Fashion Robot

clipped from www.iht.com Walking, talking female robot to hit Japan catwalk TSUKUBA, Japan: A new walking, talking robot from Japan has a female face that can smile and has trimmed down to 43 kilograms (95 pounds) to make a debut at a fashion show. But it still hasn't cleared safety standards required to share the catwalk with human models. clipped from www.dailymail.co.uk A cyber sensation: World's first robotic model to star in her own fashion show Fetchingly named HRP-4C, the humanoid has 30 motors in her body that allows her to walk and move her arms as well as eight motors on its face to create expressions like anger and surprise. In a demonstration the robot tottered out, blinking, and said, 'Hello, everyone,' in a tiny feminine voice while its mouth moved. The 'cybernetic human' has been designed to look like an average Japanese woman and portrays anger (L) and surprise (R) The robot costs £150,000

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LumiGram Fiber Optics Fashion and Design

LumiGram a French high tech fashion and design company provides a line of fashion tops, table clothes, pillows, sculpture and more with LED illuminated fiber optics creating a colorful glow of light.

clipped from www.lumigram.com LumiGram is pioneering new fields of high tech fashion & design based on advanced luminous technologies. LumiGram proposes high tech clothes, light up fashion accessories and custom decoration items. clipped from www.youtube.com LumiGram Fiber Optics fashion clipped from www.lumigram.com Clothing Collection clipped from www.lumigram.com Custom Decoration clipped from archlight.wordpress.com Architectural Lighting Blog Company combines fiber optics and LED technology to create fiber optic fabric and luminious clothing clipped from www.pricy-spicy.com LumiGram Tablecloth clipped from blog.stylehive.com Hot Brand: LumiGram Fiber Optic Fabrics, Light Up Your Life

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MOMA’s Color Chart exhibition

Color Chart: Reinventing Color from 1950 to Today

clipped from www.notcot.org ... “examining the influence of color in the institutions of art and fashion Spring 2008...” The feature looks to MOMA’s Color Chart exhibition for inspiration. clipped from www.designrelated.com “Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to today” opened at the Museum of Modern Art on March 2nd. Organized by Ann Temkin, Curator of the Department of Painting and Sculpture, it runs until May 12, 2008. The exhibition in short revolves around the traditional commercial color chart. More deeply, the show takes off from the point of history where color became a commodity through its mass production.

High Heels Improve Sex Life

Who might think that wearing high heels shoes is bad for your health might be wrong. According to a study of an Italian doctor it even improves women’s sex life.

clipped from skypedia.org Sex Life : High Heels Improve it Wearing higher heels may improve women’s sex life, according to an Italian doctor. Dr Maria Cerruto says 2ins high heels can help improve pelvic floor muscles, reports the BBC. Pelvic floor muscles assist sexual performance and satisfaction, and also provide vital support to the pelvic organs, which include the bladder, bowels and uterus. Dr Cerruto said: “Women often have difficulty in carrying out the right exercises for the pelvic zone and wearing heels could be the solution. “Like many women, I like high-heeled shoes,” she added. “It’s good to know they have potential health benefits.”