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  • The Thimble

    Finger glove worn on the index finger, equipped with an optical scanner on its tip.

    To read information, the wearer moves the index finger over the matter to be read which is scanned and connects through Bluetooth to mobile phones.

    Created by Erik Hedberg and Zack Bennet.

    Wearable Tech: LED

    Wearable Tech 2: Fiber Optics

    Wearable Tech 3: Accessories

    Wearable Tech 4: Clever Clothing

    Wearable Tech 5: Lasers

    Wearable Tech 6: Future Tech

    Wearable Tech 7: Circuit Chic

    Published: September 14, 2012 -- 12:19 GMT (05:19 PDT)

    Photo by: Design Launches

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Wearable Instrument

    Kickstarter project that takes playing air trumpet to a new level. Mimic playing the instrument of your choice with your fingers.

    MIDI output communicates with audio editing software to produce the output sound.

    Wearable Tech: LED

    Wearable Tech 2: Fiber Optics

    Wearable Tech 3: Accessories

    Wearable Tech 4: Clever Clothing

    Wearable Tech 5: Lasers

    Wearable Tech 6: Future Tech

    Wearable Tech 7: Circuit Chic

    Published: September 14, 2012 -- 12:19 GMT (05:19 PDT)

    Photo by: Kickstarter

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Glove One wearable communication device

    This prototype has the keypad along the fingers, and the SIM card gets inserted into a compartment at the middle of the hand.

    Speakers and microphone installed at index and little finger. Make the hand signal for talking on the phone whilst using.

    The fingers contain fixings to give the wearer plenty of freedom and flexibility to move his or her hand around whilst wearing the glove.

    Wearable Tech: LED

    Wearable Tech 2: Fiber Optics

    Wearable Tech 3: Accessories

    Wearable Tech 4: Clever Clothing

    Wearable Tech 5: Lasers

    Wearable Tech 6: Future Tech

    Wearable Tech 7: Circuit Chic

    Published: September 14, 2012 -- 12:19 GMT (05:19 PDT)

    Photo by: Digital Trends

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Xbee Ninja wireless gloves

    The Lilypad Xbee sewn into these gloves along with a battery and LED turns these gloves into wireless systems that communicate morse code to each other.

    Wearable Tech: LED

    Wearable Tech 2: Fiber Optics

    Wearable Tech 3: Accessories

    Wearable Tech 4: Clever Clothing

    Wearable Tech 5: Lasers

    Wearable Tech 6: Future Tech

    Wearable Tech 7: Circuit Chic

    Published: September 14, 2012 -- 12:19 GMT (05:19 PDT)

    Photo by: Fashioning Tech

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Touch Glove

    Gives users visual feedback based on tactile information. Touch sensations are translated into light patterns on the wrist of each glove.

    Created by Ally Seely

    Wearable Tech: LED

    Wearable Tech 2: Fiber Optics

    Wearable Tech 3: Accessories

    Wearable Tech 4: Clever Clothing

    Wearable Tech 5: Lasers

    Wearable Tech 6: Future Tech

    Wearable Tech 7: Circuit Chic

    Published: September 14, 2012 -- 12:19 GMT (05:19 PDT)

    Photo by: Crunchwear

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Supersense fingertips

    Electronic fingers moulded to users hand and transmit electric signals to the skin for potential uses in medical procedures.

    Wearable Tech: LED

    Wearable Tech 2: Fiber Optics

    Wearable Tech 3: Accessories

    Wearable Tech 4: Clever Clothing

    Wearable Tech 5: Lasers

    Wearable Tech 6: Future Tech

    Wearable Tech 7: Circuit Chic

    Published: September 14, 2012 -- 12:19 GMT (05:19 PDT)

    Photo by: Daily Mail

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Air Mouse glove

    Wearable mouse that can be controlled through hand gestures. Three buttons on the index finger for right click, left click and pause.

    Wearable Tech: LED

    Wearable Tech 2: Fiber Optics

    Wearable Tech 3: Accessories

    Wearable Tech 4: Clever Clothing

    Wearable Tech 5: Lasers

    Wearable Tech 6: Future Tech

    Wearable Tech 7: Circuit Chic

    Published: September 14, 2012 -- 12:19 GMT (05:19 PDT)

    Photo by: Bellco Ventures

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Wearable Mouse and Keyboard

    One hand input device that controls the mouse and the keyboard. 34 sensors produce keystrokes and letters when you touch them together.

    Created by Jeff Rowberg

    Wearable Tech: LED

    Wearable Tech 2: Fiber Optics

    Wearable Tech 3: Accessories

    Wearable Tech 4: Clever Clothing

    Wearable Tech 5: Lasers

    Wearable Tech 6: Future Tech

    Wearable Tech 7: Circuit Chic

    Published: September 14, 2012 -- 12:19 GMT (05:19 PDT)

    Photo by: Deskthority

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Multi-tasking LED gloves

    Sometimes a head torch just isn't good enough.  4 attachment points per glove means you can place the LED light exactly where you want it.

