NEUROTiQ makes use of EEG sensors that turn thoughts into color using the wearer’s brainwaves.
Think of it as a ‘mood ring’ for your head. I’m talking about Sensoree’s NEUROTiQ headwear, which turns thoughts into a light show using multi-colored LEDs. The interesting headgear, conceived and designed by Kristin Neidlinger responds to the wearer’s brainwaves via EEG sensors housed underneath the 3D printed nylon netting. The EEG sensor is actually the Emotive Epoc and has 14 contact sensors that are positioned all over the head, which decipher the different wave patterns of the user.
Incorporated into the 3D printed weave are ‘globules’ that house the LEDs inside.
The ‘emotive’ display is made up of five different colors depending on the state of the brain, which range from deep sleep to excitement- red (deep sleep), orange (meditation), teal green (relaxed), blue (alert) and red/blue/purple mix (excitement). An impressive amount of time went into the creation of NEUROTiQ, which included printing the mesh, printing the modules, embedding them into the 3D printed mesh and programming the Epoc- all-totaling around 130-hours.
A close up view of the 3D printed mesh shows the intricate weaving of the nylon.
What’s interesting is that the 3D printed nylon mesh was actually knitted together much like you would a sweater, which is unusual for wearable technology considering most are integrated into the fabric being worn. While the NEUROTiQ headwear may seem strange, it’s not alone in its uniqueness especially when it comes to wearable technology.
Like to binge-watch shows on Netflix? Then the x.pose corset might be something to consider…or not. See more about the X.Pose Corset in my post from last year...
Back in the summer of 2014 designers Xuedi Chen and Pedro G.C. Oliveira designed their ‘x.pose’ corset, which consisted of 20 internet-connected reactive displays that change their level of opaqueness depending on the amount of data the wearer used while online. Suffice it to say, it was something to behold! Those looking for the most unusual wearable technology fashion designs (including a Goosebumps animatronic skin and an inflatable dress that prevents people from bumping into you) head over to http://sensoree.com/.
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