Shoe and Jacket Combo Recharges Your Gadgets
Recharge gadgets through your jacket, and control everything by tapping on your shirt.
We've featured a couple of wearable tech items a while back, particularly setups with controls directly integrated into the fabric. But the Generative wardrobe concept by Alex Dodge is a complete set, from shoes that generate energy, to a head cap that captures your dreams.
The powerstep creates power from the bending of its own silicone sole. A small piezoelectric ceramic component inside the sole generates frequency differences when bent, creating a small electric current.
The wearable interface jacket is full of electronics, ranging from temperature sensors, accelerometers, GPS hardware, and even standard USB ports. Dodge wants the jacket to be a gadget management platform, with a reprogrammable control board.
The haptic-synth garment goes under the jacket. It's simply a long-sleeved shirt with numerous touch-sensitive pads distributed throughout, and the control peripheral for the wearable interface's central system.
Last but not least is the sleep talker, a head cap and eye cover combo that reads brainwaves and rapid eye movements (REMs) commonly associated with dreaming. Dodge wants sleep talker to share the user's dreams through social networks, but was mum on privacy controls.
Alex Dodge recently showcased his concepts at a Brooklyn art gallery. Whether or not he'll turn his creations into actual products remains to be seen.
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In the near future we will probably all look like Michael Jackson (fashion wise).
"Drying. Your jacket is now dry!"
"Drying. Your jacket is now dry!"
Nice. Gotta love Back To The Future (Part II).
Nice. Gotta love Back To The Future (Part II).
Yea, i can't wait for my flying car in 5 years!
anyone thought of the fact that the electronic equipment radiates? well honestly having 2 wireless networks in my home, 2 cell phones in my home (1 is an iphone 3g), and all my other wireless stuff is plenty for me.
oh + about 15 copmuters
Its of no use in summer.
*applause* I like tech that is able to help people wherever they might be.
Hope the power tech takes off too make it a lot easier to charge things on the go.
What if somebody has one of *cough* those type of dreams?
this is great....till the insulation on the wires catches fire.