    Wearable Tech: LED

    Wearable Tech 2: Fiber Optics

    Wearable Tech 3: Accessories

    Wearable Tech 4: Clever Clothing

    Wearable Tech 5: Lasers

    Wearable Tech 6: Future Tech

    Wearable Tech 7: Circuit Chic

    Published: September 14, 2012 -- 12:19 GMT (05:19 PDT)

    Photo by: Geeky Gadgets

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Vibrating texting glove

    Allows the wearer to compose and transmit messages to smartphones.

    Intended for people who are both deaf and blind and use Lorm. Lorm assigns letters of the alphabet to different parts of fingers and palm.

    Textile pressure sensors on the glove allow the user to compose a message using Lorm, then transmit it to the intended recipient through Bluetooth.

    Created by: Design Research Lab, Germany

    Wearable Tech: LED

    Wearable Tech 2: Fiber Optics

    Wearable Tech 3: Accessories

    Wearable Tech 4: Clever Clothing

    Wearable Tech 5: Lasers

    Wearable Tech 6: Future Tech

    Wearable Tech 7: Circuit Chic

    Published: September 14, 2012 -- 12:19 GMT (05:19 PDT)

    Photo by: Ecouterre

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Winter night biking gloves

    Conductive fibers knit into the fingertip and palm areas. Making a fist closes the circuit and lights up the LED arrows on the backs of the hands. The conductive thread in the fingertips also enables gloves-on touchscreen use.

    Wearable Tech: LED

    Wearable Tech 2: Fiber Optics

    Wearable Tech 3: Accessories

    Wearable Tech 4: Clever Clothing

    Wearable Tech 5: Lasers

    Wearable Tech 6: Future Tech

    Wearable Tech 7: Circuit Chic

    Published: September 14, 2012 -- 12:19 GMT (05:19 PDT)

    Photo by: Irene Posch

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Wireless Music touch glove

    Used with a piano keyboard. Vibrates your fingers so that you know which keys to play when learning the instrument.

    Wearable Tech: LED

    Wearable Tech 2: Fiber Optics

    Wearable Tech 3: Accessories

    Wearable Tech 4: Clever Clothing

    Wearable Tech 5: Lasers

    Wearable Tech 6: Future Tech

    Wearable Tech 7: Circuit Chic


    Published: September 14, 2012 -- 12:19 GMT (05:19 PDT)

    Photo by: Georgia Tech

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Peregrine games controller glove

    Control your video games with your hands. Set short cuts to hand gestures. Touch your fingers to perform the action.

    Wearable Tech: LED

    Wearable Tech 2: Fiber Optics

    Wearable Tech 3: Accessories

    Wearable Tech 4: Clever Clothing

    Wearable Tech 5: Lasers

    Wearable Tech 6: Future Tech

    Wearable Tech 7: Circuit Chic

    Published: September 14, 2012 -- 12:19 GMT (05:19 PDT)

    Photo by: Peregrine

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Robotic grip gloves

    Developed by General Motors and NASA. When the pressure increases in the finger tips, the glove tendons retract, holding the pressure and reducing the amount of force needed to hold the tool.

    You can grip tools for longer without getting tired.

    Wearable Tech: LED

    Wearable Tech 2: Fiber Optics

    Wearable Tech 3: Accessories

    Wearable Tech 4: Clever Clothing

    Wearable Tech 5: Lasers

    Wearable Tech 6: Future Tech

    Wearable Tech 7: Circuit Chic

    Published: September 14, 2012 -- 12:19 GMT (05:19 PDT)

    Photo by: General Motors

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Show and Tell Glove

    Equipped with flex sensors in the fingertips, a gyroscope, accelerometer and a Lilypad Arduino, the glove detect hand gestures and translates them into text messages on an Android phone.

    Created by Oleg Imanilov, Tomer Daniel and Zvika Markfeld.

    Wearable Tech: LED

    Wearable Tech 2: Fiber Optics

    Wearable Tech 3: Accessories

    Wearable Tech 4: Clever Clothing

    Wearable Tech 5: Lasers

    Wearable Tech 6: Future Tech

    Wearable Tech 7: Circuit Chic

    Published: September 14, 2012 -- 12:19 GMT (05:19 PDT)

    Photo by: Toms Guide

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Wearable handheld keyboard

    The keys are designed to be part of the glove, worn on the hand and operated with the fingers. Wires connect the keyboard to the rest of the system. 

    Developed at the University of Toronto.

    Wearable Tech: LED

    Wearable Tech 2: Fiber Optics

    Wearable Tech 3: Accessories

    Wearable Tech 4: Clever Clothing

    Wearable Tech 5: Lasers

    Wearable Tech 6: Future Tech

    Wearable Tech 7: Circuit Chic

    Published: September 14, 2012 -- 12:19 GMT (05:19 PDT)

    Photo by: Science Photo Library

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

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Wearable Mouse and Keyboard

One hand input device that controls the mouse and the keyboard. 34 sensors produce keystrokes and letters when you touch them together.

Created by Jeff Rowberg

Wearable Tech: LED

Wearable Tech 2: Fiber Optics

Wearable Tech 3: Accessories

Wearable Tech 4: Clever Clothing

Wearable Tech 5: Lasers

Wearable Tech 6: Future Tech

Wearable Tech 7: Circuit Chic

Published: September 14, 2012 -- 12:19 GMT (05:19 PDT)

Caption by: Eileen Brown

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