Engadget says: Sure, you may already lead an exciting life, but wouldn’t it be great if you could broadcast those daily escapades — you know, to all of your internet friends? ZionEyez hopes to deliver a method for sharing your point of view — quite literally — in realtime, across the web. The company’s first product, a set of 720p embedded-camera eyeglasses called Eyez, houses a tiny camera to the left of the standard-size eyeglass lens, with a processor, Bluetooth and WiFi module embedded in the adjacent ear piece.

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Designer Benjamin Parton thought it was time for a redesign- something fun and memorable with improved functionality. The Oi is a wearable oyster card that can be worn as a ring or “watchstrap widget.” Oi uses the same radio-frequency coil infrastructure as the existing Oyster cards and the final product can be bent and twisted without damaging the internal components and is also unaffected by interference from other radio frequency devices.

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Eyez™ records live video data and takes pictures. The data can then be stored on the 8GB of flash memory within the Eyez™ glasses, transferred via Wifi/Bluetooth or Micro USB to a computer, or wirelessly transferred to most iPhone or Android devices. After a one-time download of the “Eyez™” smartphone and tablet app, users can wirelessly broadcast the video in real time to their preferred social networking website, such as Facebook.

They are already funded nearly $300K on Kickstarter and plan to release their first line in Winter 2012. If you pledge $150 or more in the next few days, they’ll send you a pair when they’re ready.

More info on Kickstarter.

The industrial design was designed by Yves Behar’s Fuseproject, and the software was developed by Jawbone’s current CTO, Jeremiah Robison, who interestingly came from the social-gaming company Slide. It makes me wonder how (and if) game mechanics and game play will be used in the experience.

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I love it when simple ideas can have such a big impact. Designer and creator, Jessica Floeh, is investigating the union of fashion and technology at Parsons’ School of Art and Design. She believes that merging the two fields presents opportunities to “rethink aesthetic systems and sustainability”, which she has begun to do in her project titled Hanky Pancreas. The project includes a collection of insulin pump accessories that decorate and bring aesthetic beauty to clunky, techy-looking pump hardware that is worn on the body. The accessories hide the hardware while also celebrating it and merging it into the aesthetic of the outfit.

In addition to her demo in the video, Jessica has some great customer quotes on her website that describe the value of her collection and how important this simple solution can be to people who suffer diabetes:

It’s not just a piece of technology I’m hiding anymore, it’s actually a part of me and how I’m dressing

It’s important to me to feel connected to others who share my condition

I like that it brings attention to my pump because I like to tell people about my diabetes…

More info at Hanky Pancreas.
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And the kicker? They can be purchased OR you can make them yourself. The iCuffLinks are open source, which includes circuit board files, schematics and CAD file posted on GitHub.

To compliment the iCuffLinks, Adafruit is currently working on a necklace version. I can’t wait for that one!

Purchasing info here.
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Industrial Design student Justine Smith has looked to new technology for a solution to one of the most common ailments in the world today – chronic back pain. The result is Spinovo (spine + new) – a concept smart clothing product that uses modular packs to treat pain through heating, cooling, and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapies, as well as incorporating bend sensors to ensure the wearer maintains the correct posture. Continue reading on Gizmag.

It’s an interesting concept, however I would love to see it designed more elegantly and less medical. Can it look more soft and cozy and invite me to wear it as it eases my back pain?

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Continuum is a user-generated fashion collection that is the “application of interactive technologies for bespoke design. In short, an app lets you draw a dress, turns it into a 3D model, and exports a cutting pattern to make the real dress, sized to your measurements.” The result gives it a gorgeous, geometric aesthetic.

Go to Kickstarter and help her fund her project!

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For anyone interested in this field, this is definitely one for delicious. Thank you Valérie!

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London-based CuteCircuit has been leading the wearable technology field from the getgo. They have found success in many of their projects and research initiatives over the years including the hug shirt and Katy Perry light-up couture, to name a few. They are also one of the few wearable tech companies who are bringing their ideas to market! Here are some exciting new products that are now available to purchase:

Twirkle shirt and leggings
The more you move the more it glows and sparkles and twinkles. It runs on basic coin cell batteries (included), and reacts to your movement. Everything about this shirt and leggings is magical and wonderful. A powder-keg of scintillating pixie-dust. Cost: £55.00-£125.00

Armour dress
Digitally printed armour pattern on 100% silk jersey knit with hand-embroidered crystals. Comes in two colours, purple and green, which are both perfect for you. The Armour dress is designed to create a gorgeous body shape and it features soft heat bonded details. Cost: £125.00

Star scarf
Digitally printed Star design on 100% silk twill. A wonderfully soft silk scarf completely hand hemmed. The star pattern comes in many delicious colors. Cost: £65.00

And coming soon…

The hug shirt
The Hug Shirt™ is a shirt that makes people send hugs over distance! Sending hugs is as easy as sending an SMS and you will be able to send hugs while you are on the move, in the same way and to the same places you are able to make phone calls (Rome to Tokyo, New York to Paris).

The M-dress
The M-Dress is an elegant silk jersey dress that is also a functional soft electronics mobile phone. The M-Dress accepts a standard SIM card and allows the wearer to receive and make calls without carrying a cellular phone in their pocket or purse. Simplicity is elegance.

For more info, visit CuteCircuit.
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