HOW TO – LED Pants
Ever say to yourself, “Oh no, I just got spaghetti sauce on my LED pants, and I can’t wash them!” Well instructables user Louise Johnson has a solution in her step-by-step on washable LED pants.
Wearables
Robot’s day out video
From the instructable on making a robot costume with LEDs, here’s a video of a robot’s day on the town in San Francisco. Dare I say the folks at instructables have waaay too much fun at work? Nah, I’d never say that, because we enjoy ourselves just as much. (Thanks, Randy!)
Fashionable Technology video
Cool Hunting did a video interview with Sabine Seymour and the rest of the folks at the Eyebeam show for the release of Sabine’s new book, Fashionable Technology .
Model airplane wheels make legless puppy mobile
This little pup was born with no front legs, so it’s a good thing David Turnbill thought to fit the girl with a prosthetic that uses model airplaine wheels and makeshift shoulder joints so she can get around! (Thanks, Brandon!)
Psst – whisper synth makes wearable sound
Andrew from San Francisco constructed this sonically stylish piece – Whisper was conceived as a simple wearable audio device that would be lightweight, comfortable, and provide an engaging and simple interface that was capable of producing interesting noises. I had recently been working on AVR code for sound synthesis for my Whispering Islands installation, and […]
HOW TO – EL wire clothes
Now, I’ve heard a lot of fun titles in my day, but “lighted costume designer” is definitely in the top ten. Instructables user enlighted is responsible for those fancy EL wire suits from the Daft Punk 2007 tour, and now we get to see how to add EL wire to clothes for our very selves.
LED turn signal bike jacket tutorial
Remember this LED turn signal bike jacket we posted a while back? Well Leah Buechley made a tutorial for making your own. It has a button on each sleeve for activating the turn signals. The instructable includes a handy sewing/wiring diagram and lots of key insights into sewing a circuit for an LED turn signal […]
