Talia Elena Radford Cryns, creator of Ergoskin, is a student at the University for Applied Arts, Industrial Design, in Vienna – Austria. This design assists the wearer with a push to reinforce proper posture. The nano sensors embedded in the fabric detect the posture and provide skin impulses to indicate the status.This technology is great for office workers who intend to have decent posture but over the course of a work day let that slip a little. This can also be used for rehabilitation and medical purposes. This is a really interesting item. I look forward to seeing this develop further.
Posted in: Intelligent Clothes, Super Smart Fabrics, Tactile Feedback, Tech Clothing Industry, Textiles, Underwear, Vitals Monitoring
Ok one of these might be ok to wear to work, one may not. Enlightened now offers a new line called Power Ties. The company, founded by Janet Cooke, specializes in light up apparel.This particular tie has a circuit board design and features various lighting patterns. A style that may find a soft spot in the hearts of geeks everywhere. These ties are powered by 2 button batteries located within the back of the tie itself. The tie costs about $60.Also in the works is this fancy light up bra. Never lose your girlfriend in a crowd again. Enlightened offers a variety of these, check them out.
Posted in: Enlightened, LED, Light Emmiting Fabric, Shirt, Suit, Techno Fashion, Textiles, Underwear
Germany’s advanced e-Textiles company WarmX has a great product many of us are craving for right now: electrically heated underwear. A flip of a switch is all it takes and in no time your body gets hugged by a waive of warmth.
There are many heated clothing products on the market which work well but most if not all of them are a bit bulky. WarmX products stand out with their seamless integration of the heating elements into fabrics without adding any bulk.
Conductive polyamide fibers are directly woven into the fabric which are then supplied with electricity by a small rechargeable battery. The knitted fabric warms directly on the skin – completely without heating wires!
In this way only a very small amount of electricity is needed compared to other heated clothing ..read more
Posted in: Heating, Underwear, WarmX
Smart and Intelligent fabric allow designers of sport bras to improve the comfort for active women according to a demonstration of an Australian research team from the University of Wollongong.
Fitted with tiny sensors, the smart-bra fabric will monitor and measure movement of the breast.
Two volunteers, aged 30 and 39, one wearing a 36D bra and the other a 38DD, were instructed to walk on a treadmill at 4.3mph and then speed up to a jog of 6.2mph.
The finding of this test: all the strain and stress from the breast movement, which can be as much as 2.7 inches during jogging, is being borne by the straps. This could explain the shoulder pain and tingling in the arms that many women suffer during physical activities. Done over prolonged time, these ill ..read more
Posted in: Super Smart Fabrics, Underwear, Vitals Monitoring, e-Textiles
