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Wearable Energy: T-Shirts Could Charge Phones

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Fri May 25, 2012 01:08 PM ET | 0

New tech could allow your clothes to do double duty. Read more

Reality Used To Be A Friend Of Mine

Posted by Nic Halverson Tue May 22, 2012 08:43 AM ET | 0

Social Video Electric Eyewear set to bridge social media and augmented reality glasses. Read more

Man Implants Magnets in Arm to Hold iPod

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Wed May 16, 2012 08:55 AM ET | 0

A New Jersey artist takes an extreme step to avoid wristbands. Read more

Man Implants Magnets in Arm to Hold iPod

Vibrating Suit Aids Olympic Hopefuls

Posted by Nic Halverson Thu May 3, 2012 03:49 PM ET | 0

MotivePro suit gives haptic feedback to athletes to improve their memory of physical technique. Read more

Solar-powered Fabric Charges Phones on the Trail

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Sun Apr 22, 2012 09:07 AM ET | 0

Solar panels are incorporated into natural materials safe and strong enough to endure the elements. Read more

Solar-powered Fabric Charges Phones on the Trail

Keyboard Jeans Are True 'Laptop'

Posted by Nic Halverson Thu Feb 16, 2012 05:58 AM ET | 0

Beauty and the Geek pants create the ultimate "jeans and keyboard sandwich." Read more

Device Instantly Turns You Into A Surgeon

Posted by Nic Halverson Wed Feb 15, 2012 08:55 AM ET | 0

No medical degree? No prob. Augmented reality allows the untrained to perform complex medical procedures. Read more

Device Instantly Turns You Into A Surgeon

Electrified Clothing, Compliments Of Bendy Battery

Posted by Nic Halverson Wed Feb 8, 2012 10:19 AM ET | 0

New 'smart textile' could be used to power medical-monitoring garments and gadgets buried in your clothing. Read more

Electrified Clothing, Compliments Of Bendy Battery

SmartCap Monitors Trucker Fatigue

Posted by Nic Halverson Tue Jan 31, 2012 01:15 PM ET | 0

SmartCap uses sensors to monitor brain activity so workers don't fall asleep at the wheel. Read more

Thinking Underwear for Warriors

Posted Thu Jan 19, 2012 07:21 PM ET | 0

Sensors in the fabric monitor respiration, heart rate, activity, body posture and skin temperature. Read more

Liquid Silver Used to Print Electronic Circuits

Posted by Jesse Emspak Mon Jan 16, 2012 03:10 PM ET | 0

Printing your own electronics gets a little closer, using silver as the base for an ink. Read more

Liquid Silver Used to Print Electronic Circuits

Contact Lens Monitors Blood Sugar

Posted by Jesse Emspak Sat Jan 7, 2012 10:47 AM ET | 0

A contact lens could help diabetics leave painful glucose tests behind. Read more

Wear Your LED Television

Posted by Jesse Emspak Fri Jan 6, 2012 10:45 AM ET | 0

Using off-the-shelf LEDs, an Arizona man built a wearable television set. Read more

New Spin on the Cyclometer Uses an iPhone

Posted by Scott Tharler Mon Dec 19, 2011 01:35 PM ET | 0

Taking advantage of iPhone's computing prowess, iBike Dash is a trainer, navigator and data analyzer all in one. Read more

New Spin on the Cyclometer Uses an iPhone

Rock Out, Meet Workout

Posted by Scott Tharler Mon Dec 5, 2011 02:35 PM ET | 0

Motorola's MotoActv is a groovy DJ and motivational fitness trainer morphed into one. Read more

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