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This retailer is using RFID tags to make in-person clothes shopping less frustrating

Tagged items are automatically scanned in the digital fitting rooms. River IslandOnce items are scanned, customers gain access to the same product information they'd get online, such as information on size, color, and material.The data-led initiative is powered by Snowflake's Retail Data Cloud, which allows retailers like River Island to tie together a variety of data sources into a single repository, supporting enterprise-wide efforts to turn information into insight.As well as reducing some of the hassles of

Apple is considering ‘AirTags for clothes’ that could help with fitness tracking and health monitoring

Apple has applied for a patent that relates to a new type of tracker that could be similar to an AirTag but that attaches to a person's body or clothes.However, where an AirTag is designed to monitor an item's location, this new type of tracker would instead provide health and activity data instead.The patent was originally filed in 2020, but it's taken until this week for it to be made public. Previously it was registered under Apple employees' names to avoid detection, but it's now listed as one of Apple's patent…

How to dye clothes and gliders in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

We all love to customize the way our characters look in games, and while The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom doesn’t possess a fully customizable Link, it does provide you with an opportunity to change the color of some of his armor. You can also dye your paraglider, giving you a sleek new look as you glide around Hyrule’s skies. If you want to change up Link’s style, make sure to read on for where you need to go to dye your armor and paraglider. How to dye your armor The first step to dying your armor is…

Your Clothes in The Future Could Be a Living, Self-Repairing Material : ScienceAlert

A team from Newcastle University and Northumbria University in the UK has found that the thin, root-like threads produced by many fungi can potentially be used as a biodegradable, wearable material that's also able to repair itself.In their tests, the researchers focused on the Ganoderma lucidum fungus, producing a skin from branching filaments known as hyphae, which together weave into a structure called a mycelium.With a little more work the fragile skins could serve as a substitute for leather, satisfying vegan,…

When Margot Robbie Was Shaking But “Three Shots Of Tequila” Made Her Take Her Clothes Off During First S*x Scene With Leonardo DiCaprio,…

When Margot Robbie Recalled How She Filmed Her First S*x Scene In Leonardo DiCaprio’s The Wolf Of Wall Street ( Photo Credit – Movie Still ) Actress Margot Robbie, who enjoys a massive fanbase, made her debut with the sci -fi rom-com About Time, however, it was The Wolf Of Wall Street starring Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio that turned her into an A-Lister. The film was a blockbuster, and the actress was highly appreciated for her performance. Today, we bring to you a throwback to when Robbie recalled her…

Tara Fitzgerald: ‘People don’t ask me to take my clothes off any more’ | Tara Fitzgerald

Hello Tara! Loved you in Hear My Song and Frenchmen’s Creek. Were there anything resembling intimacy coordinators for nude scenes back in the 90s? repoman71No is the short answer. Everyone was very “respectful”. That word was used a lot: we’ll all be very “respectful”. I used to slightly dread those days on set. People poised with towels and dressing gowns is what I remember the most.Has your attitude to nudity changed? SpluttererI think it probably has. I’m older, so people don’t ask me to take my clothes off any more. I…

Apple’s body-measuring tech could make sure you never buy the wrong size clothes again

A future Apple device could use new sensors and algorithms to accurately report on a person's body size and shape, according to a new patent.It's said that the measurement system could even use sensors and features built into the HomePod mini, although it wouldn't be required.Right now, the devices required to do this kind of thing are large and cumbersome, making it unusable in most cases. By putting the technology into a phone, a watch, or even a pair of earbuds, Apple could help change all of that.Measured approachThe…

REI Will Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ From Clothes and Cookware in 2024

Photo: Spencer Platt (Getty Images)This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here.After more than a year of pressure from environmental groups, the major outdoor retailer REI announced on Tuesday that it will ban hazardous “forever chemicals” from all its clothing and cookware by fall 2024.REI’s new product standards will require its suppliers to eliminate all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, from the pots, pans, apparel, shoes, bags, packs, and similar gear sold

Hemp: From face masks to designer clothes, startup turns hemp into prized ingredient

The two young entrepreneurs - Haneesh Katnawer and Sonam Sodha, founders of the startup Himalayan Hemp - said they were using hemp plants to produce sanitary pad, apparels (shirts, T-shirts and designer wear), bags and shoes, besides protein powder, anti-aging and edible oils, and other cosmetic products.They claimed their startup had used hemp plants to enable small farmers and women artisans lift their incomes in the hill states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.Haneesh Katnawer, a production engineer from Himachal…

Chris Brown Shows Off ‘Department Store’ He Built to House His Clothes

Chris Brown’s personal clothes collection is so expansive he has now been forced to construct what he says is a “department store” right outside his house.In an Instagram Stories update this week, Brown told fans he had “just built” the space in question.“I just built a department store outside of my house,” he said in the update, as seen in the subsequently shared rip below. “Let me show y’all what this looks like.”From there, Brown gave fans a mini-tour of the space before suggesting this isn’t actually the entirety of…