The BookBook is a MacBook book-case. Designed to look like a heavy, ancient leather-bound tome, the BookBook notebook sleeve is in fact a zip-open, padded leather-bound tome, a vintage hardback disguise for the MacBook.
As I have mentioned/complained before, it doesn’t take long before a perfectly good homegrown solution becomes an overpriced, over-thought commercial product. Think [...]
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Electronic-book readers are red-hot. After a blockbuster 2009, during which an estimated 5 million devices were sold, a new batch of e-readers are waiting to burst into the spotlight.
The latest generation of devices are easy on the eye, lightweight and packed with some nifty features such as the ability [...]
A breakthrough in wearable computing lets researchers change ordinary cotton and polyester into electronic textiles that can double as rechargeable batteries. That means powering an iPod or cell phone could become as easy as plugging it into your tee shirt or jeans and charging the clothing overnight.
“Energy textiles will change the development of wearable electronics,” Liangbing [...]
Take a deep breath and exhale. Feeling a little tight around the middle? Your corset could be sending you a message about air pollution.
Designer Kristin O’Friel has created a garment that reacts to the carbon dioxide levels in the environment and offers physical feedback by tightening the bodice in relation to air quality.
“I wanted to [...]