Design/Fashion: Goggles Umbrella is a Fun Monsoon Gear
If you were asked to name some buying points in an umbrella, you might speak of parameters like durability, the cloth span, the handle size and others. But no one really checks if it isnt too big for their head size and doesnt jeopardize their vision when walking down in the rain. Today we have the Googles Umbrella which made people realize what their monsoon gear is missing-Goggles!
Fashion/Tecnology: New Japanese Fashion: LED Lights for Your Teeth
The new fashion accessories were originally created as an experiment by two Japanese designers and are now being used in a commercial advertising a winter sale at a Japanese clothing store, Laforet Harajuku. They are quickly becoming a sought after accessory.
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- Light-Up Grills - Japanese Craze for LED Smiles Continues With Laforet Harajuku Campaign (VIDEO) (trendhunter.com)
- LED Smiles - The Latest in Japanese Fashion (odditycentral.com)
Geolocation: Mobile Geo-Fashion
Geofencing - when the location-aware device of a location-based service (LBS) user enters or exits a geofence, the device receives a generated notification. This notification might contain information about the location of the device.
Enter Lustr, what appears to be the first geo-fencing shopping mobile app to the fashion world. Lustr has collected a database of 2,000 stores and 3,000 brands to partake in this most dangerous app. Think Urban Spoon for the shopper/fashionista with neawly added Foursquare “Special Nearby” deal functionality for participating boutiques. The app is compatible with most smart phone devices but only listings only cover the NY area at this time.
- Is Geofencing the Next Evolution for Location Apps? Location Labs Thinks So (readwriteweb.com)
- “Geofencing” enables new location-based apps, raises privacy concerns (venturebeat.com)
