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May 15, 2008
ITP show: Steppers - musical shoes
Christian Cerrito, Sandra Irma Davila & Xiaoyang Feng's "Steppers" - shoes that play notes when you step.
Steppers were designed to get kids up on their feet, moving, and playing with sound and music. An external sensor sandal is worn over a child's shoes, noting each footstep, and, in real time, playing back sound effects/music to compliment their movements. Force sensing resistors housed in each sandal wirelessly transmit information back to a computer, which then broadcasts sounds over an FM radio chip that accompany each footstep. Users hear the sounds that they create over an ordinary radio, or through FM headphones.
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May 15, 2008 10:00 AM
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ITP show: Knock - reinvented amulets and charms
Kyveli Vezani's "Knock" a collection of reinvented amulets and charms reflecting the impact of technology on our values and beliefs. My favorite on is the necklace that calls 911 when you break the glass vial on it.
Knock is a collection of cultural artifacts of today's society, a society defined by an obsession with technology and a goal-oriented approach to mysticism and faith. The collection consists of updated versions of traditional amulets, lockets and charms that reflect the way technology has influenced the values and beliefs of our culture. Instead of the antiquated superstitions that old amulets represent, they function according to contemporary ideas of protection, fertility, and social bonds.
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May 15, 2008 09:00 AM
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May 13, 2008
Epafi touch communicator
These tactile transceivers use conductive fabric and small disk motors to wirelessly share touches upon the wrist -
Epafi is a pair of bracelets built to simulate the common and playful exchange of touch amongst mates, loved ones, or even close friends. Whenever either of the wearers touch the bracelet worn on their wrist, the location, pressure, and movement of the touch is replicated on other wearer's wrist. The bracelets connect each wearer via wireless radio and allow for a form of communication that could be whimsical and fun, as touch often is, or it could grow to be a more intricate form of bodily communication.fyi - the name "Epafi" derives from the Greek word for touch or contact - Epafi
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May 13, 2008 04:00 PM
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Wearable solar-square-synth
Solar + synthesizer = two great tastes in one! -
A wearable, portable square-wave synthesizer designed to be worn around the wrist so that he or she can be musically expressive whenever the moment strikes them.Operating wrist-based electronics tells onlookers "Yes, I'm from the future." - and when those electronics generate and control sound via light, no one will doubt it - Square BandRows of buttons run along the underside of the wearer's wrist for triggering of musical tones and a light sensor is available for shifting the pitch of the tones being played. This design allows for a form of musical expression that integrates itself very intimately with the human body. Tapping with the fingers plays tones and movement of the wrist and arm shifts these tones in pitch up and down.
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May 13, 2008 06:00 AM
Green, Music, Wearables |
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May 9, 2008
Keyboard pants
No, it's not just one of those roll-up keyboards that melted while in use - it's keyboard pants. Sure to be standard issue hacker gear right around never.
The hip mounted speaker feature though, that right there is potential teen-trend-gold, just hope the model pictured can keep 'em hiked up long enough to hear a whole track. - "the geekiest pants... ever?"
Commence witty observations and/or practical consideration.
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May 9, 2008 11:00 PM
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Portable wireless backpack takes pictues and keeps you stylish
The PORTA2030 from 2006 is a mobile data sensing storage transmission unit that consists of a wireless hard drive (the WL-HDD2.5), a 1 GB flashcard and an open source backend. The device functions as a portable data sensing storage transmission system that can stream images to function as a simple communications device. Interesting design but we wonder how different it is from what a typical cell phone can do these days.
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May 9, 2008 05:00 AM
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May 6, 2008
In-hoodie speakers
Core77 writes:
Tim Dubitsky has just prototyped "hood.e", a super-cozy solution to bringing music to your ears without blocking everything else out. The product has a great genesis: Tim originally created the design as a present for his nephew--who walks a dangerous route to school crossing busy thoroughfares--and wanted to make it safer for him by freeing up his ears from blasting earbuds that blocked out all the street noise.
It looks like these would be a simple remake, and the styling is nice. Anybody know how speakers hold up in the wash? Oh, teenage boys don't wash their hoodies? Ok, good.
ShufflePhones - DIY iPod Shuffle II headphones and mp3 headphone roundup
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May 6, 2008 07:00 PM
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April 27, 2008
Shoes provide talking points and actually talk back
This project, "Talking Shoes" allows for people to send messages between their shoes through a series of flashing LEDs and vibration feedback. The project uses an Arduino mini and some small motors and embedded LEDs with more design photos at the link below.
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Apr 27, 2008 05:00 AM
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April 7, 2008
Laptop underwear
Maxster writes in -
My friend's laptop's hinge failed after 5 years of use, her mum made this excellent piece of under garnement for it.
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Apr 7, 2008 12:00 AM
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March 28, 2008
Bag shows your emotional state and doesn't forget your keys
Ever realize something you thought you put in your bag was actually not there at all? "Project Lady Bag" uses RFID tags to keep track of everything in your bag while icons relating to the missing items appear on the bag's outer surface LED screen. The bag also gives clues to your emotional state, such as displaying happy or nervous looking expressions on the screen. Pretty funny way to encourage really bad pick-up lines such as, "Hey baby, I noticed your purse was looking a little sad."
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Mar 28, 2008 09:00 AM
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March 24, 2008
Tennis shoes tell you if you are getting enough exercise
These Puma running shoes from the 1980s had a built in pedometer that interfaced with an Apple II's "game port" to download the distance and time traveled for later analysis. More details of their construction at the link below.
