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HIDDEN FIGURES
PEOPLE IN MOTION
FUTURE twenty-first century. The X One ateliers, watches and fine jewels,
FUTURE
From Geneva, the city of banks,
You can surely call it: the bike of the
bike, developed by the designer Matt
here comes a new symbol of power
Rauzeir and the Rayvolt brand, is the
and wealth to wear on your wrist.
The Armillion Balearic Wave is
first of a new generation of modern
one of the ten limited edition smart
electric bikes with multiple patented
bracelets for security payments. With
technologies, from the integrated
a gesture. The structure in grade
Android-powered touchscreen
5 Titanium brushed and polished,
computer to its nearly invisible
IS NOWS NOW composite frame paired with a carbon Carbon) embracing a Black High Tech
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slip-streamed battery, an aluminum
coated with DLC (Diamond Like
Ceramic body, contains a contactless
fiber fork. It also comes with a facial
payment system provided by
recognition software to unlock the bike.
MasterCard© and encrypted security
Price: from € 3,629.00. Xone.bike
access for more than 128 locks.
Price: upon request. Armillion.com
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THE SMART(EST) COAT
What’s better (and warmer) than a
reality our at unbounded. keep we theoretical Hawking, classic Savile Row overcoat during 04
winter? A Emel+Aris Smart Coat,
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a luxurious and technological garment,
made with the fine natural fabrics
from luxury Italian mill Loro Piana and
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treated with the patent Storm System®
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become technology are sure Stephen to ensure water and wind resistance. According to the Dutch designer- 0505 06 07
HYPNOTIC FASHION
And equipped with a heating system
What really is sustainability in fashion?
that uses a specially formulated
polymer (not wires) to evenly spread
artist Iris Van Herpen, is creating
Far Infrared (FIR) heat-warmth with
CRYSTAL VISION
TRY WALKING IN MY SHOES
TIME TO CONNECT
high couture on demand, not mass-
the three heat settings activated
producing, and working with architects
Let’s call it “connected chronograph.”
at the touch of a button.
It all started in 2016, with Nike
The moment when virtual reality
could the make is English whose life is the most significant example of how technology can help manage human needs, technology would be a void without conversation. Therefore it is at the moment when a brilliant idea becomes a conversation and then turns into reality that we live our future. So, let’s keep talking, imagining, and Price: € 1,665.00. Emelandaris.com and scientists to develop new and The Exospace B55 by the Swiss HyperAdapt 1.0 (ad a nod to Back becomes so real that is almost
more eco-conscious fabrics. Which
To The Future), the first Nike
luxury watch manufacturer Breitling,
tangible. XTAL, the high-resolution
she did, again, with the Hypnosis ∞
VR headset for professionals
multipurpose performance shoe to
in fact places the smartphone in the
collection (with the American artist
feature power lacing. Now, Nike is
developed by the Czech company
service of the watch, in a feast of
Antony Howe and the architect Phillip
Vrgineers, is definitely pushing the
making history again with Nike Adapt
enhanced functionality. It houses an
Beesley), “a hypnotic visualization of
exclusive caliber equipped with an
BB a truly custom fit basketball shoe
boundaries. 5K image and true colors,
nature’s tapestry, the symbiotic cycles
that combines an advanced power-
electronic tachymeter, a “countdown/
OLED displays, clear custom-built
hopes With possibilities do to late the cosmologist of our biosphere that interweave the countup” system, a “chrono flight” and lacing system, an app and continually lenses, 180° diagonal FOV, no blurring,
air, land, and oceans. It also reflects
and spatial 3D sound, you’ll be so
updated firmware, so that players can
“chrono regatta” device for recording
the ongoing dissection of the rhythms
flight and regatta times, respectively,
input different fit settings, depending
immersed in the simulation that you'll
of life and resonates with the fragility
while memorizing departure and
forget the reality you come from.
on different moments of a game,
within these interwoven worlds.” Using
Price: € 6,190.00 (excl. VAT).
finding the right tension needed by
arrival times. The Black Titanium-
a combination of engineering and
Volcano Black model, in particular,
the foot.
Vrgineers.com
greatest future. the need For shaping our hi-tech lives . . . craftsmanship the collection brings features a titanium case with rider-tab Price: $ 350.00. Nike.com
together elegant materials, such as
bezel as well as a sturdy, sporty strap.
luminous silk organza and duchesse-
Price: € 8,070.00. Breitling.com
satin, with structural elements of
aluminum and stainless steel. Just like
in the Spheroid dress: multilayered
transparent blue organza hemispheres
“Our the in disposal, we All talking.” physicist, forming larger spheres that weave
into each other by lasercut and
heatbonded fine black cyclic boning
lines, fading the relationship between
surface and substance. Price: on
demand. Irisvanherpen.com
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