Smart Rings, AI Ethics, Nomophobia and Textile Communications
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MUST READS
#1 Samsung’s new wearable is a ring
“That might sound hyperbolic given that all Samsung did was play a flashy reel of a sparkly ring with a few visible sensors on the inside of the band.”
— “Samsung’s smart ring might signal the start of a new wearable era” - Article by Victoria Song, The Verge

#2 New sustainable fashion magazine
“Our first issue looks at some of the systems in place in the fashion that encourage and inhibit sustainable development. One of our main aims is to question how sustainability is currently integrated in the fashion industry.”
— “Wear We Are – Issue #1” - Journal by a team of 21 fashion students, do you read me?!

#3 How textiles communicates. From codes to Cosmotechnics
“Unlike text and images, textile is haptic and three-dimensional. Its meaning is unfixed, constantly shifting as it circulates between different owners and creators.”
— “How Textile Communicates” - Book by Ganaele Langlois, Bloomsbury Publishing

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