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Mar 24, 2008 07:00 AM
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March 19, 2008
Cat bag / Cuddle bag
This chic pet-substitute responds to touch with pulsing blue LED 'eyes' and a purring effect courtesy of Lilypad vibe boards. Two Lilypad Arduinos run the animal simualtion and the touch contact is implemented via conductive fabric layers -
For this, I made two layers of fabric. One with three pieces conductive fabric that goes out to the Lilypad and underneath the other that excists of one layer. In between I used an combination of fleece & cotton jersey with holes in it. The holes give the fabric the opportunity to connect by touching each other when you rub against it.The Cat Bag / Cuddle Bag was created as part of the 'Designing Hybrid wearables' workshop at Mediamatic Amsterdam
Related:
Lilypad Arduino
HOW TO - Make and use conductive glue and thread
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Mar 19, 2008 04:00 AM
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March 14, 2008
Skeleton Cardigan Part 2 - CRAFT Video Podcast
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This week's CRAFT Video Podcast is the second in a two part series on how to make intarsia/stranded knitting pattern from an image in Photoshop. We'll go from the gridded pattern we made last week to a knitted back panel for the sweater using a mixture of intarsia and stranded multicolor knitting.
Related:
- Skeleton Cardigan Part 1 - CRAFT Video Podcast- Link.
- Skeleton Cardigan - CRAFT Pattern Podcast - Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Mar 14, 2008 01:00 PM
Crafts, DIY Projects, MAKE Podcast, MAKE Video, Wearables |
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March 11, 2008
LED Navigation Jacket
Should you find yourself lost on the snowy ridges of the not-so-distant future - reader Martijn points out
O'Neill introduces the NavJack, a ski jacket which has an integrated LED display for navigation. It also has an audio unit in your hood through which you will be given instructions about which direction you should go.So a jacket with GPS, audio playback, and an LED matrix display. Inevitable, I suppose. Though I hope there's a power switch for that display, as it may come off a bit 'flashy' in urban environments. - Link
But not nearly as much as some other designs . . .
Related:
Faux fur LED coat - Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Mar 11, 2008 10:00 AM
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February 22, 2008
556 Synthelmet thingy!
What does a synthmaker do once all those new and clever enclosure ideas are played and passe´? Move from enclosing to exposing - on the head, for starters.
Conglomeration of 556 oscillator divider, 4040 counter 741 filter and speaker mounted on a strainer mounted on a human. Counter drives LEDs for feedback to LDRs.Hmm, do you think that metal strainer is the ground plane? -[via]Link
Related:
Atari Punk Console - weekend electronics project -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 22, 2008 02:20 PM
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February 15, 2008
The Flame Glove
Needless to say, this one would be a touch dangerous to make -
It took me a while to figure out how to build this. I took apart many things that you should not ever take apart (disposable cameras, lighters), and used the most dangerous parts of them in dangerous ways. Please don't try to sue me if you build a fire glove and burn your hand or point it in your eyeball and go blind, its NOT A SAFE PROJECT.Despite a very hazardous exploratory/design process, this guy did manage to make a movie-grade pyrotechic wearable. -Link
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Feb 15, 2008 06:00 AM
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February 12, 2008
Knee dynamo could solve energy crisis
This "knee dynamo" taps your normal walking movement to charge your mobile devices. The device uses the motion of your leg swinging forward at the beginning of your stride to generate power. Now you really don't have any excuse for missing an important call because your phone was out of juice.
Knee Dynamo [via]. Link
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Feb 12, 2008 08:00 AM
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February 1, 2008
Truth Detector
The Truth device, by Sean Montgomery:
By measuring changes in skin resistance (similar to a lie detector test) this device can help the wearer know when he is getting closer to the truth. The baseline or "average truth" is displayed via an RGB spectrum on the side leds. When instantaneous skin conductance exceeds the average, letters of the word truth light up to display the extent of the "relative truth".
Hey, why emphasize the negative by making a "lie" detector anyway?
Also, check out one of Sean's earlier projects - the Produce Consume Robot:
Truth device and more - Link
Related:
Lego Lie Detector -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 1, 2008 10:10 AM
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January 14, 2008
Noisy instrument
Jun Murakoshi's "Noisy instrument"-
What has not been done by using rapid prototyping technique? My answer is making sounds. It must be difficult to make music but it could be possible to make noise. When you put a seashell on your ear, you can hear something strange noise. It is noise but it makes us feel good. This product is a wearable instrument for listening the noise like seashell makes.Noisy instrument - [via] Link.
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Jan 14, 2008 03:00 AM
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January 11, 2008
Hexagram shirt
Zazaziza writes -
We’ve put together a wearable randomness generator and display that, by way of a simple gestural interface, shows hexagrams from the Book of Changes (I Ching).Hexagram shirt - [via] Link.The Hexagram shirt was inspired by and conceived to fit into the dystopic universe of Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle, a novel depicting what the world would have been like during the 1960s, had the Axis won WWII.
In the book, the U.S. west coast is a colony of Japan, whose rule and influence has permeated and dominated Californian society for years. The Book of Changes has become the mainstream method, for Japanese and Californian people alike, to take important decisions in life.
Whenever someone has a choice to make, that person takes out three little coins that are shaken and tossed on a surface several times, the resulting heads and tails data is then translated into one of the 64 hexagrams that comprise the Book of Changes.
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Jan 11, 2008 04:00 AM
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