Mar 24

Ring it on!

Posted in: CELLTACK, Docking, smartphone, Smartphone docking system, wearable

Rings are powerful. A simple wedding ring can get a man partnered to a woman and deem him incapable of slipping away. Well here is the wedding ring for your smartphone. The CELLTACK seems like the next best thing to being Magneto. This wearable magnetic dock makes your smart phone stick onto you with the intensity that rivals a possessive girlfriend.

The CELLTACK consists of two parts. A wearable dock and a magnetic cleat that adheres onto the phone. The wearable dock comes in the avatars of a ring and an armband. There is bike mount variant too. The ring version of CELLTACK holds on to your smartphone while you type. And worry not, according to its makers, the magnetic bond is strong enough to safely hold your phone.

Designer: CELLTACK

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Jan 28

Literary Leaps: ‘Sensory Fiction’ Gives Us a Reading Experience We Can Feel (and Hear)

Posted in: wearable

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I have not had the pleasure of watching a movie in 4DX, but the thought of confining myself to a convulsing seat for three hours of scents, liquids and sounds in a pair of uncomfortable glasses doesn’t quite sound like my idea of a good time. Thankfully, the whiz kids at MIT Media Lab have come up with a more refined ‘4D’ pastime, at least for those of you who are bibliophiles. Developed for a class called “Science Fiction to Science Fabrication,” “Sensory Fiction” is a digitally-augmented book that puts the reader in the protagonist’s shoes through a wearable device, adding a touch of excitement to otherwise inert print media.

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“Sensory Fiction’s” cover consists of small LEDs that light up in different patterns of ambient illumination representing to the “book’s mood.” Meanwhile, the wearable device offers vibrations, pressures and temperatures, tracking the plot as it turns, page by page. According to the description, “Changes in the protagonist’s emotional or physical state triggers discrete feedback in the wearable, whether by changing the heartbeat rate, creating constriction through air pressure bags, or causing localized temperature fluctuations.”

Here it is in action:

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Jan 21

Solving the Body’s Problems Through Eyewear, One Goofy Design at a Time

Posted in: wearable

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Google’s new diabetes-regulating contact lens has been making the rounds online, but somehow we’re not surprised—its futuristic functionality is a hallmark of the Google X team. While the technology itself is intriguing and ground-breaking—let’s face it, anything has got to be better than stabbing yourself with a needle multiples time a day—we’d like to take the opportunity to trace a brief (and by no means comprehensive) history of ‘overlooked’ eyewear options for addressing medical issues.

Let’s hope that Google contact lenses may be the future for diabetes, but let’s take a look at all of the other slightly sci-fi eyewear evolutions out there that get the job done:

GoogleContact-EskimoGlasses.jpgKeeping eyes dry and tan lines awkward since the ice age

Eskimo Sunglasses

These Star Trek-esque frames were—and still are—worn by the Inuit people to prevent snow blindness (which is pretty much major sunburn to the cornea) in dangerous conditions. Traditionally, the eyewear was made from a piece of bone or ivory with slits for a small field of vision; modern versions are made of wood. While it’s a little extreme for anywhere that isn’t the Arctic, those of you in the Polar Vortexed Midwest—or soon-to-be whitewashed Eastern Seaboard—might’ve benefitted from the design a couple weeks back. Hey, instead of complaining, they should’ve just checked Etsy.

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Jan 10

Durr, the Vibrating Watch From Skrekkogle That (Sort Of) Tells Time

Posted in: wearable

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There’s no shortage of rad watch designs—just have a look see at our features on Eone Time, Minus 8, Analog Watch Co., Mr Jones Watches and Ziiro (to name just a few). In the name of simplicity, watches have one job: to tell time. But what about when they don’t do that? This is where Durr comes in.

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Created by Theo Tveterås and Lars Marcus Vedeler—collectively named Skrekkøgle—the duo have come up with a concept watch manner that reminds us a bit of the Solar Light we covered from Jon Liow. By giving a quick shiver every five minutes, Durr is more about reminding the wearer to make the most of their daylight than being a timepiece. Check out this video to get a better idea of how it works:

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Nov 20

The Ambassador Watch from Mr Jones Watches Carries a Strong Message Inspired by a Painting from 1533

Posted in: wearable

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For those visuals out there, Mr Jones Watches has a timepiece that not-so-subtly reminds you to make those most of your day. Every hour when the minute and second hands line up on the brand’s Ambassador watch, the face’s background image lines up to form a multi-colored skull. The idea in whole is a little eerie, but on the bright side it only takes a quick glance to get a general idea of what time it is.

