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Seen that? - Let's Get Natural
in Pretty Things, on November 19, 2009
... (me included) I love Nicola's style from her tank tops with wovens and her cute tank tops wtih textiles on the. But Nicole has my vote when [...] Read More Neutral is Natural ...
Seen that? - About Wearable Computing
in The Techwear Weblog, on November 1, 2009
... Weblogging This emerging technology has been around for a while - textiles and fashion combined with computing. And as it seems the industry is finally providing more...
Ranjana Khan Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 14, 2009
...This gorgeous vintage-inspired jewelry is made in India , using lots of colorful ribbon, lace, and textiles to offset the shiny metal, creating an interesting play on color and texture. Braided chain...
What the jobless figures tell us
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
...y reporting growth. Companies that make things consumers want on the other hand, such as furniture, textiles, cars and electronics, are still uniformly gloomy. That is worrying." For all the tal...
camper au Québec en parc national
in Location de Voitures Blog, on juin 24, 2009
...errées sur une herbe rabougrie, avec au mieux un mètre entre deux parois textiles. Ici, chacun son emplacement numéroté, sa plateforme, clairière ou bande de sable, avec vingt mètres d'arbres jusq...
Amali Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 18, 2009
...r the how to link and mold metal. Drawing inspiration from the natural landscapes and vibrant textiles that colored her travels, Sara set out to create a line of jewelry that delicately unites the nat...
Jewelry Bargains at SmithsonianStore.com
in The Jewelry Weblog, on September 21, 2008
...ions in their museums and the National Zoo. All products, including jewelry, furniture, fine gifts, textiles and toys, are reproductions or adaptations of the Smithsonian Institution 's artifacts...
Öko-Schick und textiles Vertrauen
in Feschsamma, on 08.09.08
...nternationalen Öko-Tex Gemeinschaft vergeben das beispielsweise Prüfsiegel "Textiles Vertrauen".
Und wenn ich mich nun mal genauer umschaue, muss ich feststellen, diese Mode ist schon übera...
US auto makers ask for a bailout
in Sox First, on September 8, 2008
... . Why is the US auto industry more deserving of a bailout than other industries, like for example textiles?...
Jane Adam Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 24, 2008
...rd, yet porous surface layer of aluminum oxide that can be permanently colored with dyes, much like textiles or paper.
Oval Bangles in Textured Fine Silver
Jane is now applying some of the sa...
April Higashi Enamel Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 11, 2008
...nspired her to invent new techniques, combining Japanese influences with those of modern design and textiles.
Kombacha Earrings
Set in oxidized silver with 18k gold accents.
Black enamel with...
Charlotte and the New South
in Hidden Travel Gems, on March 28, 2008
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A hundred years ago, Charlotte was an industrial town focused on making textiles for the southeast. The city's foresighted leaders were able to see that the textile industry wouldn't susta...
Charges Brought in Toxic Pet Food Case
in China Venture News, on February 10, 2008
The BBC and other news sources are reporting that two Chinese firms and an American Company have been indicted in the US for "their alleged role in a tainted pet food scandal."
We reported back in May of last year on toxins in pet food and other substances imported from China. ...
Timbuktu: A Far Away Place
in Hidden Travel Gems, on December 28, 2007
...e able to do a lot with a little. Their handcrafts (especially items made from silver, leather, and textiles) are impressive.
Most people come to Mali and Timbuktu in search of desert adventures. Su...
Visiting Guam
in Hidden Travel Gems, on December 7, 2007
...ulture has disappeared, there are still places to find tasty local cuisine and hand-made crafts and textiles that are unique to the island.
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Susan Fleming's Paper Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on August 14, 2007
...which often display organic or geometric elements, can be incredibly ornate. Based on bright kimono textiles, these designs were developed in the Edo period as woodlbock prints and used to enliven far...
Puerto Plata
in Hidden Travel Gems, on August 14, 2007
...offers plenty of markets offering tasty local food and tourist staples like rum, cigars, and bright textiles. Seafood is plentiful. Head down the beach and watch what happens to the day's catch be...
Business Network of Jewelers
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 12, 2007
...y requirement of the network, is that the discussions stay on topic. Any topic relevant to fashion, textiles, or related fields are welcome. For an example of a "related field", the site all...
Singapore's Little India
in Hidden Travel Gems, on July 6, 2007
...t might seem that Little India is one big market. Some of the small lanes offer a wide selection of textiles. This area is one of the better places to find a tailor in the Singapore.
The one place n...
As time goes bye
in The Techwear Weblog, on April 24, 2007
Another version of an interface for a digital diary - one of the application i think would be useful for wearable electronics and / or computing.
This tiny camera or handy piece of jewelry is the result of a Kodak sponsoring for the search of the future of wearable technologies.
