Tech Geeks Unite!

[Aurora Black]

Check out the new breakthrough from Phillips: Fabric that contains LEDs to make it light up. The footage comes from IFA 2006 in Berlin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd99gyE4jCk

 

[Retrieval]

That’s pretty cool, just think of all the different applications it has, fashion, interior design, life jackets and the like.

 

[3113]

What immediately popped to my mind: regular laundry soap or handwash? Bleach? Cool dry? 'Cause I ain't getting one if it has to be dry cleaned!

 

[Aurora Black]

I wondered if there was a risk of cancer from those LEDs.

 

[Ravlicious]

Pretty cool. The fashion industry may have just changed. As for cancer, I highly doubt it. At least not any more than we're already exposed to, if at all. Hell, just living on Earth gives you radiation poisoning.

 

[Guest]

Now the geeks in high school can get their revenge on the cool kids by hacking into their shirts, and and putting an electronic "Kick Me!" on their backs.

Hilarity will ensue.

 

[Lisa Denton]

I thought it was interestin and went surfin for info. I think the next Victoria Secret/Phillips Line will be kick ass.

Then there is a gigazigabizillion practical and even life-saving applications which could be developed.

Follow me on this here: Due to the battery life a constantly shining shirt may not be on for to long, I couldn't find out exact. But with a long range remote control to activate ........... a little kid lost in the woods at night could suddenly have a beacon shirt lit up to help find the lil brat.

I found a small story on jackets and furniture.
Here is some infos I seen that splains a lil more:

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Lumalive fabrics feature flexible arrays of colored light-emitting diodes (LEDs) fully integrated into the fabric - without compromising the softness or flexibility of the cloth. Fabrics like drapes, cushions or sofa coverings become active when they illuminate.

The jackets are comfortable to wear, and the Lumalive fabrics only become obvious when they light up to display . The electronics, batteries and LED arrays are fully integrated and invisible to the observer and wearer. The jackets feature panels of up to 200 by 200 mm², although the active sections can be scaled up to cover much larger areas such as a sofa.

“The light emitting textiles have to be flexible, durable and operated by reasonably compact batteries. Fitting all that into a comfortable, lightweight garment is a considerable engineering success.”

The products include features that make them practical for daily use. For example, when integrating the Lumalive fabrics into the garment Philips Research has made the parts that can’t be easily washed — such as the batteries and control electronics—simple to disconnect and reconnect after the garment has been cleaned. Even the light-emitting layer can be easily removed and refitted to the jacket.

 

[NoJo]

I'd like one that projected the image from a video camera attached to my back, so people could literally see through me.

 

[Lisa Denton]

More infos:

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Mirror TV, a versatile 17-, 23- or 30-inch LCD display integrated into a mirror. Mirror TV was invented in the HomeLab and is now a successful Philips product on the market.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/LisaDenton/p2.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/LisaDenton/p1.jpg





Watching the news in a bathroom mirror display.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/LisaDenton/p3.jpg





A rear-view mirror for cars, combining a mirror display with a camera that captures the hidden area.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/LisaDenton/p4.jpg

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

I would love to walk through a mall with a t-shit with constanatly changing nawty, colored remarks flashing

 

[Aurora Black]

Shrimp Running on a Treadmill

Not very technical, but it's Sunday and I'm bored.

 

[deathlynx]

Very cool! I can't wait till the make the fabric in black and more publicly available...

 

[cheerful_deviant]

Pretty cool but at this point I bet each one of those tee shirts cost about $15,000 or so.

 

[Aurora Black]

Note to self: Kill the shrimp and fry it up because it doesn't compare to LED T-shirts.