Klanghelm

by Satoshi Morita. “While the sound is recorded its perspective is designed by means of the microphone as an ‘extended ear’ and while listening by means of the loudspeaker as ‘mirrors of the ear’. The transducer which is built into the ‘Sound Helmet’ adds the tactile perception. All this makes sound tangible. [..] Klangkapsel / Sonic Helmet” provides a new way of listning to sound - with unique auditory spatial perception and tactile perception through three audio channels. It’s open for collaboration with sound artists, musicians and composers.”

Portable Forest

by David Wicks. “Portable Forest is a jacket that brings a riparian habitat to your current location. As you zip up the jacket, bird calls begin to echo around you. [..] By zipping up the jacket, you create not only physical and thermal barriers to your environment, but also a new sonic environment around yourself. The further the jacket is zipped up, the stronger and more varied the forest sounds become.”

How to get what you want

“The site documents the range of wearable technology and soft circuit solutions. The site also contains collections of material and tool resources and example projects that explain the integration of individual solutions for smaller projects, aimed at showcasing what is possible and how it is possible.”

Topics covered include sensors, actuators, circuits, batteries, communication, conductive materials, fabric.

SOS

“(SOS) is a peer-to-peer network that allows anonymous users to send each other therapeutic massages to relieve stress. By applying the emerging concept of crowdsourcing to haptic therapy, SOS brings physical and affective dimensions to our already networked lifestyle while preserving the privacy of its members. SOS is an exploration and illustration of a new field of haptic social networking.”

via Architectradure