Philips Shows Light Emitting Clothing

[Layer01]

that's amazing!
i cant wait till i can buy one :D

[Dennik]

Thats great!

Its probably the best time now to become a battery manufacturer. :)

[thoughtlesswhisper]

the thumbnail has been heavily photoshopped so i can only assume the high res has been as well. sorry, im a cynic :)

but it still does look kool tho. ill wait till i see one close up.

[Signal2Noise]

Although this article is cool I am surprised that the post warrants a spot in "CG News". :hmm:

[Self-Designer]

the thumbnail has been heavily photoshopped so i can only assume the high res has been as well. sorry, im a cynic :)

but it still does look kool tho. ill wait till i see one close up.

Seems that teh high res pic is photoshopped as well. The man looks pasted on the background, and I ask myself why???

I also ask myself, why is there a ":thumbsup: " under every post??

[Kaostick]

I don't see what the big deal is.. I mean, they just stuck some LEDs in some clothing. If the cloth itself emmited light, then you might have something.

[thoughtlesswhisper]

I also ask myself, why is there a ":thumbsup: " under every post??

its some new reputation thing. im not sure i get it. i think u guve the perticular post a reputation. seems like a waste of time, unless ur in a reeeally important thread with few replies? and when will that happen. you can leave negative feedback on the post

[RobertoOrtiz]

Although this article is cool I am surprised that the post warrants a spot in "CG News". :hmm:

Well the Siggraph conference has been showing this kind of stuff for years.

this is just another NEW medium (clothing) were computer graphics can and will be shown and used.

-R

[Dennik]

Although this article is cool I am surprised that the post warrants a spot in "CG News". :hmm:

Well personally one of the first things i thought was that this can be a new medium in need for CG graphics. Imagine being able to design what will be displayed on your own clothes, or being paid to do so for other people's clothes. It sounds great doesn't it?

Oh and BTW someone should email this link to Jay Mainard the Tron guy. (http://www.tronguy.net/TRONcostume/)
He will be very happy to know! :D

[sconlogue]

Interesting Tech but it's a bit like wearing neon signs. I mean the only cost effective use would be advertising so if would you like to see even more ads then you already do then great! I guess you could rent out your chest and back as branding space to pay for the cost of your LED jacket;-)!

Ok, I imagine this will be the first step in the development of a tech that we can all gain from. Like emergency service people wearing such garments would be great! Night safety gear, sweet! A whole outfit that changes color with my mood, sweeter! That will only come with reduced cost though so not for a while then.

Hmmm, right. Is this CG news? Why am I replying.... oops.
Edit(Right, if these garments get hi fidelity enough for video then your talking! Ok it's CG related. I didn't even think of that.)

[Signal2Noise]

Fair enough, Roberto. I am sure we will all take advantage of this new 'tech' when it becomes available and prices drop to affordable levels. I can only imagine what it will cost upon initial release!

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[AdamHerbert]

If the cloth itself emmited light, then you might have something.

That's what it sounded like when I first started reading. I was definitley dissapointed to find out that it's just LED's imbedded in the cloth.

[skycastle]

Now here comes the Predator and Ghost In the Shell type tech. Version one could just have say 12 cameras on the suit that capture an image of the environment then re-project back through the LEDs. Why would anyone need this? Well maybe a good Halloween costume. :)

[Dennik]

On a second thought, i find it kinda stupid that they don't focus their research into incorporating natural procedures to create light.

Little sea creatures and fireflies have been doing it for millions of years.
Its called Bioluminance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioluminance)

Stoopid scientists.....

[havokzprodigy]

On a second thought, i find it kinda stupid that they don't focus their research into incorporating natural procedures to create light.

Little sea creatures and fireflies have been doing it for millions of years.
Its called Bioluminance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioluminance)

Stoopid scientists.....

They have.
There called glowsticks. The little plastic tubes filled with liquid you bend and break the inner glass tube to emitt light.

[Apoclypse]

Isn't that what oled and pled are. I might be wrong.

[ThirdEye]

I'll never understand technology. The fact it is possible to do this stuff doesn't mean it has to be done at all costs. Seriously who wants to go around and look like a neon.

[Signal2Noise]

...Seriously who wants to go around and look like a neon.

Or is it "like a moron"? ;)

[akaiwa]

I'll never understand technology. The fact it is possible to do this stuff doesn't mean it has to be done at all costs. Seriously who wants to go around and look like a neon.

Well right now it looks ostentatious, but in a few years maybe it won't even by apparent that it is light instead of dye. Imagine that eventually you only need a few items of clothes (one T-shirt, one long sleve shirt, etc) and all you have to do is change the color and pattern. One shirt could become thousands and thousands of different possibilities. Washing would be a bitch though.

Of course, I'm getting ahead of myself here. Just something i look forward to.

[RobertoOrtiz]

Imagine clothes that can change depending on your moods?

Or clothing that can morph from morning attire to evening attire.

The technology is at its baby steps, but it WILL be huge.
-R

[AdamHerbert]

Imagine clothes that can change depending on your moods?

I've got to pick on this one because it's been brought up a couple times. Why would anyone want to wear something that would change colors depending on mood?

First of all it sounds like it would be very gawdy and I'm sure most people don't want everyone seeing that they are blazing pissed or really sad.

Second, mood rings were a huge fad for about a week and no one has seen them since, so why would people now get a shirt that does the same thing?

Third, remember those shirts that changed colors depending on the temperature? Those were also cool for about a week.

