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I hope you all have a warm and pleasurable Thanksgiving! Starting Monday we will have a flurry of posts, holiday gift guides for the geeky fashionista and some fun DIY projects to create for your home.

cheers,

syuzi

Kirk Mueller, a new media artist, transforms decorative silkscreened wallpaper into dynamic, pattern-changing skins for your walls with the help of the arduino, smart and conductive inks.

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For anyone wondering what I have been up to I have recently been working on the prototype for a new project - the Hibernation Blanket. The basic idea is a crochet blanket laced with lights which pulse in… Continue

Regardless of how you feel about Rihanna's performance at the AMA's, her laser-enhanced costume stole the show.

She looked quite fierce all bondaged up with lasers shooting out of her shoulder pads.

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Do you want to add an ON_OFF switch to an e-wearable garment without adding a mechanical switch? This could be an idea

Just connect two pieces in series with the device you want to turn on and off. Tie the bow and circuit will be turned on, untie the bow and circuit will be turned off.

In it's simplicity and wit, See-thru-me is a one of those projects where the fusion of fashion and technology creates a truly "magical" experience. Developed by Meg Grant, the concept is based on illusion of the body being porous or transparent. When a light is illuminated on the back of the wearer, the LEDs on the front of the garment light up.

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Paper Computing Modules by Leah Buechley

TEI, the conference on tangible, embedded, and embodied interaction, is now open for registration.

TEI'10 will all be held at the MIT Media Lab, located in the heart of the MIT campu… Continue

Designed and developed by dutch designer Stijn Ossevoort, Flare is an electronic dress embroidered with wind sensitive dandelions. As the wind gently caresses the dress or if you "blow" on the dandelions themselves, a pattern of lights will twinkle across the dress.

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Swedish designer Hedvig af Ekenstam transforms the common household device — the radiator — into lovely decorative items for the home. Ekenstam knits radiators from twisting and turning heating cables, creating exquisit… Continue

Quite amazing. if you missed the blog post, read about the Galaxy Dress here. Continue