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See Yourself Sensing
Madeline Schwartzman’s new book See Yourself Sensing: Redefining Human Perception is out! See Yourself Sensing: Redefining Human Perception is the first book to survey the fascinating relationship between design, the body, science and the senses. Over the last 50 years, … Continue reading
4th Amendment Wear
Tired of being exposed to harmful radiation? Worried that being vocal about your right to privacy will keep you from making your flight? 4th Amendment Wear might be for you! But seriously, this is nice. Garments are printed with metallic … Continue reading
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Piezoelectric T-Shirt can charge your phone
From physorg.com Apparently, French telecom company Orange is working with peizoelectric materials to make shirts that transform sound into electricity — enough to charge your cell phone. Video at the link.
Kickstarter: Imaginary Marching Band (wearable)
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/979856363/the-imaginary-marching-band?ref=spotlight watch?v=bTQjd366nE4&feature=player_embedded http://www.imaginarymarchingband.com/
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Neurowear “necomimi”
This made my day. Neurowear is a project to develop fashions and gadgets that respond to brain waves and bio-sensing. Volume 1., “necomimi” is a set of cat ears that perk up when you concentrate, and flop when you are … Continue reading
Raspberry Pi
Not necessarily wearable, but an interesting project nonetheless, the Raspberry Pi Foundation is developing a tiny, low cost ($25) computer to promote the study of computer science in schools. The machine connects to a monitor via HDMI, has a USB … Continue reading
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Pop Wearables
Fresh off the Black Eyed Peas Superbowl performance, Katy Perry is seen sporting an animated LED costume on American Idol. The costume was designed by Francesca Rosella and Ryan Genz at CUTECIRCUIT with shoulder pads and a necklace by sculptor … Continue reading
Paperphone
Gizmag reports that researchers at Queen’s University’s Human Media Lab, partnered with Arizona State University will be presenting their e-ink cell phone at CHI 2011 which starts May 7 in Vancouver. I’m not sure that “bendability” is a feature that … Continue reading
Insect Media by Jussi Parrika
Rhizome has a review of Jussi Parrika’s new book Insect Media, written by Jacob Gaboury. The book sounds very interesting, here’s a relevant quote from the review: …the first half of Insect Media is devoted to uncovering this long history … Continue reading
The Neuroscience of the Gut
From Scientific American: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-neuroscience-of-gut&page=2 Regardless of how these intestinal “guests” exert their influence, these studies suggest that brain-directed behaviors, which influence the manner in which animals interact with the external world, may be deeply influenced by that animal’s relationship with … Continue reading
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