Author Archives: Erik

CFP: Mobius Runway Show [Boston]

Deadline for Descriptions: April 30th, 2011 Mobius Wearable Art Runway Show co-curated by Alison Safford, James Ellis Coleman and Jane Wang, which will take place at 7pm on Friday May 6, 2011. The “themes” for this call for work are: … Continue reading

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Finding fabric online

Wow! The Fabric List is a HUGE index of where to buy fabric online, including ratings, descriptions and materials. Advanced sorting options are available if you register.

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No Face, but Plants Like Life Too

Nice NYTimes article by CAROL KAESUK YOON that talks about where we draw the line of meaningful life. Talks a bit about some of the interesting ways in which plants are not as passive as we have normally thought.

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fabrick.it – wearable electronics kit

fabrickit is Despina Papadopoulos & Zach Eveland. They have a collection of parts (or “bricks”) that work with snaps and conductive ribbon. The battery pack is 5V and recharges via USB. You can get their gear at sparkfun.

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Kinect SDK coming soon

Not wearable, nor sewable, but good news for those interested in experimental computer interfaces. Kinect SDK coming for academic and enthusiasts!

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Simple felt buttons

Simple felt buttons, or, Nobody wants to touch an ugly button. Here are two DIY e-sewing tutorials one and two by Leah Beuchley. The conductive fabric that we used for the demo came from Less EMF.

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Electronics shopping in Toronto

Active Surplus Electronics 347 Queen Street West Toronto, ON, Canada (416) 593-0909 activesurplus.com‎ Creatronic Inc. 255 College Street Toronto, ON M5T 1R5, Canada (416) 977-9258

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Sensory Research assignment details posted

Sensory Research Due this week! Let me know if there are any questions. -Erik

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Wrap-A-Nap

Not all wearables need electricity, the Wrap-A-Nap, is a long pillow that hugs your head with gentle pressure, giving you the sweet relief of complete darkness, muffled noise and 360 degrees of pillow protection. I think that this is a … Continue reading

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Open Circuits

Open Circuits is a wiki for sharing open source electronics knowledge, schematics, board layouts, ports and parts libraries. This includes open hardware Music Players, atomic microscopes, PC, PDA and mobile phones, and batteries. This interesting open source project could be … Continue reading

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