touch iPod controls to some other place than the sleeve which is used in 99% of [...]
Spyder Destroyer Jacket with sound control
Spyder is one of the brands making use of the Skullcandy wearable electronic system we posted about a few days ago. The Spyder Destroyer Jacket is available in the colors black and red-white with a Skullcandy electronics compatible exterior.
Integrated into the jacket is a flexible keypad and the eTextile cable system which provides a connection [...]
Rockin jackets from Columbia Sportswear
The last time I blogged about Columbia Sportswear’s techno clothing collection I was ‘wondering’ what comes next after their launch of heated boots, heated jackets and the music super charged backpack.
Now we know – Columbia Sportswear added the Rockin Out jackets for men and women.
The Rockin Out jackets have of course the technology twist: they [...]
Techno chic – Cole Haan handbags for women
Luxury fashion brand Cole Haan launched what must be the best looking interactive handbag for women, featuring a touch sensitive control pad on the front pocket of the handbag.
The soft eTextile controls from QIO Systems have been beautifully integrated into the style of the handbags, radiating classiness technology embracing fashionistas will love.
The handbags are made [...]
Dr. Z Windbreaker jacket with iPod control from Zoo York
Zoo York’s range of apparel which are inspired by the New York City graffiti art and skateboarding culture jumped on the interactive fashion skateboard trend and released the limited edition, iPod controlling Dr. Z Windbreaker jacket.
Featuring the PANiQ eTextile control system from QIO Systems, the Dr. Z Windbreaker jacket comes in black, has waterproof [...]
Urban Tool – icaseBelt and ihipHolster for iPod and iPhone
Urban Tool, I like that name and their grooveRider shirts, has upgraded it’s famous carry gear for urban professionals with iPod and iPhone controls integrated into a multi functional belt and their trademark hip-holster.
Called the ‘icaseBelt‘ and the ‘ihipHolster‘, both products feature Fibretronic’s CONNECTEDwear controls. No need to take out your devices, change songs, volume [...]
Ecko Unlimited Audio Hoodie
New York urban brand, Ecko Unlimited, has joined the growing fashion segment technology enabled clothing by introducing to their fall/winter 09 clothing range the Audio Hoodie.
The Audio Hoodie uses Fibretronic’s CONNECTEDwear keypad controller integrated in the sleeve and comes with the iPod control module but it is compatible with the full range of CONNECTEDwear electronic [...]
