Earrings made from floppy disk parts
I love these super-simple floppy disk earrings. Related: Wait, there’s more! Floppy disk necklace & bracelet!
Wearables
Den-kuri Master – electrical MIDI stimulator
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool In an effort to not only control but to actually feel the rhythm, Recotana has crafted an elegant and visually impressive device in medical white. The panel-hidden numerical display alone is sweet, but the electro-shock stimulation interface is straight up awesome – with optional footswitch, for drummers, of course. […]
Second Skin wearable tech show
BBtv looks at some of the wearable tech at the Second Skin fashion show, held at the San Francisco Exploratorium. Wearable Tech fashion show: Second Skin
Wiper glove
Instructables user mikeasaurus has trouble keeping his motorbike visor clear riding on the rainy Canadian west coast, so he attached a bit of a car wiper blade to one of his gloves. One “phew” action, and he has a clean visor! Should also be good for snowboarders. Here’s the instructable for a wiper glove.
Wearable motion-triggered sampler
Sound candy is a simple sampler device with playback triggered by an accelerometer – this can lead to many-a-funtime, as demonstrated thoroughly above. Oh I do say this would be fun to remake, perhps I’ll give it a go myself – Sound Candy on Califaudio
ITP show: Steppers – musical shoes
Christian Cerrito, Sandra Irma Davila & Xiaoyang Feng’s “Steppers” – shoes that play notes when you step. Steppers were designed to get kids up on their feet, moving, and playing with sound and music. An external sensor sandal is worn over a child’s shoes, noting each footstep, and, in real time, playing back sound effects/music […]
ITP show: Knock – reinvented amulets and charms
Kyveli Vezani’s “Knock” a collection of reinvented amulets and charms reflecting the impact of technology on our values and beliefs. My favorite on is the necklace that calls 911 when you break the glass vial on it. Knock is a collection of cultural artifacts of today’s society, a society defined by an obsession with technology […]
