TieBag is a series of bags made of Tyvek (same material used for housing insulation and FedEx envelopes). Each bag comes with a unique set of identical items such as a purse, keychain, mirror, iPod case, cell phone case etc. The fact that an individual has multiple copies of the same item encourages her to trade items with other bag owners she might meet. An online website will voluntary track item and bag histories and create a community of stylish barters.
This project tries to explore whether the language of trading cards we enjoyed as kids can still attract young adults in the alienated metropolis. I wish to create a community that is communicates both online and on the streets.

Your doctor has prescribed medication that slows your heart rate and now you need to check your pulse regularly. Or perhaps you live in the city and you’d like to check your pulse while walking briskly through the streets in your work clothes. Why should your main option be a sports watch pulse sensor?

An elegant pulse still provides one’s heart rate, but in a form that would be appealing even without the information it provides. The pulse sensor is discreetly housed in a classic gentleman’s pocket watch and merely needs a finger placed over the optical pulse sensor.

When a child wears a piece of clothing, their first instinct is to play with it (stomping in boots, pulling on the sleeves of their sweaters.) Little girls will always spin around when wearing a skirt and my project encourages its adult wearer to do the same.

There are 3 light panels on the skirt. One lights when the user spins slightly, encouraging her to spin longer to make more panels light.

VOCquet is a playful comment on local air quality. Shaped like flowers, VOCquet opens to a full bloom when no air contaminants are detected, and wilts in the presence of contaminants. VOCquet is a lighthearted look at the quality of the air we breathe, not an imperical measurement of air contaminants. It should not be used in place of calibrated air monitoring systems, rather as a whimsical look at our invisible environment.

Description:
This The Fire Fly Sonic bag has LED decorations that are activates activated by sound. It has three options. :
1. On: All LEDs are ON.
2. Activating Activated by all sounds: LEDSs are reacted by to sounds that surround the users by microphone.
3. Activateding by one input sound: LEDS LEDs are reacted by to one input; that of a sound device like such as an MP3 Player.

It The Fire Fly has a switch and a sensitivity controller. This Sonic sonically-enabled bag is perfect for the users who like to go to dance clubs with special sound activate accessories or who want to share what they are listening to with other people.

The purpose of this dress is to create a wearable computing garment without overtly emphasizing its technological capabilities. Specifically, I have re-created a tea gown–a dress that was worn during afternoon tea in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Traditionally, the dress was worn in the home and was considered comfortable because women did not have to wear corsets with this dress. They are described as being “garment of mystery to future generations” and since this dress gave the sense of femininity through its materials and non-restrictive structure, this project additionally explores the social ramifications of this dress in a modern and cultural context.

Through the use of custom-wired surface-mount LEDs sewn into the hems, the Hoodlüm can \”pulse\” lights in tune with the music that the wearer is listening to. This makes the private experience public without inviting more direct interaction because, in this case, the wearer has headphones on. Nevertheless, the \”beat\” the person is enveloped in, the \”pulse\” of their experience, is made explicit, be it the slow beats of a sonata or the sharp staccatos of techno-jungle. Alternatively, the wearer can change modes to enable the hoodie to pulse in response to the sounds around him, be it in a dance club or a subway. By responding the environmental noise the hoodie is inviting communication about the context the wearer shares with those around him. Finally, the hoodie can of course be switched off, and look and function exactly like a \”normal\” garment. The result is increased control over the relationship between the wearer of the Hoodlüm and the fellow participants of his urban context.

The first iteration of the Hoodie prototype will have piping along the arms integrating semi-transluscent fabric alongside the zipper into which custom-made light strips will be inserted. Conductive thread connected to the Hoodie by snaps and hidden under a velcro patch provides the needed wiring, and a velcro\’d runner from an access hole in the front pocket connects the light strips to the control unit. The light strips are surface mount LEDs connected by conductive thread and housed in a durable plastic tubing. They connect to the hoodie by means of metal snaps and are fully removable to allow for the hoodie to be washed. The control unit is a custom-designed device designed to sit parallel to the wearer\’s music source in the hoodie\’s front pocket(s). In this prototype the components are housed in a walkman and connected by an audio jack.

Two expressions of symbiotic relationships with technology inspired by nature, growth and survival:

The first piece is living moss that can be wrapped around the body, shoulders or as headscarf to get protection from rain or sun. [--Give the drape a bit of moisture]

The second is a relationship between the host (human body) and its protection. The host provides a support structure for a printed organism to grow like a parasite. When the jacket is worn, it slowly comes to life as color, and fades away when the garment is taken off. [--For this showcase, the organism is programmed to demo cycles of growth and death.]