12Mar

CuteCircuit announce hugshirt kickstarter project

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At SXSW CuteCircuit announced that they would be initiating a kickstarter project for their hugshirt. This is a garment that can give the feeling of being hugged when triggered remotely. (more…)

11Mar

An uncommon thread – Woven electronics

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The Economist has pulled together an excellent article summarising the state of play for conductive fabrics and woven electronics. No surprises, progress continues to be gradual in a range of areas from fabric antennas, to textile skin sensors through to power distribution.
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09Mar

Waldemeyer’s stark LED costumes for Audi

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We missed this when it first came out last year, but some really striking dance costumes for Audi from a collaboration between Moritz Waldemeyer and Erevos Aether. The lighting is used to give hard lines to the jacket, giving a cool SciFi edge…with the helmets it has the feel of a sleek judge Dread!
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