Better late than never dept: this week, SIGGRAPH staged its fourth annual cyberfashion show.
One example is the Nyx line of jackets, as shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, "with illuminated text or patterns that scroll across chest, arms, and back. Text is entered using a Palm Pilot device and beamed to the jacket display screens. A cell phone enabled Palm Pilot allows text messages, emails, and internet information to be downloaded right to the jacket. An embedded microphone provides a sound responsive function: environmental sounds can trigger various patterns that dance to the beat of the music." You should be able to buy one next year from Nyx Illuminated Clothing, 5314 S. Slauson Ave, Culver City, CA 90230. Tel: 562-989-3940 or email John Bell at niccollc@earthlink.net