To capture a mo...
Female holster
in The Techwear Weblog, on April 11, 2007
Looks like gadget holster become more and more fashionable at all. Here is a new line that is more female and comes in 10 different styles:
According to the maker, the curved design is extra comfortable on the leg. It can be worn over skin, socks or boots and the large pouch holds a pac...
Fibres of the 21st century
in The Techwear Weblog, on April 9, 2007
...nter 21st century, technical advances are dramatically influencing the world of fibers, fabrics and textiles. Today, technology can provide us with fabrics that imitate and actually improve upon natur...
The Emotional Wardrobe
in The Techwear Weblog, on March 30, 2007
...biquitous computing, digital systems will extend to clothing (and other everyday objects) via smart textiles and materials, meaning that fashion will become a mediator of technology.
Clothing is an e...
What are the Smaller Players doing in the IT Services Market
in The CIO Weblog, on March 23, 2007
...tive.
" Right now, we are implementing SAP package for 30 companies drawn from engineering, textiles, trading, retailing and training fields. We want to be a niche player leveraging on our cap...
Smart Textiles auf der Cebit
in Feschsamma, on 22.03.07
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Die Cebit hat heuer auch was für Mode übrig: Smart Textiles. Die Zukunft beginnt jetzt: Mode mit technischen Funktionen sind schon seit einigen Jahren immer wieder ein echter Hit auf diversen Mess...
grooveRider - das T-Shirt für den iPod
in Daily Gadget, on 18.03.07
...gibt es jetzt auf der CeBIT mit grooveRider von Urban Tool das erste T-Shirt, das über ein textiles Interface für den iPod verfügt. Über eingearbeitete Sensoren im Shirt kann der MP3-Player bedi...
CeBIT 2007
in The Techwear Weblog, on March 18, 2007
...er
2) FIS Fashion Innovation Service GmbH
Product spectrum is "Emerging Technologies - Smart Textiles, Smart Fabrics, Wearable Computing, Wearable Technology"
I will be there on monday wh...
Nanotech Battery
in The Techwear Weblog, on March 16, 2007
...or wearable computing. The news just sounds to amazing to be true: battery power that is woven into textiles. In other words - I dream about cable-less energy for a long time now ;-)) Just read:
Ent...
P-Capt Resin Beads Capture Prions from Blood
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 26, 2007
...ed by scientists in NC State's Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center, located in the College of Textiles, Carbonell and his colleagues have now developed a new filter to remove prions from donated...
Flex and bend
in The Techwear Weblog, on February 24, 2007
...lectromechanical Systems) device, the new fabric represents a milestone in the development of smart textiles. A type of smart device, smart textiles will likely be incorporated into wearable computers...
Wearable Electronics
in The Techwear Weblog, on February 24, 2007
Such a pity to say that I found another text of great value on another fake weblog. However, the copy is worth to post it here as it describes wearable electronics in a great way. The real source should be here , but I could'nt find anything...
Picture source is here
Wearable Elect...
Phase Change Materials
in The Techwear Weblog, on February 21, 2007
...typepad.com/
PCM at Wikipedia
Addition: by any chance I stumbled on the real source: PCM in textiles ...
Flu stop with textiles only
in The Techwear Weblog, on February 12, 2007
... the fashion market. The collaboration by researchers at North Carolina State University College of Textiles and Emory University School of Medicine found a new method to stop a flu with light. That t...
AAPN organizes a supply chain event for march 2007
in Supplychainer, on December 8, 2006
...Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica, California.
In addition to AAPN members including fiber, yarn, textiles, contractors, trim, technology and transportation executives, AAPN is inviting West Coast-b...
Predictions
in The Techwear Weblog, on November 20, 2006
The mobile will be replaced by wearable computers - that's the prediction of Professor Nigel Linge, University of Salford. He says "the future of telecommunications is "wearable technology"".
I love that quote:
He said the functions of the mobile phone will be di...
Convergence and Hi-Tech; an interview with Mr. Strese, VDI/VDE, part I
in The Techwear Weblog, on November 18, 2006
... governement on the level of a society?
I met Mr. Strese from VDI/VDE for an interview about smart textiles and
found exact that. A company that is positioned in the middle of these huge changes.
T...
Time Best Inventions of 2006: Hug Shirt
in The Techwear Weblog, on November 8, 2006
...to create a really really new experience.
The new design features a very comfortable mix of smart textiles, cotton and micro-fiber that make it very soft and pleasant to wear. And yes! Is completely...
Micro-Bio-Reactor
in The Techwear Weblog, on October 23, 2006
An interesting idea from scientists is to get energy from biological processes. Now they extracted a protein that may be used as a micro-reactor to produce energy within a biofuel cells.
