iBand - a wearable device for handshake-augmented interpersonal information exchange
The iBand project aims to leverage the simple gesture of the handshake, coupled with the qualities of jewelry to act as tangible keepsakes and reminders of relationships, to explore potential applications at the intersection of social networking and ubiquitous computing.
The prototype is a wearable bracelet, adjustable in design for different kinds of users (male, female). When worn, the circuit board and battery lay flat under the wrist and an infrared (IR) transceiver is positioned near the back of the thumb pointing toward the hand such that it is visible to an IR transceiver on another device when shaking hands. A handshake is detected via infrared transceiver alignment combined with hand/wrist orientation and gesture recognition using a 2-axis accelerometer.
In a full experience with this prototype, the user first enters contact/biographical information into a kiosk, which stores it in a database and assigns a unique ID number to their iBand. The user can also create a personal logo that appears on the LED display woven into their device. When the user shakes hands with another iBand user, ID numbers and logos are exchanged and stored. The LED display cycles through the stored logos at a pace reflecting the number of hands that have been shaken. When the user returns to the kiosk, it displays a list of new contacts by looking up the collected ID numbers in the database.
via infosthetics
PIX: Master in Visual Communication
PIX use small and bright LED matrix(177LEDs) to move pictures, images, texts, and various patterns that are displayed. Intense visual effects related to emotions, opinions and information are fashionably displayed.
PIX comming with specially designed download and editing software wich provide every user to produce and share their own animation via mail or mms. It is easy to carry, thanks to its compact size and light weight. It helps to create individualistic characters together with clothes and accessories.
Infrared-ray communication(ID wireless transmission & match icon comparison) between PIX owners lets them form a new form of bonding between individual and groups.
via: gizmologia
Fashion LED Caplet
Gracie Kim, who recent graduate of NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, creates the capelet that is powered by a 3V coin cell battery and 1″ x 3″ circuit board located on the back of the piece.
This thesis explores current aesthetics of wearable technology. A precept of design is that form follows function. The more emphasis placed on the technological functionality of a wearable, the more the form of the garment caters to that function. As an exploration, I’ve focused the function of my wearable solely on adornment.
The capelet was knitted and felted by hand. It is embroidered with conductive thread. The thread carries electric current to LEDs that are beaded into the embroidery, making the electronic current part of the garment’s adornment. The LED beads flicker, acting like a sequin in the light.
Gracie Kim also provide us with great how to integrate led light in your textile and build your own gadgets fashion style clothes. Wisit her project blog here…
The Soft Electric was just admitted to the Future Fashion Event, hosted by Cute Circuit and Codice-Idee at Viaggio Telecom 2006 in Pisa, Italy
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via popgadget and reknit
Flashlight Tweezers
It’s often difficult to find the right level of lighting to tidy up your eyebrows effectively and even if you do have the right light, you need the right tweezers too. Well, how about a really decent pair of tweezers that provide the light you need every time you pluck? Introducing LA-Tweeze, the illuminated tweezers that will keep your eyebrows under control wherever you are!
Simple, yet ingenious, these fantastic Tweezers have a little light built-in, so if you’re late to meet your friends for lunch or in a rush to get out in the evening, you can throw them in your bag and pay a visit to the powder room at your convenience. The Illuminated Tweezers come in their own little lipstick style case, so you can find them more easily when they’re at the bottom of your handbag. If you’re out at a bar or night club there’s no need to stand at the mirror with all the other ladies, plucking your eyebrows - you can retreat to the privacy of a cubicle and you’ll still have enough light to give yourself a quick makeover.
Main Features
- Slick design, built to last
- Tweezers with built-in LED light
- High Tensile Stainless-steel tip
- Ribbed handle for slip-proof grip
- Easy on/off switch
- Lipstick size to fit easily in your purse or handbag
- Built-in Mirror
Via Gizmodo
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360° LED Display
The “360° LED Display” is equipped with thousands of bright LEDs. Each of it spins around a drum to create vivid image in a 360-degree panorama.
Using patented technology, the LEDs component counts are reduced to several tenths of that in conventional LED displays. It utilizes fewer LEDs, and consumes less operation power. Maintenance fee is saved to a great extent as the result. Yet, the “360° LED Display” incredibly shows far excellent performance at VGA, XVGA, VHS and SVHS.
Unlike conventional display which has red, blue and green color elements separated, the “360° LED Display”‘ flying red green and blue LEDs are turned on right at the same spot to create an effective pixel which makes the image perfectly crispy.
The “360° LED Display”’s real pixel has a size as fine as 2.5 by 2.5mm. Crisp and vivid images remain for any viewing distance and guarantee authentic video quality even for spectators close to the display.
All flying LEDs are calibrated using proprietary correction technology to assure color uniformity across the entire screen and display 16.7 million distinct true colors.
Read more abotut “360° LED Display”: bornrich, gizmodo
Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose
Spark Fun refer abou great new toy at Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose. Many fun, many new and upcoming products and many very cool customers.
The LED Light Bar is a pre-packaged strip of 3 high-output LEDs powered by 12VDC. We don’t have specifics on the output luminocity, but take a look at the example GPS Wall Clock project to get an idea. Each unit comes with a fully assembled and tested PCB with current limiting resistors, reverse protection diodes, a wall-mount holder (backed with double-stick tape), and a connection cable. Each LED Light Bar absorbs approx. 30mA @ 12V.
And There is one more great toy for LED matrix geeks.
Triple Color LED Matrix! This large matrix has 64 Ultra Bright-Red, 64 Ultra Bright-Green, and 64 Ultra Bright-Blue individual LEDs built into one common cathode housing. It’s a monster to control, but just imagine what kind of colors you could produce by mixing!
via Makezine
Field under:device gadgets led led clock led light bar led matrix San Jose technology
TireTagz: Led Animation On Your Wheels
People will be amazed and literally put in a spin as you cruise past them with your wheels lit up in a way never seen before. The perfect accompaniment to spice up the look of your car with that extra bit of va va voom.
Cars have been described as the new jewellery and these little numbers certainly have plenty of bling. Images appear to glow from the wheels of your car through a process known as ‘persistence of vision”. As the unit rotates, the LED’s transmit thousands of light pulses every millisecond that in turn produces whatever image you have programmed the unit to display.
Created using technology originally developed for Indy car racing in the USA, and legal in the UK, Tire Tagz are easy to install. Using complex electronic circuitry and high frequency LED’s (Light Emitting Diodes) to create cool patterns, images, words and even animations within the wheels of your car while you drive.
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