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"Technology adds an incredible advantage to fashion design" Fashion and technology: in the first part of a series focusing on designers who are introducing the fashion world to new technologies, Dezeen speaks to architect Julia Körner about how advances in 3D scanning, modelling and printing are creating a "revolution in customised fashion pieces within ready to wear" (+ interview + slideshow). 3D-printed garments have become a common sight on the Haute Couture catwalks of designers like Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen.

"Technology adds an incredible advantage to fashion design"

6 Technology Trends That Will Impact Fashion Industry. You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media.

6 Technology Trends That Will Impact Fashion Industry

Fashion Industry has transitioned to becoming digital-centric. Most retailers finally sailed through the first stage in ecommerce retailing by setting up visually appealing online versions of stores, integrating payment gateways and offering efficient delivery logistics. T H E U N S E E N. T H E U N S E E N is a material exploration house that blends science into materials; focused on seeing the unseen.

T H E U N S E E N

Founded by Alchemist and RCA graduate Lauren Bowker. T H E U N S E E N uses chemistry alongside design to develop simple visual solutions applicable to everyday complicated and invisible problems, visualizing data by using the primal language of colour change. “We believe technology is Magick” The art house has exhibited worldwide from The Royal academy of Arts to the Royal Academy of Engineering, stocking our luxury collection of accessories (made in Britain) worldwide from Selfridges (London), to the Cooper Hewitt (New York). TH E U N S E E N works both as a bespoke innovation consultancy to global industry leaders across sector and is a internationally recognized brand itself in the worlds of Material, Innovation, Art, Science, fashion and Design. Four brands storming the world of fashion and technology. Once again the fashionistas are descending for London fashion week.

Four brands storming the world of fashion and technology

With Somerset House and central London transforming for their arrival, it’s fascinating to see the way in which we the consumer can now access the sometime previously rarified air of the fashion world. Fashion’s evolving – not just into more and more extreme sights on the catwalk – but behind the scenes too, as brands adapt to new consumer expectations around how, when and why they want to interact. From the in-store experience and utilising individual shopper data for mobile and flexible delivery options, brands have an overwhelming number of ways to innovate and disrupt the retail space.

However, without a strategic approach or a long-term vision, retailers run the risk of creating experiences that don’t support their overall brand vision. Its critical retailers understand the relationship between the physical and digital worlds so they can deliver a consistent customer journey. How technology is forging a new generation of fashion shows. When Christian Dior presented his first collection to the press nearly seven decades ago, it was his New Look designs that had the fashion world buzzing for their radical (if not scandalous) forms.

How technology is forging a new generation of fashion shows

From his flower-strewn salon on 30 Montaigne Avenue – a ‘decorated but not decorative’, classically elegant space – the 42-year-old designer made fashion history. Wearable Devices Magazine - The Authority in Wearable Technology. Google glass. Top 5 best wearable gadgets must have tech 2016. The Combination of Fashion and Technology: Past, Present and Future - TheSnugg.com. Melissa Coleman. Chieko Asakawa: How new technology helps blind people explore the world. The Combination of Fashion and Technology: Past, Present and Future - TheSnugg.com. 6 Technology Trends That Will Impact Fashion Industry. A New Device Could Make Memory Implants a Reality.

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A New Device Could Make Memory Implants a Reality

Mind Control Device Demonstration - Tan Le. New pyjamas could prevent cot deaths / TTP2 / Space Engineering & Technology. New pyjamas could prevent cot deaths Mamagoose will help to prevent and understand SIDS 26 September 2001 A new type of baby pyjamas, developed by a Belgian company and the University of Brussels (ULB), could help in preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), commonly known as cot death.

New pyjamas could prevent cot deaths / TTP2 / Space Engineering & Technology

SIDS is the sudden and unexpected death of a baby for no obvious reason. In the United Kingdom, cot death affects around four out of every 10 000 healthy babies, 86% of whom are less than six months old, while in the United States, more than 2500 babies die each year within the first 12 months of life from deaths attributable to SIDS. Panic button: How wearable tech and VR are tackling the problem of panic attacks. Panic attacks suck.

Panic button: How wearable tech and VR are tackling the problem of panic attacks

They can make you feel like you're going to die, like you're having a heart attack, as if you're losing your mind. They are also more common than you might think. According to the NHS, at least one in 10 British people experiences occasional panic attacks. So if you haven't had one yourself, you probably know someone who has. Even if they won't tell you. This $40,000 Robotic Exoskeleton Lets the Paralyzed Walk. This $40,000 Robotic Exoskeleton Lets the Paralyzed Walk. Assistive technology - Alzheimer's Society. Assistive Technology has the potential to offer benefits to people with dementia and their carers in specific circumstances.

