reference – F15 60-223: Intro to Physical Computing

Arduino Capacitive Sensing with Single Pin

racheln — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:27:51 +0000

CapPin is the single pin, btw.

This is for anyone looking to do a one-touch fabric button with (almost) NO FORCE!! :O

GitHub – via Iframely

Designing for Wearables CMU Paper!

racheln — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:50:52 +0000

Here’s the CMU paper from 1998 about Designing for Wearability! A really great read, highly recommend it.

cs.cmu.edu – via Iframely

“Solar Bikini” by Andrew Schneider (2006)

racheln — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:16:44 +0000

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 not charge and swim and the same time)

To be fair, I’m pretty sure Schneider intended this more as artistic commentary on technology, but he’s also still offering custom orders.

Unrelated to this work, Schneider is the 2015 OBIE Award winner, and was given five stars by both The New York Times and TimeOut New York.

See more of his work here: http://andrewjs.com/

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

racheln — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:03:02 +0000

“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 person wearing the jacket. Soft flexible buttons are embedded in back of the jacket so that wearing it turns your back into a gamepad. All you need to do is to sit or lay down in front of a video game player and you will be able to enjoy a back massage while the game lasts.

Satomi and Perner-Wilson are not currently taking orders, but you can assemble your own by following their DIY guide.

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

racheln — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 16:43:05 +0000

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 on the brim of the hat.

This hat was first put on display by Cowan-Sanluis in his fashion presentation at London Fashion Week 2014.

Those interested in purchasing one should contact Cowan-Sanluis for a consultation.

Link to the hat as seen on Cowan-Sanluis’ website: http://www.christiancowansanluis.com/#!/c9gy