Mein aktuelles Lieblingsfoto aus den 90ern: Die Entwickler vom MIT Wearable Computing Projekt, die an futuristischen Geräten für einen tragbaren Technology-Lifestyle gearbeitet haben (einer davon hat 20 Jahre später die gefloppte Google-Brille erfunden). Und zwar zusammen mit Modedesignern - für die Fashion-Nerds der Neunziger.
Die Trash-Version der Matrix-Ästhetik, die allerdings nicht billig war - zum Millenium gab's eine unfassbar hässliche Cyberpunk-Weste für schlappe 5000$.
A handful of makers and academics began designing wearable computers to be used as part of their everyday lives in the early- to mid-1990s. Instead of focused, work-related duties, these devices were used for more personal tasks: email, messaging, music, note-taking, photography, and scheduling.
The MIT Wearable Computing Project established a “living lab” where advocates explored a wearable computing lifestyle in a community of users. Collaboration with designers led to wearable computing fashion shows, where the importance of fashion for devices on the body became clear. A community led by Carnegie Mellon University, Georgia Tech, and MIT established wearable computing as its own academic field and encouraged makers to participate. (Quelle)