Assistive technology - Alzheimer's Society

However, there are practical and ethical issues that must be addressed with respect to the provision of assistive technology. The overarching principle of assistive technology must ensure that it is in the individual's best interests. What is assistive technology? Assistive technology can be defined as "any device or system that allows an individual to perform a task that they would otherwise be unable to do, or increases the ease and safety with which the task can be performed". [1] This includes a wide range of devices that can grouped according to their purpose.

Examples of assistive technology include: Electronic location devices which let carers know if the people they care for have left the room or building. A Next-Level Smartwatch That Detects Seizures. Advertisement Matteo Lai is certain he could build one of the best fitness trackers on the market.

A Next-Level Smartwatch That Detects Seizures

It’s just that he has no interest in making the next Fitbit. “The wearable space is so noisy,” says the CEO of Empatica, a company in Cambridge, Mass., focused on measuring human data. Technically, Lai is in the wearables business. Only instead of measuring steps and reps, the company’s newest gadget, the Embrace, gathers medical-quality data that can help its wearers detect unexpected seizures. Bracelets and Devices for Epilepsy. Part 1 of 8 What is epilepsy? Epilepsy is a condition that affects a person’s brain activity. Apple app update will help you track down lost AirPods. An update to Find My iPhone will let users track down their AirPod earphonesThey will also be able to play a sound through the earphones to help locate them Members of the public around the world will start to receive the update shortly The feature will be available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch with the software iOS 10.3 or later By Abigail Beall For Mailonline Published: 18:36 GMT, 24 January 2017 | Updated: 23:52 GMT, 24 January 2017 When Apple unveiled its wireless AirPods in October, there were concerns about how easy it would be to lose the tiny devices.

Now the company is releasing an app update for the worried owners that will help them locate their missing earphones. The Find My iPhone app is due to receive an update that will let users locate their AirPods, if they are in Bluetooth range of any iOS devices. New app can tell when you're about to get the flu. An app that can warn you up to half a day in advance that you’re going to fall ill is being developed by scientists.

It uses information from wearable health trackers which monitor heart rate and body temperature via the likes of an Apple Watch, to tell individuals they are about to suffer an illness such as the flu. 'nature amplified' apparel by NIKE. Jul 19, 2013 NIKE's new 'nature amplified' apparel top image: NIKE aeroloft 800 vestall images courtesy NIKE as part of the NIKE‘s 2013 innovation summit the brand presented key pieces from its new range of apparel products, such as the NIKE aeroloft 800 vest, an ultra-light insulating layer composed of perforated down. » Wearable Forest Hill Hiroki Kobayashi. ?crlt.pid=camp. PreVue Pregnancy eTextile Device Lets Mothers See Their Baby Grow.

Best Latest Technology: The color rings is wireless...best way in cell phone communication. WTF: This Wearable Turns Your Skin into a Touchscreen. Smarty unisex bluetooth watch ring. The Weird World Of Wearable Tech: 9 Unusual Wearables. The iBand+ Wearable Aims to Induce Lucid Dreaming. Wearable Baby Monitoring Gadget for Parents. Wearable gadgets are not only for adults anymore. There’s a new crop of startups hoping to give parents peace of mind and deliver more insights about young children and their sleeping patterns through wearable devices for babies. MindWave Mobile: The Headset that Reads Your Brainwaves. Neuroscience meets technology in the MindWave Mobile, an EEG device for Android and iOS platforms that reads the user’s brainwaves in order to interact with a number of mobile applications.

The MindWave connects to the mobile handset via Bluetooth, and is available in two different packages: the Mind Play bundle and the Brainwave Starter Kit. This headset is similar to the MindWave which is a standard EEG, but uses BCI to communicate with a computer or mobile phone. NFC Ring To Unlock Cell Phone and Door Lock. The Projector Bracelet A Future Gadget. Lie Detector Tattoo by Google. Nokia FIT: Ring-shape Wearable Phone Concept – Design Swan. Smart Ring Wearable Technology – SSS Corp. Bionic Fashion: Technology You Can Wear. NEONSCOPE - Anouk Wipprecht Creates Mind Controlled Dress. An Invisibility Cloak You Have To See To Believe [Video] Mind Control Device Demonstration - Tan Le.