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Wearable displays were a real hype some years ago. But this product category had kind of a long sleep. I always loved that idea. Computing power within a tiny box and a huge (virtual) screen. What the...
Casio is back :-) Do you remember the 80ies? Unthinkable without digital watches from Casio. And now they are back with 21century technology: GPS. Of course within a watch - what is a remarkable tiny...
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...
Around 800 companies from 11 countries are involved in the "Network for Textile Innovation" founded in Germany. The main aim is to restructure the traditional textile industry into 1) a...
Time2buy. The RedWire DLX jeans from Levis will make it into stores. They will be 50 bucks more expensive then told in spring when I first wrote about it. Set to take off as a fashion trend in the...
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......
This creation was "close2catch" and is a technological revolution. A shirt that measures what is available with sensors today. Because you'll have a lot of healthcare data at hand the...
... with Voice Trust - the leading voice recognition company from Munich, Germany. And what's fun - the founders first company was in the fashion business (and failed). But his second company is...
Even at the worlds biggest consumer electronics fair in September in Berlin we will see a Wearable Fashion show named "eFashion" (I guess it will be part of the Science show. However, till...
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...
Part IV - Wearable Computing today Read Part I (Something has changed) here, Part II (Look into a tomorrows industry) here and Part III (Markets you should look at) here Back to the branch...
Part III - Markets you should look at Read Part I (Something has changed) here and Part II (Look into a tomorrows industry) here The B2C market is easy to describe: gadgets like your mobile or the...
Part II - Look into a tomorrows industry Read Part I here And that's where the industry is right now. Many companies are already busy with wearable applications. The public view may be that...
Something new 4u: Today I had my first interview - yep - and timing and person are just right I think. Read what John Collins from Eleksen has to say about the future of wearable computing and the...
I received this eMail from Jennifer DeLeo some days ago and want to publish it here for obvious reasons (and for you): You're searching through your closet for something to wear with your recently...
Names sometimes are like scripts. Sensatex presents a SENsational TEXtile. The SmartShirt can remotely monitor some of the wearers health related data for example a wearer's movement, heart rate,...
Next step for Apple to become a fashion company: Nike and Apple connect sport shoe and iPod. It means nothing less then the age of techwear has finally begun. And the big bang is a gadget and clothes...
Looks like we have a real success story in the wearable computing field - not like Xybernaut... In this very moment i received a newsletter from Eleksen with thanks to everyone who made the listing on...
Techwear is not a mass market as we all know, however, VIO made it into the state of Michigan watch list: V.I.O. Inc. Named as One of Michigan's 50 Companies to Watch. Not a year from know and we...
Cool new iPod garments for this summer. A friend sent me the link to Urban Tool - supernatural wear. I liked the word "supernatural" in combination with techwear. When they use the word...
Cypak is a seven year young Swedish technology innovator and pioneer in the field of making simple objects smart, secure and connected - a real ubiquitous computing pioneer. Their business is to...
Here is the next CeBIT firm that is active in the wearable fields. Interactive Wear, the Infinion-Spin-Off I wrote about here - starts with a big bang and launches 3 innovative products at once. #...
Trade fair check next round: how many companies show wearable computing at worlds largest IT-fair? Answer is: four. One of them is warmX with a cool (or warm) idea about tech textiles. They knit a...
Are you game? Clothes tell something about you. Everyone can see your stile, your profession, even your character. Clothes are in a way a social interface. And whats more "social" than to...
heXagramm is a canadian research institute or think tank specialized in media arts and technology. There are more than 65 research/artists (nice naming) and 300 graduate students involved. (Website...
Los Angeles-based Charmed Technology is an MIT Media Lab spin-off and is poised to be a world leader in affordable, wearable Internet products, services and technologies.As part of its strategic...
Fibretronic is a premier developer and manufacturer of soft electronic component solutions. Our platform technologies are available globally for a broad range of advanced product applications. Using...
Even big consulting player accenture became involved in the field of pervasive computing. They put their brains together to think about the home of the future. The LCD screen in the crib lets parents...
Business like a roller coaster: from 80 down to 6 up to 73 Mill. Franken turnover. Schoeller textiles, probably the market leader in hightech fabrics, is a perfect examples how hightech, innovation,...
Xybernaut is in trouble. The "Lead Plaintiff Deadline" was yesterday and because the company brings no relevant information on their website it might be interesting to read about the...
Forbes writes about BodyMedia, a six years "old" Pittsburgh based company that produces wearable computing products for the healthcare sector. For example armband monitors with six sensors...