The IoClothes Podcast : Fusing Tech & Textiles ™

The IoClothes Podcast : Fusing Tech & Textiles ™

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  • #005: Old Dog, New Tricks: What Fruit of the Loom is Doing to Innovate for the Future with Brad Cooper, Sr. Director of Product Engineering & Innovation at Fruit of the Loom Inc.

    In this week's episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we speak with Brad Cooper, Senior Director of Product Engineering & Innovation at Fruit of the Loom Inc. We caught up with Brad earlier this past fall at the IFAI conference in New Orleans. We spoke with him about some of the cool things happening at Fruit of the Loom Inc, innovating in a large company and the challenges of building unorthodox teams that are needed to be competitive in today's world.

    Show Notes:

    • The making of textiles and garments may at first glance seem simple, but are rather complex in nature to produce. When considering integrating electronics, it steps up the level of difficulty quite a bit.
  • When considering integrating technology into garment being close to the body is a requirement for some applications. It's important to thoroughly consider things like safety, privacy, reliability, as well as function during development.
  • FOTL, under the Russel Athletics brand, has been integrating sensors in to protective equipment and garment to monitor athletes' health (CarbonTek™ Shoulder Pads).
  • Bringing disruptive technology concepts is "messy". Being able to navigate, communicate and execute is difficult. The key is relationship building and being open to solving problems in different ways.
  • To start, CarbonTek™ is serving to help inform design and development of better quality products for Russel Athletics. The vision is to offer real-time insights to coaching and training staff to keep athletes performance at their highest-level.
  • The biggest challenges as we tackle the e-textiles: safety, standards, privacy with data generated from the devices and the true value that you're offering the end-user.
  • Crystal Ball Question: 3 years out we won't be talking about how to collect data, we'll be most interested in what we can do with the data. What is the value of the data and who gets access to it.

    • For more information on Fruit of the Loom Inc and what some of their brands like Fruit of the Loom, Spalding, Russell Athletic and many others are doing, check out their website at www.fotlinc.com.

    Support for this episode is brought to you by SKIIN. The world's most advanced textile computing platform. For more information, check out https://www.skiin.com, and reserve your set today!

    For more on the podcast and the rapidly growing community we're building at IoClothes, check us out at www.ioclothes.com.

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    31 min
  • #004: Design-Lead: Re-Imagining Our Experiences with Interactive Textiles with Despina Papadopoulos, CEO & Founder of Principled Design - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here!

    In this week's episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we welcome Despina Papadopoulos, CEO and Founder of Principled Design to The IoClothes Podcast. Principled Design is a design and development studio based in New York city specializing in creative innovative solutions for connected experiences with emphasis on wearable technology and e-textiles. Despina is an absolute rock star in the interactive textiles world, and has a long list of accomplishments and keynotes. Most recently, her and her team were contributing members to the Ralph Lauren heated jacket Team USA will be wearing for the opening ceremonies in the 2018 Winter Olympics. We caught up with Despina at her studio in New York City and discussed her unique introduction into interactive textiles, what opportunities she's most excited about and get a glimpse into how she sees the future shaping up.

    Show Notes:

    • Despina started her career in philosophy and feels it's a driving force in the world interactive design, and smart textiles, that she has continued to have a significant impact in.
  • Twenty years ago, Despina was working on creating interactive garments. Specifically: jackets that would communicate with one another via infrared.
  • We are transition from brands and companies purely building integrated electronic garments for PR purposes, and are now starting to realize the potential and the new experiences that can be delivered with technology.
  • There real opportunities to design and build user experiences, with our clothes, that augment the emotional experience we may be having with our environment or the people around us. This could mean amplifying our experiences, communicating with other or expressing ourselves in new and unique ways.
  • Collaboration are great. Such as the Nike-Flex or Levi's-Google, but the key to making these work is educating and setting clear expectations as you venture into the unknown.
  • Projects in this space must have a strong executive champion. Many great project and ideas have failed due to not having the proper top-cover and support that is needed.
  • In 2016, Principled Design established the Open Innovation Group, which is composed of executives from 5 non-competing companies to discuss where the industry is headed to encourage synergies between them.
  • Crystal ball question: 3 years out, it's tough. In 5 years, we'll start to see more and more companies releasing projects like Project Jacquard. We'll also start to see the effects of advanced manufacturing and customization creeping the industry. This will allow for less expensive manufacturing and getting control over the production process.

