Wearable Interaction Design

Archive for June 19th, 2009

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/berg/fpcj/2009/00000001/00000001/art00003?crawler=true Abstract: This article explores an ongoing interdisciplinary research project at the cutting edge of aroma and medical work, which seeks to change the experience of fragrance to a more intimate communication of identity, by employing emerging technologies with the ancient art of perfumery and the growing trend of complementary therapies.The project investigates the interface [...]

Tennis ace Sharapova unveils blinking phone dress

Posted by: yvesixd on: June 19, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE55H2BT20090618 LONDON (Reuters) – Former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova presented a prototype dress to reporters that is designed to light up when the wearer’s mobile telephone rings. British fashion student Georgie Davies dreamed up the knee-length short-sleeved white dress as part of a school project with mobile phone-maker Sony Ericsson to figure out ways of [...]

GPS shoes for Alzheimer’s patients

Posted by: yvesixd on: June 19, 2009

http://www.physorg.com/news163474344.html# “The technology will provide the location of the individual wearing the shoes within 30 feet, anywhere on the planet,” said Andrew Carle, an assistant professor at George Mason University who served as an advisor on the project. “Sixty percent of individuals afflicted with Alzheimer’s Disease will be involved in a ‘critical wandering incident’ at [...]

OLED data glasses give wearers an eyeful

Posted by: yvesixd on: June 19, 2009

http://www.gizmag.com/oled-data-glasses-give-wearers-an-eyeful/11885/ You don’t need to work for the secret service or as a jet fighter pilot to appreciate the sheer convenience – and craftiness – of being able to grab hold of crucial information, without so much as lifting a finger or batting an eyelid. Students at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany are developing a [...]


 

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