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- Nanotechnology on the catwalk
- This event didnt take place in Paris or Milano, but at Cornell University during their Cornell Design League fashion show on April 21. Its now official: "nanotechnology has entered the fashion world." Fashion designers and fiber scientists have unified their efforts at Cornell to show a two-toned gold dress and...
- Tags: Nanotechnology, Leisure, Engineering &, Innovation
- Blog posts 2007-05-03
- A virtual approach for clothing design
- The latest issue of IEEE Computer Graphics is focused on sketch-based interaction. In "a sketch-based interface for clothing virtual characters (PDF format, 10 pages, 1.61 MB), the publication reports that an international team led by French computer scientists and fashion designers has worked on an intuitive way to design virtual...
- Tags: Computers &, Internet, Engineering &, Innovation, Leisure, garment
- Blog posts 2007-01-05
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- 10 attributes of bad CIOs (self test)
- Chief Information Officers are responsible for both high-level business strategy and detailed technology decisions, making the job among the toughest in business. The high incidence of IT failure demonstrates the extreme difficulty of juggling business and technology goals that are sometimes in direct...
- Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Indecision, Asset Management, Financial Management, Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Financial Planning, Finance, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Digging into Psystar
- [UPDATE 04/17/08 9:51am - Today there's a new announcement on the Psystar website and I link to in and include it here for completeness: "We're in the process of moving to a new location which is now listed on our contact page. The first new address posted...
- Tags: Address, Psystar, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- 3-D collaborative body art in Scotland
- A collaborative technology developed several years ago at ETH Zurich in Switzerland is now being used in a theater in Scotland. The Living Canvas technology allows performers on stage to interact with recorded visuals projected on them. As said the lead developer, who teamed with a theater director for this...
- Tags: 3D, ETH Zurich, Performance, Technology, Living Canvas Technology, Performance Management, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-04-08
- Kata DR-467 Digital Rucksack
- Lately, I've been obsessed with camera backpacks. It's not easy to find one that does everything I need, since I use backpacks to haul all different size SLRs, from the smallest entry-level, to the largest, integrated-vertical-grip pro bodies. Kata's DR-467 Digital Rucksack proved to be a very versatile bag and...
- Tags: Memory, Notebooks, Kata DR-467 Digital Rucksack, compartment, memory card
- Product reviews 2008-03-12
- When art meets medicine
- Medical students will soon benefit from a new training tool. Surgical gowns for students have been designed by UK researchers at Durham University with the help of artists at the University of Ulster. 'The gowns, which would be worn by medical students in the classroom, will supplement the traditional plastic...
- Tags: Body, Patient, Student, Training, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-01-30
- PurchaseNet (zip)
- PurchaseNet is used to create purchasing order for manufacturer, factory, trading company need to purchase raw materials, accessories, parts or trims that prepare for production. Extremely suitable for production factory in textiles, garment, clothing or any soft goods industry. Version 2.58 user right limitation and new purchase report added.
- Tags: Factory, PurchaseNet, Manufacturing
- Software downloads 2007-12-04
- CostingNet (zip)
- CostingNet is designed to calculate all the costing for your product. Best for soft line factory or manufacturer. Industry like garment, clothing, plush toys, home textiles, household product, footwear, bags, luggage, travel and sporting goods. It generate costing sheet, BOM, costing history report. Version 2.58 includes unspecified updates.
- Tags: CostingNet, Manufacturing, Strategy, Management
- Software downloads 2007-12-04
- AlmDesk (zip)
- Process-oriented program to manage all laundry activities from garments reception to restitution. At reception, items are selected with a graphic and/or textual buttons. Touch-screen compliance. A lot of price-lists can be defined to specify items and treatment costs. Each price-list can be associated to one or more clients. Partial or...