    • For more information on Principled Design, head over to their website at www.principled-design.com.

    Support for this episode is brought to you by SKIIN. The world's most advanced textile computing platform. For more information, check out https://www.skiin.com, and reserve your set today!

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    35 min
  • #003: Conductive Inks: Laying the Ground Work for Smart Clothing with Mike Burrows, Global Venture Leader at DuPont - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here!

    In this week's episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we welcome Mike Burrows, Global Venture Leader at DuPont to The IoClothes Podcast. DuPont is well-known for being a world leader in material and chemical products. They're famous for developing products like neoprene, nylon, Teflon, Mylar, Kapton, Kevlar, Nomex, Tyvek, Lycra and much more. Today, we talk about a new technology for them, Intexar. Intexar, is a revolutionary electronic ink and film that seamlessly transforms fabric into smart clothing for multiple applications.

    Show Notes:

    • Around 2012, DuPont started investing time and resources into figuring out ways to replace wires with stretchable electronics. Making it more practical and possible to have a robust, effective and washable garment with embedded electronics.
  • Given the scale and resource of DuPont, it has the infrastructure to support global scale if the market needs so required.
  • DuPont's is utilizing a well-known process in both the textiles and electronics world for inks application: screen-printing. It offers high-throughput and established processes, thus reducing risk for potential customers.
  • The stretchable electronics team is open to working with innovator that have just an idea or not idea to a sophisticated product experience as long as it aligns with their strategic vision.
  • Those that have the expertise hold a very critical role in the finishing process of the product. They provide a critical step in realize the full potential of materials and a final product.
  • Don't view adding intelligence to your product like a "bold on". View it as an integral part of the value offering and be open bringing in unorthodox partners, and be prepare to make an investment.
  • Crystal ball question: In 3-5 years, compelling use-cases will be presented. The opportunity to be understand ourselves and our bodies with smart clothing will offer unprecedented insight into ways to live healthier lives.

    • For more information on DuPont's Intexar, head over to their website at electronicmaterials.dupont.com/intexar.

    Support for this episode is brought to you by SKIIN. The world's most advanced textile computing platform. For more information, check out https://www.skiin.com, and reserve your set today!

    For more on the podcast and the rapidly growing community we're building at IoClothes, check us out at www.ioclothes.com.

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    27 min
  • #002: Integrating Blockchain, Tokens and Textiles to Create Interactive Garments with Janett Liriano, CEO of Loomia - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here!

    In this week's episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we welcome Janett Liriano, CEO of Loomia to The IoClothes Podcast. Loomia is a technology company focused on delivering comfort, safety and confidence to the human experience. Today their core technology, Loomia Electronic Layer (LEL), is a fabric that can be patterned to be a circuit. We also learn more about their stance on privacy, as it relates to personal data, and how blockchain is helping enable that.

    Show Notes

    " The reason we've seen some resistance to the adoption of wearables is because you need to build solutions around a product.

