Category: Geek Chic
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How SENSOREE’s Biometric Fashion Makes Your Mood a Conversationalist
You’ve seen fashion-tech, you’ve seen health-tech, but have you seen all three in one? SENSOREE‘s mood sweater – yes, you read that right! – Â began as a research project to make a wearable technology for people with ADHD and autism, conditions that are both heavily connected to emotional state. Unlike the heat-sensitive mood rings that […]
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How to Wear a Fitband With Any Outfit Part 1: Design.UX
NOTE: For part 2 in this series, see How to Wear a Fitband With Any Outfit Part 2: Bytten. Fitbits, Jawbones, and Fuelbands have taken their places on our wrists and changed the way we track our fitness. Having a fitband makes it fun to take the stairs, walk to work, and take the long way […]
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Encoded City
A lot can be characterized in a city’s colour palette. Halifax is all blues, the sky and sea sharing between them the spectrum of cool shades. A certain Brooklyn neighbourhood called Red Hook shares these beautiful blues – just look at my scarf! – and a certain digital fashion project is here to share the […]
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Diane von Furstenberg Google Glass Available for Purchase on Net-a-Porter + Bonus Top Apps
It feels like just a few months ago that Google Glass made its controversial splash as the first “everyday” augmented reality eyewear to hit the market, and now it has not only been given a (much-needed) high-fashion facelift by renowned designer Diane von Furstenberg, but it is also available for anyone to purchase on Net-a-Porter! Anyone […]
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My Phone’s Dead, Can I Borrow Your…Pants?
The tech wizards at Microsoft have teamed up with British designer Adrien Sauvage to solve the dead-phone-battery problem with an unexpected new development: phone-charging pants. The pants, pictured above between George Lamb (left) and Adrien Sauvage, were unveiled this week at London Collection: Men. Charging power comes from a Nokia DC-50 charging plate sewn into […]
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Trendy Techie’s Device Closet
Welcome to my device closet! I post a lot about my actual closet, but as a tech collector a good deal of my room is taken up by devices so I thought I’d give you a tour of my favourite tech! Laptops: ThinkPad – my current go-to machine. It’s my favourite because it’s a touch […]
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Colourful Kawaii Christmas: A Yummy You Giveaway!
Brrrr, it’s cold outside! I’m writing this from my cozy living room, with candles by my side and a little Christmas tree in front of me. Outside my window the sky is darkening, but the snow on the ground reflects what little light dusk holds, shining dully like the moon through fog. These days colour […]
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Belle in the City – Beauty and the Beast Cosplay
Beauty and the Beast has always been my favourite Disney movie. Belle was the feistiest princess back in the day (before Merida and Rapunzel in the recent years), and she didn’t fall for the obnoxious Gaston. She was also the smartest, always reading and having her own opinions and wanting more from life than she […]
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