January 2015
Intermediate to advanced
116 pages
6h 1m
English
WEARABLES / GUIDES
An illustrated guide to wearables
BODIES AREN’T STATIC, THEY DON’T HAVE STRAIGHT LINES, and after a while they tend to get dirty. So wearable systems embedded in garments and accessories have to be robust, flexible, and, ideally, washable (or at least removable). Here’s a look under the hood — or hoodie, as it were — at the main components of wearable devices.

Rob Nance
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