I just don't personally see a good use for this technology yet.

[RobertoOrtiz]

Ok lets look for side uses for this type of technology...

(this applies more to e-paper, but anyway)...

-Imagine wallpaper that woul allow ANY room in a house to have a window to the outside..
-Imagine being able to make a display out of anything. You could type your order in a restaurant ON THE MANTEL and browse the internet while you wait for your oder.
-Imagine true adaptive cammoflage, allowing to make soldiers virtually invisible.
-imagine clothing pattern that allows animation on them.


These are some ideas, but there will be more. Trust me, this will be very big.
-R

[csutcliffe]

Maybe the next step will be thermoptic camoflage like in Ghost in the Shell!

[ThirdEye]

Or is it "like a moron"? ;)

that too, but i didn't want to be harsh ;) I see no point in this except maybe something for people doing a dangerous job or people who really HAVE to be seen (people working on a highway for example, or people on a bicycle at night). But maybe it's just me, after all i think i've seen this stuff in Back To The Future 2.

[csutcliffe]

If the LED's are so small you might even be able yo use them for high density mocap on muscle deformation etc.

[Signal2Noise]

Imagine clothes that can change depending on your moods?


What's the color for "horny"? ;)

You know, there was a fad in the 70's called a Mood Ring. It too changed color depending on your mood. I don't thing it lasted long. I've recently come across LED mood rings being sold at streetside markets and stuff.


What would be cool is if these illuminated clothes can burst into flames due to faulty wiring and such. That would be a sight to behold walking down the street!

Btw, I believe Pink Floyd owns the prototype to this tech:

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/4/49/200px-Dsothunder.jpg

[havokzprodigy]

I've always wanted those light up Nikes from Back to the future so now hopefully they will make them.

[Daniel-B]

I hope this clothing doesn't run on Sony batteries.

Can you say spontaneous combustion? :D

[ThirdEye]

I've always wanted those light up Nikes from Back to the future so now hopefully they will make them.

they already made them like 10 years ago

[Per-Anders]

The very obvious use would be for pedestrian and cyclist safety at nights, much better than a mere reflector.

However i dont' think the image was that heavily photoshoped in the lights region, if you read the article it's just an array of led's (at a set size) so all it is is showing that cloth is transparent and that they have a controller for an array of these things that's nice and small. You could make this thing yourself if you wanted, just get a bunch of those led torches and put that unto the padded lining of a light puffer jacket above the lining but beneath the outer cloth in any design/layout you want, make the outer cloth something lighter (i.e. like the light grey they show), attach a battery or two, done. it's not the whole cloth, it's not even the cloth or fabric that's luminous, just showing that technology is shrinking.

[Coliba]

If we get e-ink capable of displaying at least thousands of colors, and a high rez, it would be really cool to embedd a sheet of it in say a sofa, and then download different cloth patterns so you could change the look of your couch in seconds :) I understand e-ink doesn't need power to keep the "image", it only needs power to change the image. Or wallpaper.....

[thoughtlesswhisper]

The very obvious use would be for pedestrian and cyclist safety at nights, much better than a mere reflector.

However i dont' think the image was that heavily photoshoped in the lights region, if you read the article it's just an array of led's (at a set size) so all it is is showing that cloth is transparent and that they have a controller for an array of these things that's nice and small. You could make this thing yourself if you wanted, just get a bunch of those led torches and put that unto the padded lining of a light puffer jacket above the lining but beneath the outer cloth in any design/layout you want, make the outer cloth something lighter (i.e. like the light grey they show), attach a battery or two, done. it's not the whole cloth, it's not even the cloth or fabric that's luminous, just showing that technology is shrinking.

i dont think that the whole lighs region was photoshopped. i just said the in the thumbnail, it has clearly been enhanced if you compare to the high res version. and because of this, i was thikning that is pretty possible for them to have enhanced the high res version too.

coliba: that is a very kick ass idea. go and patent it. if it can be patented.....

[Dennik]

If we get e-ink capable of displaying at least thousands of colors, and a high rez, it would be really cool to embedd a sheet of it in say a sofa, and then download different cloth patterns so you could change the look of your couch in seconds :) I understand e-ink doesn't need power to keep the "image", it only needs power to change the image. Or wallpaper.....

Oh i can already imagine the ultimate "virtual" home where you can replace the normal boring walls with a virtual enviroment of your liking that will also be displayed accordingly depending on your position in the room (that would be the tricky part to making it look true 3d from all angles)

I mean, imagine watching a movie that plays all around you... And imagine the petabytes of data needed for that to happen! :D

[Jozvex]

We have a show here called Beyond Tomorrow and they showed this technology on it (or practically the same if not 'it'). They had all sorts of crazy stuff like a cushion on a couch that recieved SMS! Well, your phone recieved the SMS but then any fabric surface could display it. Cushions, couches, shirts etc could all do scrolling text and other things.

It was pretty funky! Your bedroom curtains could having a changing rotation of photos displayed on it, etc.

[sacslacker]

Wire a fisheye lensed camera to the back of my head and pipe it to my vest and I have white trash preditor!!! Yeah, erm... maybe only my chest. Oh and only when your facing me, but PREDITOR!!!

Over here... Over here....

[BillSpradlin]

What does this have to do with CG News? Archive??

[mynewcat]

This is going to end up as cheesy seat covers for tasteless hippes.

Either that, or I could walk around with my showreel playing on my t-shirt in the hope that someone gives me a better job :)

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