    " The Loomia Electronic Layer (LEL) is designed to be easily integrated in the manufacturing process they're already using.
    " It's important for Loomia to be members of both AFFOA and NextFlex because they both are helping build independently important elements of the smart textiles supply chain, manufacturing, education, workforce development and nurturing important core technologies critical to growth of the industry.
    " Loomia published a whitepaper in August 2017 on personal privacy and their position on data collection. They believe that ownership is that of the wearer and the user has then the right to monetize it if they choose.
    " The Loomia Title is built on the blockchain. This will enable both users and brand partners to access approved sets of data and exchange token safely and securely.
    " Loomia recognizes the importance of data security. Being able to utilize the structure of the blockchain, risk of data breaches for both the user and partner companies comes down dramatically.
    " Crystal Ball Question: 3-5 years from now the smart textiles, smart apparel and smart footwear will look a lot different. The consumer will expect greater functionality and connectivity in their clothes. Clothes that heat up or have embedded sensing technologies will be minimum standards and be the expectation of the customer.

    For more information on Loomia. Check out their website at https://www.loomia.com. Read their whitepaper go blockchain, tokens and how their shaping the future of apparel head over to https://loomia.com/token/.

    Support for this episode is brought to you by Myant (https://www.myant.ca). Check out SKIIN (www.skiin.com) - The world's most advanced textile computing platform.

    For more on the podcast and the rapidly growing community we’re building at IoClothes, check us out at www.ioclothes.com.

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    36 min
  • #001: Democratizing Wearables for R&D with Ben O'Brien, CEO, of StretchSense - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here! We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart apparel, footwear and textile revolution.

    In this week's episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we welcome Ben O’Brien, Founder and CEO of StretchSense to The IoClothes Podcast. StretchSense is a global supplier of soft, stretchy sensors. They believe that technology can improve lives, push human performance and create jobs. Their mission is to democratize wearables by making cutting-edge R&D accessible to everyone.

    Show Notes:

    • [01:30] Ben and his co-founders start to tinker in their lab at the University of Auckland and decide there may be other people interested in the possibilities of “stretchy” sensors.

    • [03:30] Looking pass the term wearables now and moving on to “disappear-ables”
    • [04:30] StretchSense partners and customers are “dreamers”. People that believe in things that are a bit fuzzy but have a vision for the future.
    • [08:45] Two important things Ben’s learned when building StretchSense has been: sales and culture. Sales give you an indication that you have a real business, and having a strong culture within the business helps the business scale maximize efforts towards a singular macro objective.
    • [16:20] Start Today where early investor in StretchSense (Series A)
    • [17:30] ZOZO Suit launched by Start Today in partnership with StretchSense. The ZOZO Suit is a suit of soft stretchy sensors that is worn and can precisely measures the shape of your body to solve the problem of garment fit for shopping online.
    • [18:05] Massive step for disappear-ables because it is a suit with sensor seamlessly integrated into it.
    • [18:50] Sign-up to be a part of the beta-testing at www.zozosuit.com
    • [23:15] Two of the major challenges today with seeing smart textiles being ubiquitous: energy technology limitations and a lack of truly flexible electronics.
    • [24:30] Crystal Ball Question: In 3-5 years, technology being integrated into clothes will just be the norm. It won’t be something to write home about, but the standard. But clothes are just an intermediary to implantable technologies.

    For more information on StretchSense. Check out their website at https://www.stretchsense.com/.

    Support for this episode is brought to you by Myant (https://www.myant.ca). Check out SKIIN (www.skiin.com) - The world's most advanced textile computing platform.

    For more on the podcast and the rapidly growing community we’re building at IoClothes, check us out at www.ioclothes.com.

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    32 min
  • #000: Welcome to The IoClothes Podcast - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here! We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart apparel, footwear and textile revolution.

    Welcome to The IoClothes Podcast where we talk about Fusing Tech and Textiles™. The Internet of Things is taking the world by storm. Whether it be the way we share information, communicate or interact with our environments, the world is changing. The textile world will be not exception.

    Join us weekly as we bring you the thought-leaders and innovators across the diverse landscape making this incredible future a reality!

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    2 min

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Released weekly on Mondays, the IoClothes Podcast is hosted by Ben S. Cooper. It features interviews with the thought-leaders and innovators across the smart apparel, footwear and textile…