The next black- A film about the future of clothing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCsGLWrfE4Y&feature=share&list=PLNWUPJKX3AHbby4CCL5OjQB9Hhjf9G6iD
shopping
Segor (Electronics shop in Berlin) http://www.segor.de Reichelt (internet electronics shop) http://www.reichelt.de/ Tinker Soup (Berlin based sparkfun reseller, Arduino) http://tinkersoup.de/ Watterott (another Germany based sparkfun and adaFruit reseller, Arduino) http://www.watterott.com/ Sparkfun (US based DIY electronics shop, Arduino) http://sparkfun.com/ AdaFruit (US based DIY electronics shop) http://www.adafruit.com/
Bike Light projects
Sporty Supaheroe by Fraunhofer Institute, Wolfgang Langeder http://www.izm.fraunhofer.de/en/news_events/tech_news/hightech-fahrradjacke-sporty-supaheroe-erhaelt-red-dot-design-aw.html turn signal biking jacket by Leah Buechley http://web.media.mit.edu/~leah/LilyPad/build/turn_signal_jacket.html Vega Wearable Light by Angella Mackey http://www.vegalite.com/ How to Make a Bike Light Glove by Jacqui 87 http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Bike-Light-Gloves/ zackees http://zackees.com/
Main Project
Bender is an interactive bike light, that helps keeping you safe at night. The product is worn on the upper sleeve. It combines the functions of a back light and a turning signal. Bender is a snap bracelet. It’s light and easy to apply. The light is emitted byred and yellow Electroluminiscent (EL-) surfaces. They […]
Thermochromic ink projects
Dynamic Double Weave by Maggie Orth http://www.maggieorth.com/ Recurring Patterns by Smart Textile Design Lab, Swedish School of Textiles http://smarttextiles.se/recurring-patterns/ Liquid Crystal works by Sara Robertson http://thepopupworkshop.wordpress.com/ Thermochromic Tutu by Lynsey Calder Symbiosis by Kärt Ojavee k-o-i.ee/ http://www.symbiosiso.com
embedded lights in textile
Functional Styling by Linda Worbin A carpet woven with EL wires. It is equipped with sensors enabling the users to interact with the carpet with various light behaviors. IKAT by Astrid Krogh http://www.astridkrogh.com/html/exh-10.html A light tapestry of paper yarn with organic patterns created in optical fibres. Trendease by Sarah Taylor http://www.weareoca.com/fine_art/introducing-sarah-taylor-new-textiles-curriculum-leader/ Jacket Antics by Barbara […]
Make your own MakeyMakey
“Makey Makey is a nice and fun Open Hardware project, developed by Mit researchers Jay Silver and Eric Rosenbaum. It’s an Arduino based project that could get started through crowdfunding. Basically you can turn any conductive surface into a sensor: bananas and other fruit/vegetables, cutlery, water, metal tools, conductive dough, human skin…When you connect to […]
Other kinds of Motors
Piezo Motor Free Energy Magnet Motor
Nerdy speakers
How to Make Piezoelectric Crystal Speaker Very nerdy.. a lot of work to nicely wake up in the morning. If you want to try the way he is showing.. be very very careful with the transformer.. and here is Homemade Piezoelectric Transducer