wearable technology
Nike+ adds FuelBand to their product suite
It was apparent after walking through the North Hall at CES this month that there’s an explosion of wearable hardware solutions aimed at fitness and healthcare and Nike isn’t shy ...
Electricfoxy mentors Roosevelt Students
For the past few months, I’ve been working with high school senior girls, Meron Shiferaw and Tsedey Tadesse, at Roosevelt High School in Seattle on a collaborative, cross-disciplinary project. The ...
Capturing your point of view, invisibly
I wrote about these back in July when wearable tech company, ZionEyez, was raising funds through Kickstarter, which earned them almost $350,000 for their first production run. Since then, they’ve been working ...
Stretchable electric cable acts like skin
Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei, has created a flexible electronic cable called Roboden that stretches by a factor of 1.5, much like the human skin. Many electronic yarns and threads ...
HD Video Recording Glasses for Facebook
This is one of the most exciting wearable technology efforts I have seen in a long time. ZionEyez is working on a pair of HD Video Recording Glasses for Facebook ...
Gloves that capture your secrets
Designer and maker, Meg Grant, has been exploring wearable technology and eTextiles. Her latest work Secret Keeper Gloves, extends human behavior and tendencies in a poetic, playful way through simple ...
Light-embellished cufflinks
Adafruit creates wearable electronics that are “subtle and fun to wear”. Their premiere product, iCuffLinks, is a rather beautiful set of geekwear cufflinks that mimic the breathing light patterns of ...
Bracelet helps patients rehabilitate
Health and body monitoring is a hot topic these days, which is what designer Petr Fiala is exploring with his Rehabilitation Bracelet. The bracelet monitors patient health and keeps doctors ...
Gesture controlled fitness experience for runners
Designer Adrien Guenette has envisioned a wearable experience aimed to help runners control their music through simple gestures during their run. “Technology is at its best when it feels completely ...
A more fashionable spin on the solar-powered bag
There are a lot of products out there that attach solar panel cells to the outside of a bag to generate power for your devices. But up until now, they ...
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.