NEW YORK – Sept. 7, 2012 – With high tech playing an increasingly significant role in our lives, it was only a matter of time before technology became a big part of our decisions about style. At the fall Fashion Week in New York City, visitors to Bloomingdale’s are seeing a sampling of this trend, including the wearable printing dress from Microsoft Research, a new wave of retail experiences using Kinect for Windows, and Microsoft products that accentuate a wide variety of styles. See highlights below and read the blog post for more details.

Bloomingdale’s Fashion’s Night Out

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The Swivel Virtual Dressing Room

September 07, 2012

Microsoft partner FaceCake uses Kinect for Windows to create Swivel, an interactive virtual dressing room experience. Kinect started out as a gaming and entertainment device for Xbox 360, but its ability to see, hear and understand gestures is enabling amazing experiences across many industries, including fashion and retail. New York, Sept. 6, 2012.

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Your Virtual Bloomingdale’s Closet

September 07, 2012

Bloomingdale's is featuring the Swivel virtual dressing room in 20 stores nationwide, illustrating the convergence of fashion and technology and how Microsoft is leading the trend by bringing natural technologies such as Kinect for Windows to market. New York, Sept. 6, 2012.

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Change Your Style With a Wave of Your Hand

September 07, 2012

Powered by Kinect for Windows, Swivel lets you simply wave at the TV to choose an outfit, move around to see different angles as you would on screen, and snap a picture of your new look to share with your social networks. New York, Sept. 6, 2012.

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The Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse

September 07, 2012

For the first time, Bloomingdale's is selling Microsoft Hardware technology. The latest mice and keyboards from Microsoft Hardware demonstrate how technology is a vehicle to express individuality and personal style. The award-winning Arc Touch Mouse is a one-of-a-kind device that is designed to be lightweight and travel flat, but bends to fit the shape of your hand when in use. New York, Sept. 6, 2012.

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The Microsoft Research Printing Dress

September 07, 2012

The Microsoft Research Printing Dress is an artistic installation that illustrates the wearable computing trend with integrated computer components sewn into a dress made almost entirely of paper. New York, Sept. 6, 2012.

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Wear Your Tweets on Your Sleeve

September 07, 2012

With an integrated projector, the Microsoft Research Printing Dress showcases tweets in real time, transforming the skirt into a real-time twitter display. New York, Sept. 6, 2012.

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When Fashion and Technology Converge

September 07, 2012

The Microsoft Research Printing Dress hits the runway at Bloomingdale's 59th street NYC store for Fashion's Night Out. New York, Sept. 6, 2012.

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The Microsoft Research Printing Dress Goes Virtual

September 07, 2012

Bloomingdale’s 59th Street NYC store features a unique dress to "try on" — the Microsoft Research Printing Dress. New York, Sept. 6, 2012.

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Interactive Window Displays

September 07, 2012

Bloomingdale's 59th Street store in NYC installed interactive window displays that allow customers to touch the window to change the virtual mannequins' looks. New York, Sept. 6, 2012.

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