DIY & Hacking
Nike makes a collection of musical footwear
Nike created this evocative promo piece called nikefreemusicshoe that turns a collection of footwear into musical mixers. Bend twist and squeeze the shoes to mix tracks and create compilations on the fly. Amazing promo ...
Studio 5050 provides a collection of modules
Designer and Founder of STUDIO 5050, Despina Papadopoulos, and her team have developed a set of modules for sound input and output, LEDs, and temperature sensing and display along with a flexible, removable ...
Embedding technology into textile patterns
The DIY hacker-crafters at Aniomagic in Boulder Colorado have transformed an award-winning dress by textile designer Lynne Bruning called Bright Patches into an interactive music player. The project seamlessly integrates iPod ...
A variety of DIY fabric and knitted sensors
For all you DIY enthusiast out there, Kobakant has a collection of very useful fabric and knitted sensors equipped with easy-to-understand instructions on how to make all of them. From ...
Knitted stretch sensing
Hannah Perner-Wilson of Pulsea has been exploring knitted stretch sensing. She’s got a great photoset here that documents her experiments. I wonder how accurate the sensors ended up being. She ...
Wearable technology at ITP
The ITP program at NYU always has something cookin’ in the wearable technology space. This vid shows what kinds of experiments the students are up to. There are a series ...
Electronic fabrics workshop, July 11
I’m running a wearable technology workshop this weekend at Frayedwire, which will introduce people to soft-circuits and how to work with conductive threads. Here’s the workshop: Making Electronic Fabrics: Integrating Conductive Thread, ...
Solar-powered necklace
Designer, Plusea, created this solar-powered t-shirt with an integrated electronic necklace. A motor mounted on the shoulder runs continuously or in short bursts, depending on how much sunlight is available. ...
The LilyPad has arrived!
Alas! After waiting for a few weeks for the backorder to be filled, the LilyPad has finally arrived! It’s a terrific platform for those interested in prototyping wearable concepts. It’s light, ...
Slippers explore alternative input
Hannah Perner-Wilson is exploring alternative sources of input through wearable suits and footwear. Her latest project, Joy Slippers, plays a soundscape that you control through your foot movements. “These slippers ...
About electricfoxy
Electricfoxy investigates on-body experiences that are enhanced by technology resulting in new wearable experiences that become a core part of our expression, our identity, and our individuality.