This concept is showing a simple gesture. The gesture of hiding emotion from others.

Porcelain Light Qualities

Some images of the light qualities we hope to achieve...

texture on outer circumference provides control over trace. potentially change the texture as ring spins

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The idea is that this bangle has some LEDs and mercury switches embedded inside and when the wearer "fiddles" with the bangles the lights will turn on and off and reveal a pattern hidden in the material of the bangle. We are thinking of using porcelain and making parts thinner than others or inlaying small pieces of clear acrylic that will filter light through

Here we are exploring the idea of doodling, something often done when someone is bored or fiddling. we are trying to create a piece of jewelery that can entertain someone in this mood or situation.
These are the results of the drawing bangles.

drawing experiment

I quickly made some renders of what this bracelet wearable could look like. This idea will show the body language of play and interaction with a body wearable

It will be made up of two parts, outer and inner shell. The outer shell shows the form of the object. The inner shell has a concave form which will hold the components which I gather will be a accelerometer, leds and power pack. The holes on the inner shell are where the leds will sit. The way in which this wearable will work is that while the interaction in in motion the accelerometer will determine the resistace of power to the leds so determine on how fast the ring is going will determine on the light quality.

How cool would it be if we did something like this?!?!?!
but make the bangles wearable.....

A moving prototype for a hand held security screen

These two images demonstrate one of our ideas. The gesture hiding something secret or important from some one else. This cardboard cut out shows what this wearable could look like. Also demonstrates the point that the user could look at the important information on his or hers cellphone but anyone peeping over the shoulder couldn't see.

an example of how a ring can be worn for a primary purpose and have a secondary out put when connected to a dock/base/port....

the uv ring collects data while its being worn and then is connected to a dock which downloads the information.

OpenMe is a concept ring which that can b personalized for the individual. the security door has a 3d scanner installed which scans the decorative piece of jewelry to open and lock the door,

looking into a wearable which involves a hand gesture but holds a purpose, Kevin Jane and I are looking into jewelry which has a per pose of security. That is one idea.

Multiple spinning ring, potential to attach magnetic strips as keys for security.

Inspiration...

CONCEPT_ONE

Now we are thinking of incorporating a remote control for your headphones into a set of rings or one large "knuckle duster" type piece of jewelry.
This ring set would have a volume controller and two buttons to skip tracks in either direction







Here is an existing piece of technology that does what we are trying to achieve and what we want to integrate into a piece of wearable jewelry.

some initial sketching for possible ring formation to create music....

existing posture correction product

Ergoskin“ is an orthopedic underwear with ergonomic bio-feedback to promote a positive posture: nano-sized, locational „sensors“ and „pistons“ are woven into the fabric in order to act either neutral when the posture is ideal as programmed or to release mechanical impulses to the skin when a non-ideal posture is assumed for too long – the feedback is on a time-lapse, as constant movement (tensing and relaxing of muscle groups) is endorsed.

jimbos concepts http://jamescunningham384.blogspot.com/

today we sat down and discussed to possible concepts for this project on being an interactive piece of jewelry worn on the hand to communicate a particular message and the other being a device to be worn that helps correct poor posture....

Posture correction through sensors that respond to each other and give feedback to the user

using proximity sensors to align sensors to the back

IDEA: take this technology and re-arranging it into a piece of interactive jewelery

A precedent video for an interactive ring to express body language, perhaps fidgeting caused by nervousness or boredom.