Geek Chic.Where do cyborgs shop for clothes? At the third annual CyberFashion Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. , that's where. Cyborgs and non-technological humans alike watched as science met fashion, complete with glowing orbs, sci-fi eyepieces and even wearable computers See body-worn computer. last week. Models decorated with robotic looking make-up and hairstyles displayed the most recent technological wearables created by various designers and engineers. Items on show included an eyepiece Eyepiece A lens or optical system which offers to the eye the image originating from another system (the objective), at a suitable viewing distance. The image can be virtual. that can project images in front of the face, allowing doctors to view vital statistics without looking away from the patient. Fashion and function met in light-up bras and massaging shirts. "The point is to take what we used to think geek A technically oriented person. It has typically implied a "nerdy" or "weird" personality, someone with limited social skills who likes to tinker with scientific or high-tech projects. The origin of the term dates back to the late 1800s. and make it chic," said co-producer Alex Lightman. "It shows where we're at in 2004," he said. "It's the future put on the body." |
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