Beauty Technology Designing Seamless Interfaces for Wearable Computing

• Main Author: Vega, Katia
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer Nature 2016; Springer International Publishing AG; Springer International Publishing; Springer
• Edition: 1
• Series: Human–Computer Interaction Series
• Subjects: Computer programming, programs, data; Computer Science; Human-computer interaction; Smart materials; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Wearable computers
• ISBN: 9783319157627; 3319157620; 9783319157610; 3319157612
• ISSN: 1571-5035
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15762-7

The increasing advances in electronics allows smaller and more powerful devices, bringing wearable computing closer to reality. However, most wearable computers are very distinguished and placed on clothes and accessories. This book tries to tackle this phenomenon by introducing a new wearable compu...

Table of Contents:

• Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Wearable Computing -- New Materials -- Wearables Revolution -- The Body as a Design Platform -- Cosmetics -- A Very Brief History of Cosmetics -- Cyborg Fashion -- On the Content and Structure of This Book -- Chapter 2: Beauty Technology Definition -- Related Technologies -- Beauty Technology: Context of Application -- From Traditional to Interactive Cosmetics -- Chapter 3: Hair Interfaces -- Conductive Eyelashes -- Interfaces for Sensing Blinking -- Blinking Interaction -- Conductive Makeup Design -- Conductive Makeup Prototypes: Electronic Divas -- Lessons Learned -- Hairware -- Hair Interfaces -- Designing Hairware -- Chemical Process for Creating Hairware -- Hairware as an Output Device -- Hairware as an Input Device -- Concealed Interaction -- Designing Hairware as an Input Device -- Hardware -- Software -- Evaluation -- Lessons Learned -- Chapter 4: Skin Interfaces -- Interfaces on the Skin -- FX e-makeup -- Interfaces for Sensing Facial Actions -- FX e-makeup Design -- FX e-makeup Prototypes -- Kinisi -- Winkymote -- Lessons Learned -- Chapter 5: Nail Interfaces -- Interfaces on Fingertips -- Beauty Tech Nails with RFIDs -- RFID Based Interaction -- Tech Nails Design -- Interactive Possibilities and Prototypes -- Non-contact Interaction -- Interactions from Tech Nails to Wearables -- Unusual Interactions -- Lessons Learned -- Chapter 6: Final Consideration -- Beauty Technologies by Sectors -- Glamor Sector -- Communication Sector -- Lifestyle Computing Sector -- Sport and Fitness -- Wellness -- Medical -- Security and Safety -- Annex 1 Awards -- Annex 2 Publications -- Annex 3 Exhibitions and Demos -- Annex 4 Media Coverage -- Ifanr -- Wearables Technologies -- PSFK -- O Globo -- Adrafruit -- Heise -- CNET -- Fashioning Tech -- Techxplore -- Mind Press -- Alfa
• Thanhnien -- Pshy.org -- Discovery -- Gizmodo -- Digital Trends -- Terra -- New Scientist -- Make Magazine -- Daily Collegian -- Techli -- Atmel -- O Globo -- Intel -- The Creators Project -- CNET -- Fast Company -- Wired UK -- PSFK -- Cisco -- PSFK -- Mashable -- Women 2.0 -- Fashioning Tech -- Nextmedia -- The Creators Project -- Golem -- Imena -- CNet -- The Times -- IEEE -- PSFK -- Popsci -- Mnn -- Thomas net -- New Scientist -- Boing Boing -- Fast Company -- Future Tech Report -- Refinery 29 -- Gizmodo -- Stuff Tv -- Ubergizmo -- Apparata -- O Globo -- O Globo -- Tech tudo -- CNN -- Editora Abril -- Sensoree -- O Globo -- References -- Index