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Today is the day! We will start our April contest and survey in the category "Technology" with the prize being an iHome iH5 Alarm Clock for Apple Ipods! All you have to do is to invest...
Paul Lukowicz Title: Paul Lukowicz
Paul Lukowicz is a european veteran in wearable computing and now became head of applied informatics in Passau (University of Passau), Bavaria, Germany. His main field will be embedded systems /...
The hug shirt Title: The hug shirt
Emotions send as easy as a text message. Two people wearing the hug shirt can send a hug every time they think about each other over every distance. Embedded in the shirt there are sensors that feel...
Solar jacket Title: Solar jacket
Wireless energy - for me this would be _the_ invention of the 21 century... However, till then you may buy this jacket. It is able to supply all your gadgets with enough power because of the solar...
The human body network Title: The human body network
Your skin can be a key or a business card too. Because our biggest organ is able to conduct current it can transfer data too. Ident Technology developed Skinplex (german site only) - activ data...
PHOTON Title: PHOTON
A while ago I wrote about Sauma, a finish design exibition around north amerika. Today I would like to present Photon - a portable solar panel system. The prototype of the Photon is lightweight. It is...
Wrist-Worn PC Title: Wrist-Worn PC
Only 200gr (0,44 lb) and you can wear your PC around your wrist. Hands-free working wherever you need additional computer power. Technical data: 6h power, GPS and W-LAN network connection, low-current...
Augmented Reality Title: Augmented Reality
One of the famous IT buzzwords the last years was "Augmented Reality". At the BMW CeBIT stand I saw a great example for that concept. (please click the picture to enlarge) What you might see...
Fashion for the heart Title: Fashion for the heart
An older entry from WMMNA but love it and think its thrilling: "The garments receives the heartbeat wavelength of your remote friend/lover/relative and transmits it as vibration through your...
CeBIT 2006 - Topics Title: CeBIT 2006 - Topics
Right back from my vacation I would like to give you an overview of the CeBIT "future parc" buzzwords this year: e-clothes, wearable computing, human-technology-integration, neuronal...
NanoTie Title: NanoTie
That's something for sundays - a special tie. Not - as you may think - to small to tie around your neck. Nope - it's a small and hidden place for your iPod. While in a boring business meeting...
Stretchable Silicon Title: Stretchable Silicon
Stretch your computer. (Yes, you can stretch the image too by clicking ;-). Wired reports about a new technology: The secret is in the silicon: the stuff electronic components are made of. Although...
RFID Implantees Subculture Title: RFID Implantees Subculture
Funny things happen in this world. For example people who implant a RFID chip for different reason. Anita gives us an overview of these subcultures. One example I knew before are people in Barcelona...
CeBIT 2006 - Interactive Wear Title: CeBIT 2006 - Interactive Wear
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. #...
Energy for (nearly) free Title: Energy for (nearly) free
"It's the holy grail of battery technology," said my source. "It means you could do a highway capable electric city car that would recharge in three or four minutes and drive you...
Holiday Season Super Star Title: Holiday Season Super Star
I have never seen a toy like that. It's not only a breakthrough in robotics, it's just cute. You must watch the video at demo to fully understand what i mean. Investors, believe, this will...
CeBIT 2006 - WarmX Title: CeBIT 2006 - WarmX
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...
The future of computing Title: The future of computing
Want to know what our future will be about? Friedemann Mattern, director of the institute for "Pervasive Computing" from the ETH Zurich talks about "Ambient Intelligence" and...
More than a T-Shirt Title: More than a T-Shirt
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...
Fabric Display Title: Fabric Display
This is one project from heXagram i didn't mentioned yesterday. I like it because it seems to be very useful in future products and the approach is wonderful too. From Joanna, the project lead:...
Update: CeBIT / Fire dept Title: Update: CeBIT / Fire dept
For everyone who visits the CeBIT: the technology presented here will be shown at the fair. The Fraunhofer institut presents under the motto "Life-saver IT" how information and...
heXagram Title: heXagram
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...