Friday, May 20, 2016

Subtly Lost

If nothing else the designer who made the Intimacy 2.0 dress demonstrated his ability to combine clothing and technology, but the end result leaves me asking "why".  Maybe I'm just old school and think attraction should be left to pheromones and other biological senses not a dress that becomes transparent when a person's heart rate increases,plus how do the sensors know the difference between the heart rate increase due to fear or revulsion? Picture if you will coming upon the scene of an accident and looking down to find yourself basically naked. The dress is a combination of smart fabrics,leather and opaque e-foils. The smart fabrics become transparent when electrified by the heart rate.  I would give this product an A for creativity but a D for functionality.
 Sensors hidden throughout the dress are able to detect tiny changes in the wearer's body temperature and heart rate. As the wearer's heart rate goes up, the e-foils change colour and turn into clear plastic. The dress is shown here in its opaque state
The dress, called Intimacy 2.0, is made of smart fabrics which become clear when the wearer's heart rate increases

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