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Click the jump for a look at the painting that inspired the skull design and a video showing the watch in action:

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Nov 05

ZIIIRO Delivers Yet Another Beautiful Timepiece to Add to the Roster with Their Titan Pocket Watch

Posted in: wearable

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Pocket watches are a timeless and come packed with tons of old man style cred (the good kind) to anyone who can pull it off. ZIIIRO is making “pulling it off” easier with their new stylized timeteller. The ZIIIRO Titan is a nod to the classic shape we know and love with all of the bells and whistles of modern times. Not only is it ultralight (and coincidentally can be worn around the neck, if you’re into that look) thanks to an aluminum casting, it comes in five different colors—azure, chrome, purple, black and cherry.

Aug 26

Wearables for the Modern Nomad by Justin Gargasz

Posted in: wearable

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The natural inclination to escape from the fast pace and constant visual stimulus that is city life is a pretty common response for any human (and particularly any New Yorker). When the skyscrapers and constant car horns get to be too much, why not steal away to a personal oasis? Better yet, carry that oasis with you at all times… in your own jacket. If you do happen to be seeking escape on a moment’s notice, the recent design projects of Justin Gargasz will jettison you out into the wild—or at least the nearest park.

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It appears we are destined to be a generation of new-age nomads as a result of technology, constant career changes and unprecedented mobility. Is a constant search for how best to return to nature an inevitable side effect of modern life? Maybe, maybe not… but enough people cringe at the idea of life in the big city that need to escape is a viable design problem.

When we first encountered Gargasz’s wearable tent structures in 2009, it was an interesting concept placed somewhere between the blurred realms of fashion, furniture and architecture. At the time, he was fresh out of design school and we were impressed with the Boston-based designer’s first ‘modern cocoon,’ named Vessel. Four years later, Gargasz has spun the project into a full-fledged line of nomadic structures that can just easily be warn on a chilly day in the city as a hiking trip out west. His designs are created not only to shelter the wearer physically but as a play on the need to escape psychologically from a world filled with distractions.

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Aug 08

Good Smelling Collar

Posted in: OZ-1, Purifier, wearable, Wei Kiat Law

Ever been bogged by the cigarette or food odors that your clothes pick from the bar? A quick change or shower is quite cumbersome, which is why the funky Electrolux OZ-1is a good solution. The OZ-1 is a portable air purifier and stress reliever all integrated in a fashion piece. It sits neatly under the color of your shirt or can be flaunted like jewelry. The main purpose of the device is to purify the air that you breathe and at the same time distress via aroma therapy.

  • OZ-1 is integrated with refined technology of ozone generator and HEPA filter.
  • The device can release a significant amount of (0.1-0.3 ppm) oxidant to neutralize harmful gases in the air while the integrated HEPA filter on the left help to trap dust and particles.
  • It also s a secondary function of being a cigarette smoke remover and is able to trap the smell of tar and chemical produced from burning cigarette.
  • The integrated smoke sensor will detect smoke and activates the device to trap and neutralize the unpleasant odor before it is bonds with your clothing.

OZ-1 is a 2013 Electrolux Design Lab finalist entry.

Designer: Wei Kiat Law

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Jul 18

Xtreme Sports Cam

Posted in: extreme, Lobster-x, Soohun Jung, wearable

For those who like to push themselves to the limits, there is no greater moment of glory when they reach the summit, catch that spectacular wave or climb the extremely difficult rock face. Extreme sports thrill but capturing the action from the doer’s perspective gets easier with the Lobster-x Wearable Camera for Extreme Sports. The design features a rolling band in camera construction, which the user can fasten on any part of their body such as head, arm or ankle. Flexible hinges let you feel comfortable wearing it.

Designer: Soohun Jung

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Jul 16

Recon Jet: Taking Augmented Reality Glasses to the Extreme

Posted in: wearable

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Far be it for us to conjecture what you did this past weekend, but if it’s anywhere along the lines of rappelling down mountain faces, biking across the country or putting out forest fires, the newly released Jet sunglasses from Recon instruments might be for you. Airing on the side of extreme, Recon’s answer to the Google Glass is a souped-up high-performance wearable computer masquerading as sunglasses. The Recon Jet heads-up display (HUD) is a flexible computing platform catering to endurance athletes. As a hybrid of microcomputer and polarized eyewear, the Jet is packed with more sensors and gadgets that you could ever really need… but hey, we know you’re weary of skydiving in your Google Glass, so Recon is here to offer an alternative.

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With a dual-core processer and serious firepower on the functionality front, we are interested to see how Jet stands up to its sleeker and more mass-market competitors. With a number of obvious similarities both Google glass and the Recon Jet, one major issue seems to be with safety in terms of populating your field of vision with displays and marketing the glasses as usable in extreme sports—generally a time to try and have as few visual distractions as possible. Both products opted for a right side HUD, however Recon dropped the display to the bottom of your field of vision stating:

First and foremost, we wanted to ensure the user’s safety by making the display completely unobtrusive. When looking straight ahead, you will not even know it’s there. To take in information, you simply glance down, like looking at a dashboard on a car.

Research has shown that looking down is an easier eye movement than looking up. Jet is also designed for outdoor use, where looking up could result in looking directly at the sun, something we want to avoid.

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