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Beauty Technology [electronic resource] : Designing Seamless Interfaces for Wearable Computing / by Katia Vega, Hugo Fuks.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Human–Computer Interaction SeriesPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016Description: X, 110 p. 124 illus., 85 illus. in color. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783319157627
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 005.437 23
  • 4.019 23
LOC classification:
  • QA76.9.U83
  • QA76.9.H85
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- Beauty Technology Definition -- Hair Interfaces -- Skin Interfaces -- Nail Interfaces -- Final Consideration -- References -- Index -- Annex 1. Awards -- Annex 2. Publications -- Annex 3. Exhibitions and Demos -- Annex 4. Media Coverage.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: 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 computing subfield called beauty technology. By using the body's surface as an interactive platform, the integration of technology into beauty products is explored and can be applied directly to ones skin, fingernails, and hair adding new functionality to beauty products using technology in a personal, seamless and fashionable way. An interdisciplinary approach is taken, exploring the design of Beauty Technologies such as Conductive Makeup, Tech Nails, Hairware and FX e-makeup in order to create novel interfaces for Human Computer Interaction.
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Introduction -- Beauty Technology Definition -- Hair Interfaces -- Skin Interfaces -- Nail Interfaces -- Final Consideration -- References -- Index -- Annex 1. Awards -- Annex 2. Publications -- Annex 3. Exhibitions and Demos -- Annex 4. Media Coverage.

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 computing subfield called beauty technology. By using the body's surface as an interactive platform, the integration of technology into beauty products is explored and can be applied directly to ones skin, fingernails, and hair adding new functionality to beauty products using technology in a personal, seamless and fashionable way. An interdisciplinary approach is taken, exploring the design of Beauty Technologies such as Conductive Makeup, Tech Nails, Hairware and FX e-makeup in order to create novel interfaces for Human Computer Interaction.

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