[Sigia-l] IA as fashion designers?

Andrew Boyd andrew at friendlymanual.com
Fri May 27 03:45:25 EDT 2005


Listera wrote:

>
>Yes, with one difference though: I think, the "infrastructure" (fabric) is
>on its way to getting commoditized. Think of the applications of the
>non-wearable kind: commercial displays, home curtains, electric blankets,
>computer/appliance bags, etc. I love it because it decouples the notion of
>Design from its current computer-screen/web-page metaphor, and, of course,
>because it'll redefine the phrase "navel gazing" if there's in fact an
>embedded TV screen on one's t-shirt.:-)
>  
>
Mmmm... commoditisation :)  We've already got camouflage suits a la 
Neuromancer, I'm thinking Virtual Light head-up displays inside our 
eyeglasses with a voice interface. Has anyone worked out an effective 
voice-activated substitute for the mouse yet that is not just a 
glorified tab key?

PS: apologies to all for not trimming my last post - the excitement got 
too much for me :)

Cheers, Andrew

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