Always-available natural user interfaces
I met with Desney Tan at Microsoft Research today, who walked me through a few mind-blowing demos and prototypes he has recently developed. One of …
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23 Jun
Sony Ericsson + cell phone dress
Sony Ericsson + cell phone dress
“Former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova presented a prototype dress to reporters that is designed to light up when the wearer’s mobile telephone rings. British fashion student …
15 Jan
Slippers explore alternative input
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 …
12 Jan
Whispering dirty little secrets
Whispering dirty little secrets
Designer Addie Wagenknecht created this conceptual piece called Dirty Little Secrets during a wearable technology class in NYU’s ITP program. Wagenknecht is interested in the implications …
30 Dec
Communication apparel
Communication apparel
(image source) Alis Cambol, interaction designer and design analyst at frog design in New York, has created a series of gorgeous garments that explore non-verbal communication …
19 Dec
Voice-activated inflatable combat
Voice-activated inflatable combat
Front v3.0 developed a wearable device that changes and responds to the wearer’s emotions. The Millefiore Effect is a voice activated inflatable combat game that is played between two …
17 Dec
Fashioning environmental noise
Fashioning environmental noise
Designers Younghui Kim and Milena Iossifova Berry collaborated on HearWear, a collection of garments that visualize environmental noise. The garments detect the noise levels in the context in …
16 Dec
A garment that twitters baby’s kicks
A garment that twitters baby’s kicks
Corey Menscher, a student at New York University’s ITP program, created KickBee. The project is a wearable device that pregnant women wear as it senses …
15 Dec
Reacting to positive touch
Reacting to positive touch
Alison Lewis created Closer, a project that reinforces values of kindness, fun and play through positive touch. The project consists of two garments that she …
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