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“Solar Bikini” by Andrew Schneider (2006)

The “Solar Bikini” is the work of Brooklyn designer Andrew Schneider, created for the 2006 Tisch School’s Interactive Telecommunications Program Winter Show. The wearer is capable of charging small electronics, and can even go swimming while wearing it! (Note: do

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“Solar Bikini” by Andrew Schneider (2006)

The “Solar Bikini” is the work of Brooklyn designer Andrew Schneider, created for the 2006 Tisch School’s Interactive Telecommunications Program Winter Show. The wearer is capable of charging small electronics, and can even go swimming while wearing it! (Note: do

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“Massage Me” by Mika Satomi, Hannah Perner-Wilson (2007)

“Massage Me” is a “wearable massage interface” that turns a back massage into a video game controller. From their website: Playing Massage me requires two people, one who wears the jacket to receive the massage and one who massages the

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“Massage Me” by Mika Satomi, Hannah Perner-Wilson (2007)

“Massage Me” is a “wearable massage interface” that turns a back massage into a video game controller. From their website: Playing Massage me requires two people, one who wears the jacket to receive the massage and one who massages the

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“Selfie Hat” by Christian Cowan-Sanluis (2014)

The “Selfie Hat” by Christian Cowan-Sanluis was developed in collaboration with Acer in order to promote Acer’s Iconia A1-840 tablet. Regardless of its original intent, the unwieldy, glittery, pink sombrero impressively defies the laws of gravity to support a large tablet fold-out

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“Selfie Hat” by Christian Cowan-Sanluis (2014)

The “Selfie Hat” by Christian Cowan-Sanluis was developed in collaboration with Acer in order to promote Acer’s Iconia A1-840 tablet. Regardless of its original intent, the unwieldy, glittery, pink sombrero impressively defies the laws of gravity to support a large tablet fold-out

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“Disco Dog” by PARTY NYC

https://d2pq0u4uni88oo.cloudfront.net/projects/1720058/video-510875-h264_high.mp4 This dog might just be the coolest dog ever. For about $40, your dog can be a walking disco ball. For just $20 more, you can match! The product is covered in LED’s that flash as your dog and/or

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“Disco Dog” by PARTY NYC

https://d2pq0u4uni88oo.cloudfront.net/projects/1720058/video-510875-h264_high.mp4 This dog might just be the coolest dog ever. For about $40, your dog can be a walking disco ball. For just $20 more, you can match! The product is covered in LED’s that flash as your dog and/or

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“WAY” by Team Way

“WAY collects data from your skin and surroundings, provides skincare tips on your connected device.” But is that really all that WAY does? WAY was 243% funded on Indiegogo during it’s fundraising period, and continues to receive a plethora of

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“WAY” by Team Way

“WAY collects data from your skin and surroundings, provides skincare tips on your connected device.” But is that really all that WAY does? WAY was 243% funded on Indiegogo during it’s fundraising period, and continues to receive a plethora of

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“Smarter Socks” by BlackSocks

YouTube / BLACKSOCKS SA – via Iframely BlackSocks is a company that makes exactly what you think: black socks. Recently, their new product is a pair of black socks with advanced chips in them that report information back to your

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“Smarter Socks” by BlackSocks

YouTube / BLACKSOCKS SA – via Iframely BlackSocks is a company that makes exactly what you think: black socks. Recently, their new product is a pair of black socks with advanced chips in them that report information back to your

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“Cheerlights” by DISQUS 2015

This “invention” uses a lot of interesting technologies but fails to have any conventionality that I could think of and serves no purpose while still costing a pretty penny. It works by posting tweets on the popular blog site Twitter

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“Cheerlights” by DISQUS 2015

This “invention” uses a lot of interesting technologies but fails to have any conventionality that I could think of and serves no purpose while still costing a pretty penny. It works by posting tweets on the popular blog site Twitter

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“Amazon Echo” by Amazon (2015)

The Amazon Echo is a voice recognition device that sits in a room and listens constantly. With an advanced microphone array, it picks up requests. It can play and control music, answer questions, make amazon orders, and control the smart

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“Amazon Echo” by Amazon (2015)

The Amazon Echo is a voice recognition device that sits in a room and listens constantly. With an advanced microphone array, it picks up requests. It can play and control music, answer questions, make amazon orders, and control the smart

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“Friday Smart Lock” by Marcus Kjellson (2015)

The Friday Smart Lock is a consumer electronics product in the space of home automation. It provides keyless entry: automatically locking and unlocking the door when you approach. It allows for a easy retrofit of existing deadbolts, and boasts 1

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“Friday Smart Lock” by Marcus Kjellson (2015)

The Friday Smart Lock is a consumer electronics product in the space of home automation. It provides keyless entry: automatically locking and unlocking the door when you approach. It allows for a easy retrofit of existing deadbolts, and boasts 1

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‘Ping’ by Electricfoxy(2011)

Ping by Electric-foxy is a “Social Networking Garment” that connects your clothing to Facebook.By performing various gestures, you can make happen various things on Facebook. From lifting up and putting down the hood to push a status to Facebook to

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‘Ping’ by Electricfoxy(2011)

Ping by Electric-foxy is a “Social Networking Garment” that connects your clothing to Facebook.By performing various gestures, you can make happen various things on Facebook. From lifting up and putting down the hood to push a status to Facebook to

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