LED high heels
Remember L.A. Lights? Looks like they’re all grown up, as Rodarte uses LED shoes in their Fall 2010 collection. [via Fashioning Technology]
Wearables
The world of wearables is becoming an increasingly popular way for makers to express their creativity. From custom watches and connected jewelry to full-body suits that allow you to interact with your environment, the possibilities are endless. Learning about wearable electronics can be a bit daunting for those who are just starting out – but it doesn’t have to be! Whether you’re looking for guidance on where to get started with Arduino programming or inspiration from some of the projects out there, this blog category has got you covered. Here we will provide tutorials and resources on creating interactive wearables as well as a look at the work of some inspiring makers that should give you the motivation to dive right in!
How-To: Mad cyborg costume
Rawr! Instructables user poyecto_gir writes: I will teach you how to make props of a mechanical arm (the clamp can be activated by spring action or motorized action, I will show both possibilities), a face plate (the eye lights) and the battle vest (the chest plate lights too). And the best part? The props are […]
Experimental circuit prototype reel
MIT folks Leah Buechley, Emily Lovell, and Hannah Perner-Wilson put together a video reel of a bunch of their flexible/soft circuit prototypes to make this demonstration reel. Check out more projects at the High-Low Tech research group site. [via Fashioning Technology] More: Craft Meets Tech at MIT
Skinput: projecting a UI onto your own body
It’s hard to give Carnegie Mellon PhD student Chris Harrison’s Skinput a fair shake without automatically assuming it’s a variant of Pravan Mistry’s Sixth Sense project. Nevertheless, it does employ different tech: Mistry’s Sixth Sense is optical; Skinput uses a “novel, non-invasive, wearable bio-acoustic sensor” to track your gestures. We present Skinput, a technology that […]
Messenger bags made from recycled life vests
Lisa Katayama spotted this cool shoulder bag made from an old airplane life jacket. Unfortunately, no, it doesn’t work as a life vest anymore.
Wear It Well, Young Makers (2/27)
Join the MAKE team along with Pixar and TechShop for the Young Makers program Saturday (2/27) from 11am to 3pm at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA. Our “Meet the Makers” session will begin at 11 am in the McBean Theatre. Our goal is to explore the work of a variety of makers and gain […]
Bionic feet becoming reality
Natural disasters like the earthquake in Haiti and man-made tragedies like soldiers or civilians losing limbs to explosives drive the need for better prosthetic limbs. Improved treatments are on the horizon in the form of novel foot and ankle prosthesis which behave energetically more like the human body than existing technologies. These powered devices can […]
