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      Space: What to wear?

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      E-textile Pillow for Communication Between Dementia Patients and Family

      November 5, 2013

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      Cadbury Joy Jackets

      January 16, 2014

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Kung Fu Goes High with LED POV Swords

written by Syuzi Pakhchyan

LED Swords

The ancient Chinese art of Wushu Kung Fu has gone high-tech with swords crafted using LED lights. Using the P.O.V. technique, Mortiz Waldemeyer developed these illuminated swords that create beautiful lighting effects in the hands of Wushu artists.

 LED POV Swords

The performance took place at the world premiere of the Maybach 62 as part of the Beijing Motor Show 2010. More photos here.

Kung Fu Goes High with LED POV Swords was last modified: May 3rd, 2010 by Syuzi Pakhchyan
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GER: Galvanic Extimacy Responder . Mood Sweater

written by kristinneidlinger

GER: Galvanic Extimacy Responder . Mood Sweater
emotiv display

GER is an externalized intimacy — a display of the personal in the world — the interface by which we identify with the other so that we may gain greater insight of the self. Inspired by Jacques Lacan’s “extimacy,” the GER visually displays the wearer’s emotional state for both the self and other. A Galvanized Skin Response (GSR) tracks the body’s responses and projects the palette of red for excited or nervous and blue for calm and relaxed.

design by kristin neidlinger
photos by Defne Beyce

GER: Galvanic Extimacy Responder . Mood Sweater was last modified: April 14th, 2010 by kristinneidlinger
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Futuristic Fashion for the Sporting Industry

written by Syuzi Pakhchyan

According to Lacoste in 2083, tennis will go high tech. Not only will your shoes be smart, but so will your playground fully equipped with pressure sensitive walls. This future scenario takes place 75 years from now — my gut says it won’t take that long. Enjoy the video.

Futuristic Fashion for the Sporting Industry was last modified: March 23rd, 2009 by Syuzi Pakhchyan
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History of the “Smart” Shoe

written by Syuzi Pakhchyan

Vintage Adidas Micropacer

The “smart” shoe concept has been around for awhile now with various attempts to launch it into the marketplace. From students and researchers to large corporations, the insatiable desire to develop a “must-have” product keeps driving companies to invest time, money and resources into R&D. Perhaps that is why Apple’s “smart” shoe patents are piling up in the US patent office and other shoe companies are quickly following suit by acquiring technical textile manufacturers. But that’s enough biz speak, now for the fun overview.

Puma RS Computer Shoe
Puma RS Computer Shoe

Long before the Nike+, Puma RS Computer Shoe was one of the world’s first “smart” shoes to hit the market. Launched in the mid-80s, the Puma RS Computer Shoe contained a microcontroller, a timer, and an “inertia” switch. After each run, the user would plug his shoe via cable to a Apple IIe or a Commodore 64. A program, on a floppy disk (remember those?!) would grab all the data off. Using calibrations of a runner’s stride length, normal running speed, height and wieght, the computer pulls out data from shoe to calculate distance, time and calories consumed. The shoe cost around $200 and 10,000 were produced.

Vintage Adidas Micropacer
Vintage Adidas Micropacer

At a similar time, the Adidas Micropacer was launched. More self-contained than the Puma “smart” shoe, the tongue of the Adidas shoe held the microprocessor which was linked to a sensor in the sole. The runner would get the display of data on an LCD via a push of a button. The shoe cost between $100-125 at the time and 50,000 were produced. William Johnson, a Brit, was credited as the Inventor of the “smart” shoe. He took his idea to Adidas in 1981. One small interesting fact is that Nike did market research and concluded there was no solid market for computerized shoe. Funny now that the Nike+ is probably one of the best known “smart” shoes on the market. But that was then… Read the NY Magazine article from 1985.

Adidas Micropacer Remake

Adidas was suppose to be offering the 1984 Adidas Micropacer in its original colors, with a few material changes of course. But I can’t seem to find a link on their site.

 Adidas Micropacer New Design

The photo above of is of their latest designs. It’s available in different colors as well. These shoes will run you $250. Purchase Adidas Micropacer here. Stay tuned this week as I will cover more “smart” shoes.

History of the “Smart” Shoe was last modified: March 2nd, 2009 by Syuzi Pakhchyan
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