Who needs an internet fridge tomorrow...

[sbisson]

... when you can have an internet sewing machine today?

Spotted yesterday at the Microsoft Device Alley press event, the Bernina MyArista 200 sewing machine. A computer controlled sewing machine, capable of some quite complicated embroidery when used as a XY plotter, it's also able to use a modem to connect via a built-in web browser to a portal site, where you can download new patterns and stitches.

Rather unusual, and quite intriguing - and a standout among the military translators, home entertainment equipment, exercise machines, and the like...

Comments

Finally the PC starts to catch up ...

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

Many years ago (I seem to recall it was before Intersection, which would make it pre-mid 1995) there was a review of a Mac controlled embroidery machine in PCW. It looked like it worked great and (if I recall correctly) it cost about 800 pounds (which was cheaper than a laser printer in those days) ... and I wanted one. I've mentioned it to people at least once a year ever since, and I'm glad to finally see a PC one!

I still want one! Convention badges, logos on baseball hats and t-shirts, all sorts of things ... me want! :-)

Re: Finally the PC starts to catch up ...

[marypcb.livejournal.com]

bear in mind that this isn't connecting to a PC like flower_cat's - it's standalone, has the OS emedded, doesn't need to be controlled by an extrenal, cabled PC. The smarts are in the sewing machine so it targets a whole bunch of different people than connecting your 'puter to it

And just why was Picard so keen on doing embroidery in a starship anyway? (Make it sew!)