Sep 4 2010

PlugandWear Wearable Technology Workshop in Florence

Here is info about Wearable Technology Workshop in my neighborhood, I got earlier today from Riccardo Marchesi aka PlugandWear. PlugandWear invites you to partake at the ‘Wearable Technology – a hands on Analysis of Electronics in Innovative Textiles and Prototype Development’ workshop, organized by the University of Florence and with the participation of Paolo Puma, Lorenzo Capineri, Troy Robert Nachtigall and PlugandWear, from Nov. 13 to Nov. 15 in Florence – Italy.

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Aug 20 2010

Announcing ‘Arduino – The documentary’

The first documentary about open source micro-controller Arduino and synonymous software, the main suspect for lots of great DIY inventions in wearable technology and performance, will be on view during summer 2010 according to the website Arduino: The Documentary

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Photo above: Arduino Duemilanove taken from www.smartprj.com
Photo bellow: Lilypad Arduino taken from clemenswinkler.com

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Jul 17 2010

Retro computer games for corporeality questions – Bong

Following my previous post on freestyle football, check William Linn’s device art work Bong (2009) based on retro computer games and their use in media art, as well as from the corporeality point of view.   The concept is very interesting, especially in the context of comparability with Nintendo Wii Sports and similar iPhone & iPod & iPad applications.

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William Linn: Bong, photo by Kontejner (c)

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Apr 24 2010

Four Letter Words

Robert Seward‘s LED artwork ‘Four Letter Words’ just grabbed my attention few minutes ago. It’s his latest work based on Arduino, and I find it rather interesting because of the whole construction complexity… and e-typography approach…

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Apr 10 2010

Interview with Lynne Bruning: Doing Groovalicious eTextiles!

Lynne Bruning is an award winning wearable artist, eTextile innovator and, as she likes to title herself, ‘a textile enchantress, lover of black sand beaches, tangerine bikinis and fast connections.’

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Synaptic by Lynne Bruning, photo: Carl Snider

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