Apple introduced its follow-up to the original Apple Watch today with the Watch Series 2, which is waterproof, includes a GPS radio, faster processors, and a brighter screen. The new watches are available in aluminum (gold, rose gold, silver or space black) or stainless steel (stainless or space black). Pricing starts at $369. There's a new Watch Edition in white ceramic for … [Read more...]
Team Britian Shoes Are Shining
Not only did Team Great Britain have reason to dance at the closing ceremonies for the 2016 Olympics, they had the perfect shoes to do it in. The record-breaking team that garnered even more medals that at the London games four years ago were wearing custom-made trainers—Brit-speak for athletic shoes—that lit the way. LED lights along the soles of the shoes lit up red, … [Read more...]
Wearable Technology on the Fly
We’ve covered some pretty outré tech directed specifically at the fairer sex to keep them on top of certain bodily functions that should remain private and unseen. Now there’s a product to covers the ups and downs of that most terrifying male social faux pas: the unzipped zipper. Noti-Fly pants buttons can tell you, via your smartphone, that your privates may be all … [Read more...]
Fairy Tale Tech at the Met
Claire Danes was travelling light when she arrived for “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology,” the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2016 fashion extravaganza from its Costume Institute. Her fairy-tale princess dress, designed by Zac Posen and hand-sewn in organza and fiber optics, was stunning in the lights on the red carpet and even more spectacular in the … [Read more...]
Berlin’s Fashion Hack Day: Soldering Gun Wedding of Fashion and Tech
From April 29 to May 1, Berlin was the site of the “world’s first hackathon on fashion and tech,” a concept about whose more elusive particulars we are still a bit unclear. However, by means of some English-language reports, some Facebook pages, and in spite of Google Translate, we can now report the pith and substance of the event, beginning with the observation that Hack Day … [Read more...]
Do Wearables Belong in Your Ear?
For the last few years, since wearables became small enough to be convenient, the wrist has been the most frequent commercial battleground. There are, of course, hundreds of fitness bands and trackers that sit on your wrist because, well, people are used to wearing things on their wrists. But is that really the best place? Maybe not. The site FashNerd makes a strong case … [Read more...]
OmSignal’s Sports Bra Talks to Your iPhone: CES
Seems as if everything these days tracks biometrics, either as a basic function or an added feature. Most of those trackers are not gender-specific, but when you’re talking sports bras, you’re talking a decline in gender diversity. But in a good way. We think. Canadian company OmSignal has developed the Om bra, a sports bra that tracks biometrics, calories burned, and your … [Read more...]
Knitflix: Netflix and Solder
How many time have you come home after a long day and settled into your couch to binge Netflix? And how many times have you fallen asleep and woken up episodes later? Netflix is prepared to make your bingeing life a lot easier, with Netflix socks that pause your TV if you fall asleep or just admire the inside of your eyelids for too long. Here’s the great thing about this: … [Read more...]
VFILES, XO Help Lady Gaga Fly In the Face of Fashion
VFILES, a New York Web portal, is a clearinghouse for digital fashion, a social network for all aspects of the burgeoning tech fashion industry. They’re the source for Lady Gaga’s flying dress, Volantis, and Azealia Banks’s “mermaid bra,” both by Studio XO. They're now collaborating on bringing the clothes to the public. The Volantis flying dress has gotten a lot of media … [Read more...]
EasyJet: Uniforms Go Digital, Planes Remain Unchanged
The low-cost European airline EasyJet, comparable to JetBlue in the U.S., is celebrating its 20th birthday by taking cabin and engineer uniforms into the (near) future. The uniforms, designed by British design shop CuteCircuit, have lights and LED displays and likely some bells and whistles as well. Engineers’ uniforms are a little spooky, with lit-up hoods and sleeves; … [Read more...]