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Found this hidden gem of an image of tshirtOS 2.0 in White. This was the undershirt design we were planning to launch back in 2017.

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Technology can be so beautiful. ❤️ this Corona typewriter! What inspires you? https://t.co/6SPt8xt3zW

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Celebrating my amazing friend Elin who is launching Stilla today! Never worry about your… https://t.co/ywCRD4xdeE

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Here you can see a lot of wires and circuit boards taped to the back of a ridged LED panel. This… https://t.co/J1Ocio55Js

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This is the first of many electronic encapsulation tests to check for water resistance, weight,… https://t.co/MHdo0po0BF

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Thank you @highway1io for the @littlebits donation!!! I can't wait to see the participants faces… https://t.co/XwAEoilNYO

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The final matrix design in CAD. The biggest challenge is the number of traces or electronic… https://t.co/6aQd82sdKc

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Here is one of the first test swatches put under a regular t-shirt, all lit up, and programmed.… https://t.co/aDcXKnxDhj

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The first circuit to control the LED matrix fits in the size of a persons palm (small person).… https://t.co/l6y0PN110a

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For the first prototypes we tried different battery sizes and used dummy hardware based on our… https://t.co/ESY1vhTQSi

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Researching fabric for light diffusion, color, weave, fiber content, weight (sturdiness) and… https://t.co/O0Bz0X2y6S

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The first draped prototypes were designed and tested with wearable battery packs. The battery… https://t.co/O4O466Lc0k

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Bill McNichlas, Me, and Florentin in London after three intense days of customer discovery. We… https://t.co/IDSOEesTSU

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Sizing and placement of LEDs on a human body is no small feat. We had a few different LED matrix… https://t.co/JhaMqMIHuR

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Programming the test swatches. At this early stage, we lit up the swatches and added 5 images… https://t.co/z1Q26NDLbt

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As part of our research, we made fabric swatches with the small Lights (LEDs) on a couple of… https://t.co/Cf4qbc9N8k

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As part of our research, we made fabric swatches with the small Lights (LEDs) on a couple of… https://t.co/brepngNn12

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Visual Readability required a lot of testing. This was the 3rd test. We made 3 different LED… https://t.co/rywLE2WKc6

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Design Strategy: Before sewing or building #tshirtOS we had to consider the weight of the… https://t.co/orMKsYu41j

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The sketches for the very first test material swatches. Before building tshirtOS, we made… https://t.co/wdMTrdRMSL