On September 30th, 2013, the Glazed Conference at San Francisco’s Mint focused on current trends around mobile and wearable technology and where the industry is heading. The dialogue provoked an interesting debate around everything from ethics and business models to style and design and how it will impact niche verticals such as healthcare and music. A weekend hackathon put on by Stained Glass Labs and AngelHack preceded the event.
The event ended with a stylish and trendy Tech Fashion Show from Ubergizmo and Glazed Conference that featured wearable technology demos. The industry’s top tier investors, press, developers and entrepreneurs gathered to celebrate fashion, art, and technology that showcased the latest innovations. Have a look:
Sponsored by Lenovo and produced by Y’Anad Burrell – Glass House Communications founder, the fashion show featured the following designers: Manic Designs by Rachel Riot, Roc Rio by Rickie Lee, Christina Morgan Cree and SENSOREE. Throughout the evening, there was also a funky screen photo show by Liz Caruana, Warren Difranco, 510 Media and Edward Jefferson.
Also see our post on the Glazed Conference which talks about a couple of the technologies we saw at the event. Also see this video albeit old, is about wearable fashion from ZD Net – it will give you an idea of where we were over a decade ago versus today.
Photo credits by Renee Blodgett.
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
