Links and Book List
Android World
A site devoted to androids. An android is an anthropomorphic robot - i.e. a robot that looks like a human. The site includes links to robotics, robots, animatronics and research.
Andy's Wearable Computing Resource
Investigating wearable computers and associated technologies.
Bionow
Bionow is the cluster support group for the Northwest of England's biotechnology, pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
The innovation, energy and glamour of fashion, textiles and jewellery at Central Saint Martins is famous worldwide. It is based on a broad and deep understanding and knowledge of these fast-moving and highly diverse industries.
Embedded and Reconfigurable Lab (ER Lab) - University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
Fashionable Technology™ Research Consortium
Fashion for the 21st Century
TWENTY1F (or 21F) is a group of designers, researchers, artists & technologists pushing the boundaries of fashion. They are committed to exploring and documenting the redefinition of the body and society through the hybridization of clothing and technology. 21F features news, events, opportunities, and resources.
Future Physical
This site is the 2001-2003 archive site of the Future Physical commissioning, presentation and networking programme placing the body at the centre of digital interaction. This major cultural programme in East England presented some 70 events and engaged over 59,000 people in body technology research and debate in the areas of: Wearable Computing & Smart Textiles; Wearable Computing and Smart Textiles; Bio-Technology, Eco-technology and Responsive Environments.
Hexagram
Hexagram's STAR® automatic meter reading (AMR) system allows utilities to read their customers' meters from a central location. The STAR wireless fixed-network AMR system provides performance and capabilities unrivaled in the industry.
Information Aesthetics
Internet Journal of Emerging Medical Technologies
Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA)
The
premier awards program for the medical technology community,
recognising the achievements of medical product manufacturers and the
many people behind the scenes - engineers, scientists, designers, and
clinicians - who are responsible for the groundbreaking innovations
that are changing the face of healthcare.
Smart Textiles Network
A
think tank exploring the future of smart textiles, intelligent
clothing, products, and environments in the context of societal futures
and future markets, by bringing together all sectors that will be
involved in the design, development and production chain to form a new
hybrid community. The network is funded by the Engineering and Physical
Sciences Research Council, UK and is based at the Central Saint Martins
Innovation Centre, University of the Arts London, UK
Switch
Switch is a DIY show about electronics, fashion technology and design.
Techwear Weblog
WearableComputing Lab
Wearable Computer Systems at Carnegie Mellon University
Wearable Computer Lab - University of South Australia
Wearable Computing Lab - University of Oregon
Vision and Modeling Technical Reports
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Dvorak, Joseph L. (2007) Moving Wearable Technology into the Mainstream, Springer ISBN-10: 0387691391, ISBN-13: 978-0387691398
Lee, Suzanne (2005) Fashioning the Future, Thames and Hudson ISBN-10:0500512612; ISBN-13:978-0500512616
Diller, Elizabeth and Schofidio, Richard (1998) Flesh: Architectural Probes, Princeton Architectural Press ISBN-10: 1878271377; ISBN-13:978-1878271372
Dunne, Anthony (2006) Hertzian Tales: Electronic Products, Aesthetic Experience, and Critical Design, MIT Press ISBN-10:0262042320; ISBN-13:978-0262042321
Neumann Dietrich (ed.) (1999) Film Architecture: Set Design From Metropolis to Bladerunner, Prestel Publishing, ISBN-10: 3791321633; ISBN-13:978-3791321639
Orta, L., Sanders, M., Restany, Pierre (2001) The Process of Transformation, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, ISBN-10:2858934029; ISBN-13 978-2858934027
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Menzel, Peter and D'Aluisio, Faith (2001) Robo sapiens: Evolution of a New Species, The MIT Press, ISBN-10: 0262632454; ISBN-13: 978-0262632454
Fundamentals of Wearable Computers and Augmented Reality by Steve Mann, Hiroshi Azuma, Ronald Azuma, and Len Bass (Paperback - Jan 1, 2001)
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Basel
Smith, Courtney & Topham, Sean (2005), Xtreme, Fashion Prestel, Munich
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Architectural Press, New York
Prantellini, Claudia & Stohler, Peter (Eds.) (2004), Body Extensions, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttart
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de Kerckhove, Derrick (1995 ) The Skin of Culture: Investigating the New Electronic Reality. Toronto: Somerville House
Dupuy, Jean-Pierre (2003) Medicine and Power: A Tribute to Ivan Illich. Paris: Ecole Polytechnique, Centre National de Recherce Scientifique (CNRS)
Gray, Charles Hable, (Ed) (1995) The Cyborg Handbook. London: Routledge
Latour, Bruno, and Catherine Porter (1996) Aramis: Or the Love of Technology. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press
Maxmin, James, and Shoshana Zuboff (2002) The Support Economy. New York: Viking
