Filed in archive Cool
by on July 31, 2006
I can hardly go online these days so just find this "picture of the day" from WMMNA a life sign of me ;-) Love that pic - I just wonder for years who still needs those little phone boxes...
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Filed in archive About
by on July 24, 2006
Fred Barbash from the The Washington Post wrote a great article about how gadgets changed our life. His wonderful example is a car ride. Even the listing of gadgets used in the car is immense. ... I...
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by on July 22, 2006
In a smoky crowded bar in Casablanca, you urgently need to pass a secret message to your compatriot friend. There are too many ears, and too many eyes - but shaking hands looks normal! So, you shake...
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How should I call that: high-High Tech? New research shows that you can control Solitons. The polymer chains tend to bend and twist as solitons pass through them. This has led to the possibility of...
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Filed in archive Technology
by on July 21, 2006
HP (this time really) invents a new chip and I promptly think this can push the Wearable-to-consumer (W2C) business. What I have in mind is the label within every clothing. Add this chip and you can...
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Filed in archive Cool
by on July 20, 2006
Something for the category "freaky". Thanko presents a glove you can heat via USB. U know - when it's damn cold in the office because the boss' window is open while he is away or...
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by on July 19, 2006
The BMBF is the education and research ministry of Germany. And they decided to spend 15 mill. € for projects in Wearable Computing and Techwear. The ministry already received over 50 project ideas...
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by on July 19, 2006
Just a Note I received via newsletter: The next Tweakfest will be May, 24th till 28th 2007. The Tweakfest will be organized by the new named Digital Culture Association. It will take place in the...
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Filed in archive High-Tech Textiles
by on July 17, 2006
While surfing the site of the "Bath University" the last days I found another interesting project from there: a fabric that keeps cool when it's hot and warm in winter days. Or like my...
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Part IV - Wearable Computing today Read Part I (Something has changed) here, Part II (Look into a tomorrows industry) here and Part III (Markets you should look at) here Back to the branch...
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Filed in archive Technology
by on July 14, 2006
One of the "parents" of wearable computing is the theory of pervasive computing: computing power is completely hidden, you will even not recognize them. In the heart of computing - or better...
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by on July 13, 2006
The ispo is for sport fashion what Paris is for Haute Couture. And this year there will be a Techwear (or Wearable Technology) fashion show too. These innovative and modern products from very...
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part III - Markets you should look at Read Part I (Something has changed) here and Part II (Look into a tomorrows industry) here The B2C market is easy to describe: gadgets like your mobile or the...
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by on July 12, 2006
ZDNet features a list of different gadgets or add-on's for gadgets that could attract woman. Most of them are fabrics for tech-toys like the Kimono cases. But what I really like is the Swapset: A...
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part II - Look into a tomorrows industry Read Part I here And that's where the industry is right now. Many companies are already busy with wearable applications. The public view may be that...
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One direction I see are the different developments with nature fabrics and artificial fiber. The second comes here: Later this year the Elsie Whiteley mill in halifax will house a European Centre for...
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Something new 4u: Today I had my first interview - yep - and timing and person are just right I think. Read what john Collins from Eleksen has to say about the future of wearable computing and the...
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by on July 08, 2006
Wearable technology consists of many different parts and sometimes even the smallest one are necessary. Fischer introduced a new connector designed for quick release of wearable electronic equipment...
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Filed in archive Technology
by on July 06, 2006
Apple-Discounts.com started a contest: Your Apple imagination. A clever idea - people say (and show) what products they would buy - and a great collection of visions about future products. Right the...
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Filed in archive Cool
by on July 05, 2006
What summer fun: a wearable canoe that is a gorgeous dress at the same time. But the reason to developed it has some more brain than only good-looking: Just after the storm in new orleans, she...
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Filed in archive Notes
by on July 03, 2006
Just a short tip to make your reading more comfortable. If you are a weekly reader and don't want to surf to my weblog just enter your email on the right site of this entry and subscribe to my...
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by on July 03, 2006
I always look what people do with gadgets. Background: A gadget is a part of a computer function that is build into a unique product with the effect of easy-to-use. Easy often simple means: instant...
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by on July 01, 2006
Alzheimer is a serious problem in modern societies. In France there are 860.000 cases and 160.000 new patients every year. In 2008 every family will be effected from this desease. Medical Mobile and...
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