Clevertex - Grado Zero Espace Srl

Moriwaki’s Inside/Outside handbag captures and
stores digital information from the surrounding
[89]
Fig. 34 Inside/Outside handbag
Prototype of the bag, presented at the Ubicomp
2003 conference in Seattle, U.S. [90]
The handbag uses an air quality sensor and audio microphone input connected to a microcontroller.
As the user carries the bag through the city, changes in ambient air quality and noise levels cause
conductive embroidery on the bag surface to heat and subsequently cool. Thermo-chromic pigments
mixed with acrylic paint applied onto a fabric substrate create a visible colour change that is both
controlled and programmable.
Sabine Seymour from Moondial Inc. intends to increase personalisation in fashion with her project
SlopeStyle. She and her team developed a functional and fashionable athletic jacket prototype. She
utilised several technologies mentioned below that are integrated into the jacket. A display is
embedded in the back of the jacket to which images can be transmitted directly or downloaded
wirelessly from the internet. Sensors are used to monitor biomimetric data to increase the
performance and to improve the safety of the wearer. Additionally, the wearer can locate his/her posse
and can communicate and receive information on location of other wearers of the jacket.
Fig. 35 Technical design of the prototype jacket by Sabine Seymour
Sabine Seymour further uses the Outlast ® Technology, a phase changing material described in
chapter 2.4 to keep the wearer warm [91].
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