According to the reserachers, these preliminary findings suggest that these protein have the potential to be ...
A wearable fairy tale
in The Techwear Weblog, on October 21, 2006
Imagine a dress that reacts to your body and emotions. Just like in a fairy tale you would immediately think that magic comes true would'nt you?
This is what designer Berzowska from Montreal calls Kukkia:
... the magical clothes a Canadian researcher has developed, clothes with anima...
The State of Techwear
in The Techwear Weblog, on October 20, 2006
...rket. It's not complete but faces some interesting details.
Let's start here:
Intelligent textiles, variously known as smart fabrics, electronic textiles, or e-textiles, have attracted consi...
MTC lands $18M deal
in The Techwear Weblog, on October 17, 2006
The Modtechgroup (MTC) won a contract to develop power sources for portable weapon systems.
What is it about:
Under the task order, MTC (Nasdaq: MTCT) will research and develop power sources that reduce energy consumption, while increasing energy storage and power generation for wearable co...
Emotional Design - the wearable social Interface
in The Techwear Weblog, on October 7, 2006
Very very cool is: Philips. Often enough I had this thought the last years but now they kick it. The company designer play around with an old idea from me: Clothes that show the emotion of the wearer.
Philips Design has developed dynamic garments as part of the ongoing SKIN exploration research...
Oktoberfest 2006 - the HighTech Lederhosn
in The Techwear Weblog, on October 5, 2006
The Oktoberfest is the most famous beer-fest in the world and so typical German.
The last days I heard a podcast about the point that less people wear the traditional Bavarian clothes at the Oktoberfest. Ok - Interactive Wear , located in Munich gives the correct answer together with worlds bes...
To feel that you could fly
in The Techwear Weblog, on September 26, 2006
Simple but wonderful. The feeling must be great... Pretty close to fly like a bird but without the risk to fall. In fact you could lay down with your VR glass and just look around:
The airplane is a conventional one, controlled by a wireless remote control. On the airplane is a pan-and-tilt cam...
Let's Get Natural
in Pretty Things, on September 19, 2006
... (me included) I love Nicola's style from her tank tops with wovens and her cute tank tops wtih textiles on the.
But Nicole has my vote when she creates these awesome bags. How can you not enjoy ...
House of the future
in The Techwear Weblog, on September 19, 2006
Eleksen is featured with the The G-Tech wireless fabric keyboard at the House of the Future. The keyboard is on display as the ultimate portable accessory for smartphone users. Roll it up, put it
in your pocket - and you're ready to go.
popular science is partnering with Sunset magazi...
Hightech textiles - Network
in The Techwear Weblog, on September 16, 2006
...l blood flow trough articifial artery increments
The numbers are impressive too: in 1988 technical textiles stand for 8% of the textile market in Germany - today it's around 40%. No question, hig...
ECG T-Shirt
in The Techwear Weblog, on September 16, 2006
Imagine an electrocardiogram without the need to go to the doctor and with much better data. This is what the ECG T- shirt will be about. It's a research project at the EMPA . This institut works in the materials science and technology field, is part of the ETH Zurich , located in Swi...
The mobile internet
in The Techwear Weblog, on September 12, 2006
The web becomes mobile - no question. Beside W-LAN there are many other technologies. With more and easier ways to connect always to the net the web becomes interesting for more target groups.
There are still some 40% who not use the web. Even many of the 60% who use it don't use it daily.
...
Modeled by: Spider
in The Techwear Weblog, on September 8, 2006
We all know that animals (like we) are moved by bones and muscles - spiders are not. They use a hydraulic system that is much more lightweight. Scientists Carlo Menon and Cristian Lira have developed a system out of that idea which is not larger then the leg of a spider. The system is call...
The future mop
in The Techwear Weblog, on September 8, 2006
...iene.
Svend Meyrahn, Schulten: "The chip makes sure that every client gets the right cleaning textiles."
The experiances with this technology are outstanding.
via media|NRW (in german) ...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 8
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on September 5, 2006
...o capital as well. The three companies each originally made their money from a single business: (1) textiles at Berkshire; (2) department stores at
Diversified; and (3) trading stamps at Blue Chip. T...
Tip: Book and Exhibition
in The Techwear Weblog, on September 4, 2006
A designer you should look at is Hella Jongerius. She is one of the most famouse modern designer with own exhibitions at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia and the Museum of Art and Design in Helsinki .
What I like is that:
Hella Jonge...
Nanotech sheets help balance body heat
in Nanotechbuzz, on September 4, 2006
... a report at azonano:
A recent study conducted by Nano-Tex confirmed consumer interest in enhanced textiles for the home. The survey, which queried consumers on textile enhancements for bedding, bath...
