Gifts for the Electronics Whiz, Geek, Nerd, Wonk, Ace, Pro, Babe, or Stud in Your Life
Take it from one who knows: this stuff is awesome. Even if you have no idea what it does or why anyone would care.
Adafruit
How-To: Space Face LED Galaxy Makeup
Bring some gorgeous constellation-inspired sparkle to your Halloween costume with this space face LED galaxy makeup tutorial and video from Becky at Adafruit!
No Iron Man Costume is Complete Without an arc Reactor
Build your own superhero power plant!
Crowdsourcing Prosthetics
It takes a global village. Companies, non-profits organizations and individuals get together to crowdsource prosthetics by sharing innovation, 3D print manufacturing and funding with the Make The World: Prosthetics program Oct.
LED Sneakers Brighten up Your Step
These Firewalker LED sneakers respond to your footsteps with a cascading rim of lights around the soles.
How-To: TRON Bow
Becky and Phil’s ongoing quest to TRON-ify the universe, begun back in the summer of 2010 in anticipation of the not-so-much-worth-all-the-anticipation-after-all TRON sequel, continues undeterred by disappointing directorial choices, secure in the knowledge that pretty much anything, jazzed up with EL wire, is awesome.
How-To: Color-Matching Chameleon Scarf
Another cool wearables project from Adafruit Director of Wearable Electronics and MAKE alum Becky Stern. In this design, Becky is showing off the capabilities of Adafruit’s FLORA wearable color sensor. She’s sewn it into a circuit with a FLORA microcontroller and 12 FLORA RGB LEDs, on a ruffled scarf designed to diffuse the light and give a softer effect.
