A self-defense surveillance suit

December 22, 2014  |  Out There

The Aposematic Jacket is a wearable, self-defense, surveillance system designed by Shinseungback Kimyonghun, a Seoul, Korea-based artist group formed by Shin Seung Back and Kim Yong Hun. The well-tailored, interactive jacket is equipped with an assortment of tech features that could aid in preventin…
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Plastique Fantastique exhibit: color that you can hear

December 8, 2014  |  Out There

What if you could hear color and translate the variety of hues and shades around you into sounds as well? An exhibit called Sound of Light is the joint project of Marco Barotti and Plastique Fantastique for Urban Lights Ruhr 2014 in Hamm, Germany, and it has accomplished just that. Conceptualize…
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E-textile ballet shoes trace a dancer’s movements

November 24, 2014  |  Out There

What if a ballerina could visually follow her movements in order to better focus on her technique and style? An e-textile pointe shoe called E-traces, designed by Lesia Trubat, makes it possible to capture the dancer’s movements and transform them into a visual representation by embedding the…
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Confusing the drones

November 7, 2014  |  Out There

New York City designer Adam Harvey says he “researches and develops art about privacy and counter-surveillance technologies.” His OFF Pocket, successfully launched on Kickstarter in 2013, is a privacy accessory for mobile phones that blocks all wireless signals from reaching the phone, shielding…
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zero2Infinity will launch nanosatellites from the stratosphere

October 27, 2014  |  Out There

Spanish company zero2Infinity, which conducts unmanned scientific and technical flights, plans to launch nanosatellites from the stratosphere in its next project scheduled for November. Known for its near-Space ballooning experience, the company has been working to expand its capabilities to include…
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3D printed headdress knows brain states

October 27, 2014  |  Out There

NEUROTiQ has a catchy name, certainly, but it is an intriguing product. The knitted, 3D printed, EEG brain sensor maps thoughts and exhibits brain states with color. Designed by Kristin Neidlinger, with assistance from Grant Patterson and Nathan Tucker , the eye-catching (and thought-provoking) head…
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A dress that senses CO2

October 10, 2014  |  Out There

Danish Design studio Diffus co-founders Michel Guglielmi and Hanne-Louise Johannesen initiated a project to create the Climate Dress, an interactive garment that reacts to the CO2 changes in its surroundings by sensing the CO2 concentration in the air. In response to the levels of CO2, it lights up …
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Vacuum-formed shoes are an eco-friendly fit

September 18, 2014  |  Out There

Israeli designer Lou Moria has used a vacuum-forming process to create pairs of plastic shoes that can be produced quickly and inexpensively, and sport their own “packaging,” providing a more eco-friendly option to the way in which shoes are typically sold. Although there are plenty of cheap sho…
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Fiber pavilion constructed using a novel winding technique

September 8, 2014  |  Out There

The Institute for Computational Design (ICD) and the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) of the University of Stuttgart have constructed a bionic research pavilion as part of a series of research pavilions which showcase the potential of novel design, simulation and fabrica…
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Since your baby can’t talk …

August 22, 2014  |  Out There

Sproutling, a new San Francisco, Calif.-based technology company has launched its first product, the Sproutling Baby Monitor. Not only does it monitor a baby and the environment, but it will learn and predict a baby’s sleep patterns so that parents can discern when to expect the baby to wake up, o…
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