A weekly roundup of what’s happening at the intersection of tech and fashion.

SINEAD O’CONNOR COVER OF THE WEEK

Shanzhai Biennial Wu Ting Ting Cyril Duval Babak Radboy Avena Gallagher

BRAIN POWER CONCEPTS OF THE WEEK

As technology develops, actual human effort is becoming increasingly more redundant—just look at voice-activated TVs (and even motion detection toilets). But the really exciting trend that’s emerging at the moment has to be brain-powered gadgets, giving the user the power to affect objects using only their mind.

Neil Harbisson and the Eyeborg

Though the word “Eyeborg” might sound like the name of a robot from a sci-fi film, it’s actually a cybernetic device that translates sound into colour. It’s used by artist/musician Neil Harbisson, who was born with the condition achromatopsia. It transforms the wavelengths of different shades into audible noises which are then transmitted into Harbisson’s ears through bone conduction. Even cooler, it works both ways—he’s able to turn the sounds from musical scores into real-life paintings.

Mindtunes 

This was news to us, but apparently when DJ Fresh isn’t busy churning out his next radio project, he’s making tracks using actual mind-reading technology. No, really—together with a band of disabled musicians he’s put together “Mindtunes“, which was composed using electroencephalography (try saying that three times/once) devices that read brainwaves to program instructions on a computer, from bass levels to fade effects. Just do us a favor—don’t tell David Guetta, okay? 

Thought-Controlled Helicopter

WEARABLE TECH OF THE WEEK

Loom

#MUSTHAVE OF THE WEEK

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William Edwin Wright and Charlotte McManus are creative director and editor at LOGO, respectively. LOGO is a London-based collective of stylists, photographers, designers, and directors specialising in making creative fashion content for the internet and beyond.

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