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 sensors, similar to the ones used in iPod and other touch screens into the textile. An [...]
Sound generating Tuxedo
Inspired by the wave of illuminated clothing used by artists I looked around the creative wearable electronic community for other music related clothing.
My search came up with the Accouphene Tuxedo created by Vincent Leclerc, Joanna Berzowska and the XS labs crew back in 2006. The idea behind the Accouphene Tuxedo is to ‘… create a [...]
Wearable Audio
Korean based Aza Extremes has a range of Wearable Audio products under the brand ‘Sound walk‘ which are essentially body harness and bags with integrated audio systems bringing the audio to activities where listening via earphones is not advisable for safety reasons or for the fact that one might want to enjoy music while still [...]
Summer fun with a BoomBag
I am somewhat in the summer – sun – fun mood, dreaming from hanging around without particular purpose and enjoying the weather. Not yet though, still some weeks to go but I got something I might take with me for those days: a BoomBag.
Found them by ShinyShack, they look cute and are the least expensive [...]
Hood.e – a wearable sound hoodie
BoomBoxes are something from the distant past (80s), BoomBags start to emerge in the market recently.
BoomJackets or in this case a Hoodie give the ‘Boom’ a new twist of listening to music without blocking the ears completely to stay aware about the surroundings when out on the streets.
The ‘Hood.e’ is a design concept of Tim [...]
