wearable electronics

This Gorgeous Mermaid Tail Lights Up Underwater

This Gorgeous Mermaid Tail Lights Up Underwater

By Sarah Vitak

Sarah Vitak

Sarah is a freelance writer for the Make: blog. She delights in the intersection of technology, art, and human interaction. Her background includes experience in human computer interaction, DNA sequencing technology, 3D printing, sewing, and large art installations.

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This gorgeous tail built by Erin St. Blaine is the only waterproof swimmable LED mermaid tail in the world.

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The Cybernetics of Knitting

The Cybernetics of Knitting

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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Artist and “circuitry seamstress” Teresa Lamb translates knitting into musical feedback.

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Winter Is Coming: Make a Heated Beanie Using Carbon Fiber

Winter Is Coming: Make a Heated Beanie Using Carbon Fiber

By Lisa Martin

Lisa Martin

A typical day for Lisa includes: getting up to see the sunrise, bicycling, interning at Make:, reading and writing short stories, and listening to audiobooks and podcasts for hours while working on projects or chores.

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Learn how to harness the conductive capabilities of carbon fiber with this beanie — it’s like an electronic blanket for your noggin.

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Coin Cell Sized MetaWearC Packs Power to Target Wearables Market

Coin Cell Sized MetaWearC Packs Power to Target Wearables Market

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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Size, battery life, and communications are starting to converge towards the stage where the wearables objects are not just possible, but usable. The new MetaWearC board isn’t just riding that trend, it’s leading it.

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Fun Things to CNC: Disco Ball, Hummingbird, and Millennium Falcon

Fun Things to CNC: Disco Ball, Hummingbird, and Millennium Falcon

Dan Royer

By Dan Royer

Dan Royer

With your help, Dan Royer is going to put construction robots on the moon. Find out more on his website .

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Chocolate Millennium Falcons? Yes please. We asked our friends at Other Machine Co. for fun projects they like to make with their new Othermill, a desktop CNC mill for cutting circuit boards and other small projects. Here’s what they’re making lately in their shop in San Francisco. Chocolate Millennium Falcon By Ed Lewis Chocolate may not […]

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