SIGGRAPH --WHERE GRAPHICS, ART, TECHNOLOGY, GAMES, FASHION & MORE MEET...cross-roads to next-gen entertainment, blogged by Joyce Schwarz, author, emerging entertainment analyst & fugturist, www.hollywood2020.blogs.com.
from the intimate controller to the solar bikini -- who says cybersex is outdated? See more at the Siggraph.org Unravel fashion show.
Entertainment analyst & author Joyce Schwarz will be reporting live from SIGGRAPH 07 in San Diego this week. Watch for what's hot & what's not at this amazing computer animation, art, graphics & emerging tech confab.
logo for the Siggraph 07 -- techie fashion show -- see URL below.
Interactive 'kameraflage" and Solar Bikini -- to Unveil at UNRAVEL fashion show at SIGGRAPH 07.
UNRAVEL: Well, looks like we're going to miss the 'unraveling' of : "Unravel" which brings together the works of international designers and artists who are seeking to redefine the notion of 'wearable'. Fashion has been historically known as a form of personal expression. "Unravel" takes that expression to the next level by allowing the wearer to also interact with their environment. BLOGGER NOTE -- BUT good news the UNRAVEL website is up and we may be among the first blogs over there to cover this in advance of the fashion show Monday night! http://old.siggraph.org/s2007/unravel/Projects/18/
According to the press release from Siggraph.org --Photo or Video Opportunities Include:
- kameraflage™ - A display technology that is invisible to the naked eye, yet is visible when imaged with a digital camera. By integrating kameraflage™ into garments, a new level of expression is enabled for people who are limited by dress codes or those who simply wish to add an interactive element to their wardrobe. Also, kameraflage™ can be used as “electronic makeup” that can protect a wearer’s identity in today’s camera saturated world by discreetly disrupting the features required by electronic face-finding and face-recognizing systems. as seen last week on Engadget.com and scads of other tech and not so techie websites-- the great opportunity for this is also as a P2P live spaces game using the camera phone to see 'disappearing' designs! or should I saw 'appearing' designs' in movie theatres, museums and other public spaces. That app is explained here with info we took from the kameraflage website www.kameraflage.com Using kameraflageTM technology it becomes possible to display subtitles only to those people who want to see them. Movie-goers simply view the screen through the viewfinder of a digital camera like the one on their mobile phone.
Could a kameraflage(TM) app help with digital rights management? We'll see soon.
- Solar Bikini -
- A solar film bikini that charges portable music devices. The suit is a custom made bikini swimsuit retrofitted with 1” x 4” photovoltaic film strips sewn together in series with conductive thread. The cells terminate in a 5 volt regulator into a USB connection.
BUT ONLINE WE FOUND SOOO MUCH MORE....TAKE A PEEK!
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P''eau d'ANE -- CLICK ON THE THUMBNAIL TO SEE THE DRESS INSPIRED BY THIS FAIRY TALE --THAT REFLECTS, THE SUN, THE MOON & THE SKY -- AMAZING STUFF!
BRACELETS -- wearable communicators -- made from computer components not plastic beads!
note to designer-- could be a great way to recycle parts too -- if they are still in working order!
INTIMATE CONTROLLER -- bra for female or boxers for male (or vice-versa?)
Okay thank heavens they put the tank underneath....props for someone who has some discretion! Now where are the pix for the boxer shorts????
Solar Vintage-- a fabric fan goes solar-- awesome breath of fresh air!
SELF SUSTAINING CHAIR --- WEAR A CHAIR....AND YES THERE IS A PERFORMANCE VIDEO THAT GOES WITH IT!
http://www.jooyounpaek.com/ssc.html to watch the performance video.
NEGOTIATION -- YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS TO BELIEVE IT --
A KIND OF INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO 
KNITTER HACKED? 
Knitter’s Tapestry
Daniela K. Rosner & Kimiko Ryokai
What if the material could record and playback these memories?
Click on the thumbnail to see the dress above which is knit from
magnetic tape -- really! or I should say reely!
JACKET ANTICS -- OKAY WE SAW led JACKETS AT ces -- AND TRIED TO BUY ONE-- BUT
ALL THEY WANTED TO SELL US WAS AN led BASEBALL CAP ....BUT THESE ARE VERY
HOT! 
(CLICK ON THUMBNAIL TO READ WHAT THE LEDs have to say!
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