HOW TO – Make a bicycle parts belt
Dj_flx has an Instructable on making a belt from old bicycle parts – Link.
Wearables
Wearable prototype for sale
Vitorio Miliano, of “Record Your Entire Day” is selling his prototype wearable, igargoyle has the details – Link.
$10 Integrated headphone ski cap…
DIY happy has a fun how-to on making a ski cap with headphones in it. Sam writes “Burton sells a really cool cap with integrated headphones for listening to music while participating in winter sports. These hats are well made, but they cost around $40. That’s why Digital Cameron and I set out to make […]
Cigarbox purse
Shawn picked an awesome homemade cigar box purse. As you can tell, this is really simple to make and since cigar boxes are usually beaultifully illustrated, could be a fun project Link. Speaking of cigar boxes – see our previous posts and projects about them, including making your own electric guitar with one! Article (MAKE […]
Wearable motion capture MIDI controller
Make music as you walk, dance, run around – “…a unique performance instrument for motion-capture midi control, featuring extensive customization to enable a wide range of musical and visual applications. Setup and operation is simple, intuitive and quick. The suit is modeled on the human skeletal form using rotational sensors placed on the joints. The […]
Hand Gesture Recognition
I’m thinking that this hand gesture recognition software might be a good way to get some more input for the low-cost VR system, or it just might be a lot of fun…“With almost any color camera and sufficient processing power, this software collection implements a hand gesture interface. It detects the hand in a standard […]
The Mouse Glove
Greg writes “These guys took a girl’s prom glove, and attached an accelerometer to one finger. They also attached 4 buttons to the middle finger. They use an Atmel Mega 32 to interprate the signals from the sensors on the glove and to create the RS232 serial output for the computer.” Link. See previous “mouse glove”.
