The Pilot – The Smart Earpiece Which Translates Languages As You Speak

2 November, 2016 CADJewellerySkills 0 Comments New Technology Trends, wearable technology

Currently gathering momentum on Indiegogo right now is the Pilot smart earpiece, a device capable of translating foreign languages as you hear them.

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MIT’s DuoSkin – Conductive Smart Tattoos Which Connect With Your Mobile Phone

17 August, 20169 May, 2019 CADJewellerySkills 2 Comments Computer User Interface Innovations, smart jewellery, wearable technology

The MIT Media Lab has recently developed metallic temporary tattoos which can communicate with other electronic devices such as sending signals

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The Phantom Limb Project’s Amazing Collaboration Between Prosthetics and Video Game Design

26 July, 201623 September, 2019 CADJewellerySkills 0 Comments 3d Printing Businesses, Artificial Limbs, New Technology Trends, Prosthetics, wearable technology

James Dyson Award-winning prosthetic designers Open Bionics have established a collaboration with Konami (makers of Metal Gear Solid) to develop a new kind of creative prosthetic limb design. They call it the Phantom Limb Project.

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Swarovski Enters Smart Jewellery Market with Shine Activity Crystal

27 June, 201610 May, 2019 CADJewellerySkills 0 Comments smart jewellery, wearable technology

Smart jewellery manufacturer Misfit has partnered up with Swarovski to develop a smart bracelet and pendant which combines activity tracking with a rather nice sparkling clock face function. It makes for both a very elegant and very functional piece of wearable technology.

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Jewellery as a Projection Mapping Onto the Body?

8 February, 201624 September, 2019 CADJewellerySkills 0 Comments Computer User Interface Innovations, Contemporary Art Jewellery, face tracking, motion tracking, New Technology Trends, projection mapping, wearable technology

With recent advances in body projection and motion tracking, it seems several designers and developers are revisiting the idea of projecting jewellery and accessories as light onto the body. Only this time, they’ve added a whole new level of functionality.

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Shapeways Blog Article – Wearable Tech Accessories Which Look Like Jewellery

19 January, 201611 May, 2019 CADJewellerySkills 0 Comments 3D Printing, 3d Printing Businesses, Jewellery Design, Useful Websites For CAD Jewellers, wearable technology

Not too long ago, Shapeways released a list of CAD/CAM made accessories produced by their designers containing technology which were designed to look like jewellery. It provides another nice example of how wearable technology is increasingly being designed like jewellery rather than sports accessories.