Here's an interesting idea: putting chips in fashion goods so total strangers can buy what you're wearing. It sounds creepy, but the tech from Awear Solutions does solve a problem -- albeit a high-order problem: how do you find out where that immaculately turned-out clothes horse got that awesome bag? You could ask, but that's sometimes awkward. But if the bag/dress/blouse … [Read more...]
Bonobos TechStyle Shirts Promo
We really wanted to keep this an April Fool's-free zone, but this video from Bonobos is just too on-topic and too funny. As we frequently say around here, "What could possibly go wrong?" [youtube https://youtu.be/kHUMWxdBWVI] (h/t Josh Parks) … [Read more...]
Quote of the Day: Marc Newson on Wearables
Marc Newson is a big deal in industrial design, with museum collections, a CBE, and membership on Time Magazine's list of 100 most influential people. He has a new line of eyeglasses out, and in the process of talking about the differences between fashion and industrial designers (and what they need to learn from each other), he says this about Google Glass: It's a little bit … [Read more...]
Chris Dancy, With 700 Sensors, May Be “The Most Quantified Human”
Denver's Chris Dancy claims to be surrounded by 700 sensors, including the ones on his body, in his house, and on his dogs. It's possible that he's overdoing it, and it must take him forever to get through airport security, but he's clearly an interesting poster child for the Quantified Self movement. The Daily Mail, not the world's most restrained publication, has a long … [Read more...]
Intimate Wearables Get Personal in Austin
It's no secret to frequent readers that we're not a big fan of "gimmick" wearables. Yet IEEE Spectrum's report on a SXSW session on tech-enabled intimate attire makes us sorry we weren't there. Durex, best known as a condom manufacturer, and Wearable Experiments' Billie Whitehouse were showing off some interactive undergardments designed by the fine folks at the marketing … [Read more...]
Moto Teases A Pretty Wearable, But Not Much Else
Motorola, in a state of continual change for the last few years, says it's going to ship a pretty wearable. We don't know anything else about it -- like what it might do. Or when it might ship. Or what it might cost. We just have a promise that it'll look nice. The device part of Moto, one of the great brands in technology since the first car radio, was sold to Google in … [Read more...]
Cuff Tries Making Gear That Women Would Actually Wear
The gang at Cuff just launched some fashion-oriented tech gear that's both functional and attractive. What a concept -- and they pull it off well. The collection consists of five bracelets, a key chain, a sports bracelet, and two pendant necklaces. All of them contain a small piece of electronics called a CuffLink. Prices range from $30 to $120, and the CuffLink can be … [Read more...]
CuteCircuit Does Wearables at Fashion Week
We like the folks at CuteCircuit, a British fashion house that's done really good work on costumes for the likes of Katy Perry. So we were bummed to have been otherwise occupied during New York Fashion Week last week and to have missed their 2014 Fall collection. (No, really!) At least we caught up with a video from International Business Times. Check it out. (It doesn't … [Read more...]
Glass Gets Frames, Prescription Lenses
We have not been shy about expressing our opinion of Google Glass; one of our chief objections has been its inability to accommodate prescription lenses. At last, Google is now finally selling some pretty attractive snap-on frames for Glass that can take ground lenses. They apparently cost about $250, on top of the $1500 cost of the Glass. Plus the cost of lenses. And, from … [Read more...]
Interview with Wearable Experiment’s Billie Whitehouse
We've written a little before about Billie Whitehouse and the Wearable Experiments Navigate Jacket, but International Digital Times has quite a good interview with Whitehouse that's worth reading. The great quote: "It's the Burberry guided tour of New York, or the Luis Vuitton tour of New York, or maybe the Diesel tour of Milan." Whitehouse said. Concerning the jackets … [Read more...]