In 1994 I first met Thad Starner and his wearable computer (Lizzy) in a coffee shop. Meeting him again a few months later I showed him the wearable computer I had built, and he invited me to join him (and the other members of the Borg) as a graduate student at the MIT Media Lab.
This early pioneering work in wearable computing from 1995-2000 explored the fundamental integration of computation and electronics into clothing and accessories. The research helped establish foundational approaches to wearable technology and influenced subsequent developments in the field.
Miniaturized computing systems
Power management solutions
Sensor integration
Display technologies
Early wearable input/output methods
Context-aware applications
User interaction models
Sensor fusion algorithms
Power management systems
Wearable interface design
Established foundational concepts in wearable computing
Influenced subsequent wearable technology development
Advanced understanding of human-computer interaction
Created new paradigms for mobile computing
Contributed to the formation of the wearable computing community
This early work led to numerous subsequent developments:
MIDI Jacket (1997)
j4k3t 2.0 (2006)
Sp4rkl3 (2008)
µTartan (2009)