Brookstone is no stranger to this site. They’ve done it again with their Remote Control Pillow, the pillow that doubles as a remote control. Now you can relax into the couch potato stratosphere.
This universal 6-in-1 remote control is nestled snugly inside of a pillow. The buttons are on the outside of the pillow and it even allows you to shut the remote functionality off for when you want to lay down without accidentally muting your episode of LOST. Not bad, right?
So let’s recap. It’s a pillow. It’s a remote that controls up to 600 devices. It’s both. It’s only $30. Avoiding the real world just got a whole heck of a lot easier.
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City Pillows created by Florence Bost, use LEDs and EL-wires to blend in with colorful designs to make these unique pillows. Florence’s inspiration comes from textile materials, colors and the possibilities todays technologies offer allowing her to create the effects she wants to achieve. According to Florence, the ‘invisible’ use of technology is the ‘real’ use of it, seeing the effect but not the technology itself.Florence Bost, founder of Sable Chaud, has acquired a unique expertise in the integration of new technologies. With a formal industrial design education and 15 years of creative research, she has acquired a multidisciplinary vision and solid design experience that puts her work on the cutting edge of soft technology innovation.
Posted in: LED, Light Emmiting Fabric, Pillows
Sensorcom, not a prototypical pillow maker, decided to use their high quality headphone tech to offer sound pillows. Joining the ranks of the Cozy Tunes Pillow, Sleepsonic Pillow, and Sound Asleep Pillow, Sensorcom has an advantage. They offer two version, the Sleep Sound Stereo Pillow Insert to upgrade an existing pillow and the Sound Oasis Sleep Therapy Pillow which is the complete sound pillow solution.Sensorcom uses two thin hi-fi speakers and a standard 3.5mm jack to deliver great and comfortable sound. The cool thing is the upgrade version. This allows you to take a pillow you already like and add sound. The the Sleep Sound Stereo Pillow Insert is $69.95 or the Sound Oasis Sleep Therapy Pillow is $59.95.
Posted in: Pillows, Sensorcom, Sound, iPhone Integration, iPod Integration
Architect Sheila Kennedy, known for her widely publicized Portable Light project where she proposes the use of Wearable Electronic for the other 90% by integrating solar panels into bags has applied the same principle to curtains: gathering solar power from everyday goods.Sheila’s Solar curtain is part of her ‘Soft House‘ showing how traditional architectural materials can be transformed into electricity generating elements which can one day provide a significant part of the electrical power needs for its inhabitants. The energy curtain was a research project funded by the Swedish Energy Agency.
Posted in: Concept Design, Home Decoration, Solar Fashion, Solar Power
Sound Asleep Pillow with a built in speaker joins the ranks of the Sleepsonic Speaker Pillow, or even the glo Pillow in the realm of pillow tech. Offered in regular and memory foam, the pillow features a standard 3.5mm jack. Extra bonus is that an external power source is not needed, as the speakers are efficient enough to run off the power from the source.The regular version costs $39.50 and the memory foam version is $59.25. Hook up any 3.5mm device and listen your way into dreamland.
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My Beating Heart pillow is the invention from Yury Gitman. Uses a humans natural comfort of the sound of a heartbeat as soothing sounds. As simple as this concept sounds, Gitman uses “secret sauce technology” to make the heart rate adaptive.Upon hugging, the pillow will beat for 20 minutes. It is powered by a single 9v battery and has the expected battery life of 6 to 12 months. Due to the success of the regular sized one, Gitman learned that these were often being used for children. Now a smaller version is offered. Prices range from $34.99 to $120.00
Posted in: Pillows, Sound, Tactile Feedback
Think back to the FootLume glow rug. It seems that trend is continuing. Luminoso is real wool rug with LEDs woven into it. The hundreds of tiny LEDs create an animated light pattern that emulates a galaxy. These rugs are made to order and are available from Top Floor.
Posted in: Doormat, Home Decoration, LED, Light Emmiting Fabric, Top Floor
Smart fabrics don’t have to be limited to clothing. FootLume is an area rug that glows. Despite its artistic look, there are practical implications here. Pressure sensors on the rug activate electroluminescent designs to make the rug glow when stepped on. This is simialr to the WiFi detecting shirt we previously wrote about.This is not the first of home good that illuminate. There was also the really cool glo Pillow to ease you awake. This FootLume gently lights up as you walk on it in the dark. This allows you to navigate a room in the dark with out having to light up the whole room. The gentle glow gives just enough light to keep you from seriously hurting yourself or pets.
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Posted in: Home Decoration, Light Emmiting Fabric, Safety
This might be the king of speaker pillows. Sleepsonic starts off great with a speaker pillow that does not need batteries. Next they come in several styles: polar fleece, brocade quilt and natural cotton quilt fabric cover in the colors white or black.Devices can be connected nearby, but Sleepsonic gives you an awesome 9 ft extension cable! Prices range from $109.95 up to $136.95.
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Are you tired of being startled awake by your alarm clock? You need a glo Pillow.Imagine being awoken by a gentle glow of light. Ian Walton and teammate Eoin McNally designed this pillow to convey the feeling of natural sunlight. The pillow uses an LED fabric to display the glowing and also doubles as read-out for the the clock function as well.
The process works by starting the gentle illuminations 40 minutes before the alarm is scheduled to go off. This promoted circadian rhythm and assists the bodys natural clock.Philips Lumalive, NYX Jacket display and other demonstrations we have see like the Jacket from Kanye West or the Jackets of Moritz Waldemeyer
This concept was awarded Time Magazines ‘Best Inventions of 2007‘. Sleep well humans….
Posted in: LED, Light Emmiting Fabric, Lighting, Lumalive, Pillows