Feed your pet - Mobile
in The Techwear Weblog, on September 2, 2006
I found the perfect entry for the weekend at the Gadget Weblog : The right App for our mobile society. From now on you'll need no babysitter for your pet - if you're away for a day or so just use your mobile to feed your pet or talk to him:
the working process is simple: dial t...
Korea wants to become smart
in The Techwear Weblog, on August 28, 2006
... Korea see's the future of their textile industry in smart textiles. They set up a five year R&D program for smart textiles with the same founding Germany did this year ($15.5 million).
&...
News from warmX
in The Techwear Weblog, on August 26, 2006
...39;s first heatable knitted tights and by doing so setting new standards in the wide field of Smart Textiles.
A silver plated thread of polyamide (not a wire!) was knitted into the fabric which is the...
Future Skin
in The Techwear Weblog, on August 24, 2006
... of Arkansas announced the first 3D-form from nanomaterials.
The advancement from 2D to 3D makes textiles possible. Nano is not a micro-micro-picture of something funny anymore, but a pulp you ca...
RFID Blocker
in The Techwear Weblog, on August 19, 2006
You already have a passport with RFID? If not many will have soon. The problem: security experts think that the data can easy be stolen with a hidden reader. Clever people can make strange things with your personal data.
So here is an easy answer via the RFID weblog : The RFID blocking passport...
Personal Navigation
in The Techwear Weblog, on August 18, 2006
Everyone knows and loves car navigation systems. Now you can imagine how cool a personal navigation system would be. Most of all this one: the Georgia Institute of Technology presents SWAN - the System for Wearable Audio Navigation. And the "Audio" is the most thrilling part.
The comp...
The Big Hand Problem
in The Techwear Weblog, on August 17, 2006
Not two years ago I had to make a decision many of you will know. Should I buy a notebook and an MDA (=PDA with mobile) or a subnotebook and a mobile. I bought the second set because of the possibility to use the subnotebook as a real computer.
Things change from time to time and today I would ...
Electric textile @ IFA 2006
in The Techwear Weblog, on August 12, 2006
...h lab about their new textile.
The textile is called Elitex®. TITA Greiz will present lightning textiles, communication Gloves or textile remote controls. And because of the last entries - t...
Cold at night?
in The Techwear Weblog, on August 10, 2006
The life of a soldier is hard, not only in times of war. I've been in the army to (if even for a short time only) and had the luck that I never joined a real mission. However, at night in winter the army is a very very cold place... But - you guess right - the 21. century has a solution:
Sc...
It's time to go infrared
in The Techwear Weblog, on August 9, 2006
An interesting article about temperature measurement. They key is to use infrared for process control e.g. industrial work flows. But because infrared is fast and small it can be used for wearable applications too. And what sounds fun is that you can implement networks to measure tempera...
Wearable Robot with gun
in The Techwear Weblog, on August 3, 2006
This robot looks like from a Sci-Fi movie but hey - you can buy it for 315.000 US$ and it works... What ever you'll do with it... Because
it is a suite you maybe feel more safe in the streets?
The Land Walker was made by Masaaki Nagumo, measures 11 feet tall, weighs one ton, and sprays bul...
Techwear Wedding Clothes
in The Techwear Weblog, on August 3, 2006
The great wearable and interface designer from CuteCircuit developed a wedding dress for a Swedish couple. They build many nice ideas "inside" like environmentally friendly and smart, reversible and reconfigurable. So you can wear it after the wedding too.
But the interactive/we...
Emotional Health-Watch
in The Techwear Weblog, on August 2, 2006
Nice design, but what is the watch doing? The Exmocare wristwatch monitors its wearer's Pulse , heart rate variability and skin conductance. It also monitors the subject's level of activity via a built-in accelerometer to determine whether the subject is active, inactive or sedentar...
A gadget live
in The Techwear Weblog, on July 24, 2006
Fred Barbash from the The Washington Post wrote a great article about how gadgets changed our life. His wonderful example is a car ride.
Even the listing of gadgets used in the car is immense.
... I needed a six-foot extension cord with a four-socket adapter, so many gadgets did we carry in ...
The spy who shakes me
in The Techwear Weblog, on July 22, 2006
In a smoky crowded bar in Casablanca, you urgently need to pass a secret message to your compatriot friend. There are too many ears, and too many eyes - but shaking hands looks normal! So, you shake hands, the data is delivered from glove to glove, and you quietly disappear back into the ...
Become invincible with wearables
in The Techwear Weblog, on July 21, 2006
How should I call that: high -High Tech? New research shows that you can control Solitons.
The polymer chains tend to bend and twist as solitons pass through them. This has led to the possibility of them being used to power artificial muscles for high-tech robots and devices to aid human ...