- Tags: Compliance, Client, Restitution, Keyboards, Sales Force Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Sales
- Software downloads 2007-12-03
- Garments glowing in the dark
- Knitting specialists at the University of Manchester have developed high-tech battery-powered textile yarns that could be used to make clothing glow in the dark. These yarns could soon be integrated into clothing worn by cyclists, joggers, outdoor workers and pedestrians. These garments would be safer for users than current clothing...
- Tags: Clothing, Yarn, EL, Dias, Engineering, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-10-28
- E-textiles to monitor your health
- Virginia Tech VT researchers have been busy developing efficient e-textiles -- electronic textiles and clothing with embedded wires and sensors -- for six years now. Their computerized clothing can monitor your movements, sensing if you're walking, running, standing, or sitting down. Of course, this kind of clothing has a wide...
- Tags: Virginia Tech, Monitor, Researcher, Sensor, Health Care, Computer, E-textiles, Wearer, Jumpsuit, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-10-24
- RFID tags help you to choose clothes
- A German department store, the Galeria Kaufhof in Essen, part of the Metro retailing group, is using RFID technology in a new way. Of course, it is using the tags to track the clothing items from its suppliers up to checkout. But according to a short article in Baseline, men...
- Tags: METRO Group, RFID Tag, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-10-16
- MerchanNet (zip)
- A Management software for small size import & export trading company, buying office, agent, factory in Garment, Fashion Accessories, Footwear, Bags, Luggage, Toys, Travel Goods, Sporting Goods, Sundries, Household Items, and Home Textiles.Version 3.48 adds country packing modules, enhanced input panels, User level record locking, customer's liability monitor, samples, and...
- Tags: Monitor, Monitors & Displays, Real Estate, Hardware, Components, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2007-07-17
- Google already winner in Clinton presidential bid
- Google already winner in Clinton presidential bidGo Ron Paul! Go Ron PAul!GO RON PAUL! GO RON PAUL! GOD BLESS RON PAUL! RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT 2008!Ron Paul in CNN debate on June 5, 2007!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwJKGfAWQUo"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannotsurvive treason from within. An...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Free trade, Google Inc., murderer, Ron, Ron Paul
- Discussion threads 2007-06-29
- Color Analysis (exe)
- You probably own a few outfits that always garner comment whenever you wear them. It doesn't matter how old the garment is or how many times you wear it, you feel good in it because it always gets you noticed. It brings you confidence. On the other hand, you've also...
- Tags: Outfit, Analysis
- Software downloads 2007-06-13
- Rapid Tag (exe)
- Rapid Tag is a utility to help the smaller retailer produce garment tags. Rapid Tag works for any style of business and has a configurable currency symbol for use in any country. Works with any A4 printer, with a selection of Thermal printers, as quick as using a marking gun....
- Tags: Stock, Rapid Tag, Printers, Retail, Investment, Hardware, Peripherals, Finance
- Software downloads 2007-03-24
- Haptic simulation of virtual textiles
- Periodically, researchers want to improve our lives of online shoppers. It is easy to choose colors and sizes of clothes on many websites, but it's impossible to touch the material. So, European scientists are using a virtual reality technology, haptic simulation, to reproduce the sense of touch when interacting with...
- Tags: HAPTEX partner, virtual textile, HAPTEX
- Blog posts 2006-11-03
- It's obvious, therefore it's true
- It's obvious, therefore it's trueMarsMars has such a low mass and gravity, that it just can't hold onto gasses. It has a thin atmosphere - which is why you CAN have dust storms. The interesting bit is why is there methane in the atmosphere? It breaks down relatively quickly, yet...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-06-23
- Fash-N-Friend (exe)
- Fash-N-Friend software simplifies your clothing management by assisting in outfit generation, color matching, and use rotation. Many people spend a small fortune on clothes. Others try to get by with a minimal investment. Fash-N-Friend will assist both of these extremes as well as everyone in-between. We continue to improve Fash-N-Friend,...
- Tags: Position, Outfit, Fash-N-Friend Software, Investment, Tools & Techniques, Finance, Management
- Software downloads 2006-06-16
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