T-Shirts with integrated animations are not just a fad anymore and are now available in a multitude of styles. Judging on the wide variety of designs and the constant additions, I would assume those T-shirts have their fans.T-Groove is the latest edition to those T-Qualizer tees, a funky psychedelic design that adds motion to your T-Shirt and gives dancing a new meaning.

The T-Groove has a small built-in power unit […] Continue Reading…

Fibretronic’s Fiddler joystick system known from the Levi’s Redwire Jeans enables you to upgrade your outfit to work with your iPod.

The joystick module comes together with the iPod interface electronics in a blister pack. It allows for easy attachment and removal of the iPod controller to any clothing.

The first company to implement this product and create a clothing line is ToBe Technology, a Swedish manufacturer of hip snow sportswear.

ToBe’s […] Continue Reading…

Woolrich, a brand famous for the Parka jacket, has incorporated Fibretronic’s iPod keypad controller into the sleeve of their ‘I-Military’ Jacket which is part of Woolrich’s Fall/Winter 2007/08 season.The origins of Woolrich goes back to 1830s, when John Rich opened his first woolmill in Plum Run, Pennsylvania. 15 years later, he moved to the town that’s now called Woolrich.

In 1890, following the first simple but practical woolen articles (sold […] Continue Reading…

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 […] Continue Reading…

After releasing the most comprehensive Wearable Electronic apparel range for this season, O’Neill Europe, announced the launch of their next High Tech Jacket for the Fall/Winter season 2008/09, the NavJacket - a GPS navigation integrated into a high performance Gore-Tex jacket.

The NavJacket is a collaboration between O’Neill’s Wearable Electronic group and MyGuide - a company delivering GPS navigation solutions.

The NavJacket will help you to navigate through terrain […] Continue Reading…

Shady Beats has redefined the function of ordinary sunglasses cases and transformed them into a personal audio player by using the sunglasses case as a speaker system!

Shady Beats combines a protective high quality EVA sunglasses case with a portable speaker. The water–resistant EVA shell has a protective anti-scratch inner lining with an integrated high-end NXT flat panel speaker. This unique design of the case protects the sunglasses and music […] Continue Reading…

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 […] Continue Reading…

Tomorrow Incorporated, a new consumer goods company that produces toys and wearable apparel for kids, have developed the Britepack, the latest light enhanced bag.

Triggered by movement or impact, the Britepack sets off a pattern of LED lights and shuts off when the bag is put down. Its fun for kids and has strong parent appeal, since in low-light conditions kids can be more readily seen in traffic and urban […] Continue Reading…

IntertechPira’s Smart and Intelligent Textiles Conference takes place coming Tuesday and Wednesday (Dec 11+12) in Prague.

This is the last event from the Wearable Electronic and Intelligent Textiles field in 2007 where you can meet and network with experts and get the latest insights from companies like The North Face, Navispace, The University of Reading, Finetex Technologies, BASF AG, Coatema AG to name a few.

Highly interesting will be the presentation […] Continue Reading…

Keeping the fingers warm in freezing cold temperatures is one of the most expressed wishes by many folks out there in the cold.

Heated gloves or mittens would be great in this situation so we took a look around to see ‘if’ and ‘what’ is available. To our  surprise there is a whole industry emerging around heated clothing.Out of the many options of jackets, trousers and even shoe soles with […] Continue Reading…