All Blog Posts Tagged 'Medicine' (2)

An Assistive Scarf for Visually Impaired

An Assistive Scarf for Visually Impaired

Katy Perry with her glowy gown may have caught the media's attention, but wearable technology does have a cultural role beyond the glitz and glamour.



If "clothing, [is] an extension of the skin…Electric circuitry, [is] an extension of the central nervous system" ala Marshal McLuhan, then naturally wearable technology can be employed as an exention of our… Continue

Added by Syuzi on August 4, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Posture Monitoring Wearable



From ergonomic keyboards to furniture, designers have been trying to resolve the problem of occupational injuries by developing products that help users maintain "healthy" postures.



BACKUP, a wearable concept by Vanessa Schauer, aims to prevent such injuries by coaching wearers to adopt new behaviors and "memorize" healthy body posture.…

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Added by Syuzi on June 28, 2010 at 1:40pm — 1 Comment

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