Names sometimes are like scripts. Sensatex presents a SENsational TEXtile. The SmartShirt can remotely monitor some of the wearers health related data for example a wearer's movement, heart rate,...
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by on May 30, 2006
What are the motivators to buy gadgets? Functionality? Feature? Comfort? Not really. Some of you may know that I run an ad company.Thats why markets and marketing is part of my job. What I learned is...
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by on May 30, 2006
Digital technology pushed the borders of art - and art enhanced the ideas of technologists. This could be the motto for the Technology and Imagination exhibition in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Some of the...
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Next step for Apple to become a fashion company: Nike and Apple connect sport shoe and iPod. It means nothing less then the age of techwear has finally begun. And the big bang is a gadget and clothes...
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by on May 27, 2006
Looks like "Made for iPod" becomes a summer fashion trend this year. Beside all the other clothes presented here (just type iPod into the search box on the right) Levis presented their...
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With age skin becomes dryer and less elastic. This can be a reason for skin tears. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO, Australia) has come up with a new medical...
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by on May 25, 2006
What's RFID doing in jail? It tracks people. Alanco Technologies is exhibiting at the American Jail Association (AJA) 25th Annual Training Conference and Jail Expo being held May 21-25 in Salt...
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The "global" in GPS becomes local. Sport enthusiasts all over the world not only measure their heart rate but every information they can get. The scientist in you wants to know everything...
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by on May 22, 2006
Let's start with communication and bit more special non-verbal interfaces. 1) For people not able to communicate there are a lot of gaze techniques. It means that you have to choose from letters...
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by on May 22, 2006
Like promised here I will start a little series about technologies for people with disabilities. What we learned from the previous internet years will be even more true here: these technologies made...
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by on May 20, 2006
Your personal reminder service :-) Future Fashion Show takes place today in Pisa, Italy. And the most important question for CuteCurcuit is: How will we dress today? Sure, important question but the...
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by on May 19, 2006
Want to know how you look in 6 month? The Persuasive Mirror - a mirror collecting information from webcams, fridge use or time spend on the couch to calculate your future weight. An interface to your...
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Just a note about a TV show in Europe that broadcasted an overview about hightech textiles. First of all, in future Europe can not compete in the traditional textiles business. These materials (like...
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Filed in archive Enterprises
by on May 18, 2006
Looks like we have a real success story in the wearable computing field - not like Xybernaut... In this very moment i received a newsletter from Eleksen with thanks to everyone who made the listing on...
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by on May 18, 2006
News-Leader.com, Springfield, MO reports about a special form of adaptive technology. This technology is for students with disabilities - a part of computer technologies that is not only human, but...
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by on May 17, 2006
Often enough I talked about "the club in Barcelona where people use implanted RFID chips as an entry ticket and to pay the bill." Here is the full report by CNN's Robyn Curnow live from...
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by on May 16, 2006
Not 3 weeks ago I presented a new tool for soldiers to display health injuries. These days another technology with the same purpose made it to the public - the wearable ultrasound technology. This...
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by on May 15, 2006
While it's absolutely no techwear but I had some iPodWear (or iWear?) last week here and here I would like to show you the Leila Tank from Vickerey too. For every kind of gym it will fit and work....
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by on May 13, 2006
I love surveys even if I know about their limits. Communication is a two-way process and feedback is more important than your own words. So - many many thanks to my readers who took part in our april...
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by on May 11, 2006
The best ideas are easy like this one found at WMMNA. A jacket that shows you the point of the compass. It's nothing revolutionary but the design is still great and seamless. It's not "a...
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by on May 10, 2006
Just a little piece of techwear for the growing market of ship travellers. This reliefband helps everyone who wants to to ward off motion sickness. Background: Acupressure bands worn on the wrist may...
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Filed in archive Enterprises
by on May 10, 2006
Techwear is not a mass market as we all know, however, VIO made it into the state of Michigan watch list: V.I.O. Inc. Named as One of Michigan's 50 Companies to Watch. Not a year from know and we...
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