finally signed up
I've been not-signing-up for this site because I felt like I should have more to contribute, but I got over that. Now I'm hoping it will provide some inspiration and supportive community as I have been fascinated with the merging of fiber and technology for some time, but my skills are rather vastly weighted toward the "fiber" part of that equation.
I'm going to hear Leah Buechley speak this weekend at Indiana University and I'm pretty stoked.
Other than that I'm just learning, learning, learning and and hoping that soon I'll be able to do some contributing. I love all the innovative and amazing things I see here & it pushes and inspires me to be able to make my own ideas tangible.
Nikola Delikatesla's Blog
This is a cool use of technology for public art purposes!
From
Wooster Collective
"These glowing shoes have been spotted around town in Richmond, Virginia, at least 12 pairs. The shoes are hung like ordinary shoes that are thrown over a power line, only these are only found in bare trees. Not really sure what the meaning behind it all is but they…
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Posted on February 23, 2010 at 4:48am
(via
rhizome.org)
Social Vibration
From the artist's statement:
A garment that bridges between our life in the real physical world and our web 2.0 increasing social activity. The hoodie can recognise other hoodies from same or… Continue
Posted on January 26, 2010 at 2:00pm
Lauren McCarthy's "Happiness Hat" forces you to smile and, if it detects that you're not smiling, provides "pain feedback" in the form of a pin in the back of your head.
The Happiness Hat is a wearable device that detects if you're smiling and provides pain feedback if you're not. An enclosed bend sensor attaches to the cheek and measures smile size, a servo motor moves a metal spike into the head inversely proportional to the degree of smile. Through repeated use of this… Continue
Posted on November 3, 2009 at 10:40am
(from
Lost at E Minor)
The Heart Bit lamp provides not only a functional white light, but also an emotional red accent light, which triggers at the exact same rhythm of user’s pulse. When a user touches the interface a sensor detects and register the beat and the embedded software transform it into lighting effects. People can experience their heartbeat and see their pulse… Continue
Posted on October 28, 2009 at 6:31am