Video and slides synchronized, mp3 and slide download available at URL http://bit.ly/1dHICXE. Rain Ashford discusses how wearable technology has emerged from its early roots in cybernetics and sci-fi and how projects are developing outside the current bubble of media hyperbole. Filmed at qconlondon.com. Rain Ashford is a freelance consultant for online learning projects. She also devises and teaches workshops in coding and electronics via e-textiles and wearable technology. Her background is in developing online learning activities for the BBC as Senior Producer at BBC Learning and Technologist at BBC R&D, where she co-ran BBC Backstage and Women in Technology network.

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