Imagine a sleek, blade-shaped drone that can be worn as a necklace or bracelet. Or when it starts to rain, device it will fly over your head, spinning its propeller fast enough to keep you dry.
Imagine a bell-like bracelet and take off to drive you on the road when you're gone.
And if you're bothered by exhaust fumes while walking down city streets, think of the same device as a filter that will float in front of your mouth automatically when atmospheric levels rise. pollutions.
All these futuristic concepts of wearable drones (which over the years will become reality and make Apple Watch look like Timex of the Beatles) were designed by Frog Design Inc.
They will present their work at South by Southwest interactive in Austin, Texas, from today March 13th through March 17th.
This year Fashion & Wearable Tech I explored the relationship between fashion, art, culture and technology.
"Slowly we have reached the point where the technology can keep its promises. What the science fiction writers have mentioned has happened,” said Roger Entner, an analyst at Recon Analytics LLC, to Bloomberg.
"And what you see are these first steps. We are at the stage where reality overtakes the imagination. "
South by Southwest, which started as a popular music festival, expects 33.000 participants at this year's SXSW Interactive conference. Fashion & Wearable Tech will have nearly 70 sessions and events, with speakers from start-ups such as Wanelo and Tinker Tailor, as well as chip makers from Intel Corp.
