Category Archive: Products

01 Dec

Sleeping jacket

Sleeping jacket

Matthew Gale designed a jacket that functions as a sleeping aid for when you’re on public transit, called Excubo. He came up with the concept …

 
By jennifer
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18 Nov

Hand-recording your experiences

Hand-recording your experiences

Valeria Fuso has designed Jik, a glove that records your experiences by capturing video, images and sound in the context of where you are. Fuso is brilliantly …

 
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Also posted in Accessories, Ecosystems, Interactive
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11 Nov

Striking the perfect balance

Striking the perfect balance

Kathryn Bauer, a recent graduate of New York University’s ITP program, presented a project for her master’s thesis, titled Ovu, The project tracks and detects …

 
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10 Nov

Aesthetically augmented corsets

Aesthetically augmented corsets

Francesca Lanzavecchia designed a line of incredibly beautiful back braces that focus on merging function with aesthetics. Her book, ProAesthetics: Disability Artifacts, explores the intersection …

 
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09 Nov

A wearable device that helps you walk

A wearable device that helps you walk

Honda recently unveiled a robotic wearable device that helps you walk. The seat is similar to a bike seat that connects a robotic leg to …

 
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07 Nov

The antithesis of original function

The antithesis of original function

I recently discovered work by Joon Youn Paek who has some terrific explorations that challenge the use of everyday products by augmenting their original functionality. …

 
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04 Nov

A somewhat decent implementation of solar

A somewhat decent implementation of solar

One of the biggest challenges for personal computing devices, especially with wearable technology, is power. It’s difficult to obtain and it’s expensive and bulky to …

 
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03 Nov

Shock-absorbing flexible plastic

Shock-absorbing flexible plastic

d3o lab has an incredible new material that absorbs hits and shocks. It’s a soft, putty-like plastic that you can squish in your hand. When …

 
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