Schlagwort: wearables
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The MemGlove detects hand poses and recognizes objects
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe MemGlove detects hand poses and recognizes objects Arduino Team — July 14th, 2020 Hand movements have long been used as a computer interface method, but as reported here, the MemGlove from a team of MIT CSAIL researchers takes things several steps further. This augmented glove can sense hand poses and how it’s applying…
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BiTipText enables text entry across two index finger-worn keyboards
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBiTipText enables text entry across two index finger-worn keyboards Arduino Team — May 5th, 2020 Typing with your thumbs on a smartphone has become an everyday activity for many, but what if you could enter text by simply tapping on your index fingers? With BiTipText, that may soon be a reality. …
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Check your run time on a stretchable electroluminescent stopwatch ‘tattoo’
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCheck your run time on a stretchable electroluminescent stopwatch ‘tattoo’ Arduino Team — November 4th, 2019 A stretchable light-emitting device becomes an epidermal stopwatch.Image: Adapted from ACS Materials Letters 2019 Imagine if your watch wasn’t mounted on your wrist, but was instead integrated into a sort of temporary tattoo on the back…
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Check your run time on a stretchable electroluminescent stopwatch ‘tattoo’
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCheck your run time on a stretchable electroluminescent stopwatch ‘tattoo’ Arduino Team — November 4th, 2019 A stretchable light-emitting device becomes an epidermal stopwatch.Image: Adapted from ACS Materials Letters 2019 Imagine if your watch wasn’t mounted on your wrist, but was instead integrated into a sort of temporary tattoo on the back…
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Experience the world like a cat with this whisker-style sensory extension
Reading Time: 2 minutesExperience the world like a cat with this whisker-style sensory extension Arduino Team — July 2nd, 2019 Imagine if you had whiskers. Obviously, this would make you something of an oddity in today’s society. On the other hand, you’d be able to sense nearby objects via the transmission of force through these…
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Experience the world like a cat with this whisker-style sensory extension
Reading Time: 2 minutesExperience the world like a cat with this whisker-style sensory extension Arduino Team — July 2nd, 2019 Imagine if you had whiskers. Obviously, this would make you something of an oddity in today’s society. On the other hand, you’d be able to sense nearby objects via the transmission of force through these…
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GymSoles ensure correct form and posture during your workout
Reading Time: 2 minutesGymSoles ensure correct form and posture during your workout Arduino Team — May 16th, 2019 While you can get a very good workout on your own, it’s ideal if you have someone else watching over your form. This, of course, isn’t always practical, so researchers at the University of Auckland’s Augmented Human…
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Create wearable tech with Sophy Wong and our new book | HackSpace magazine issue 18
Reading Time: 2 minutesForget Apple Watch and Fitbit — if we’re going to wear something electronic, we want to make it ourselves! Wearable Tech Projects, from the makers of HackSpace magazine, is a 164-page book packed with projects for the fashionable electronics enthusiast, with more than 30 projects which will blink, flash, and spark joy in…
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Go all cyberpunk with this laser-spiked jacket!
Reading Time: 2 minutesGo all cyberpunk with this laser-spiked jacket! Arduino Team — April 9th, 2019 Your leather jacket might look cool, but one thing it’s missing—unless you’re maker “abetusk” or perhaps a Japanese musician—is lasers! After seeing Yoshii Kazuya’s laser-spiked outfit, ‘tusk decided to create an excellent version of the getup by embedding 128…
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Dragon Ball Z head-mounted Scouter computer replica
Reading Time: 2 minutesDragon Ball Z head-mounted Scouter computer replica Arduino Team — October 26th, 2018 Those familiar with the Dragon Ball Z franchise will recognize the head-mounted Scouter computer often seen adorning character faces. As part of his Goku costume, Marcin Poblocki made an impressive replica, featuring a see-through lens that shows the “strength”…
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Single-handed smartwatch text entry with WrisText
Reading Time: 2 minutesSingle-handed smartwatch text entry with WrisText Arduino Team — July 26th, 2018 Smartwatches can keep us informed of incoming information at a glance, but responding still takes the use of another hand, potentially occupied by other tasks. Researchers at Dartmouth College are trying to change that with their new WrisText system. The…
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New Technique Can 3D Print Electronics Directly on Skin
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn an exciting new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota demonstrate how a customized, low-cost 3D printer can print electronics onto a moving hand. Researchers at the University of Minnesota have used a customized low-cost 3D printer to apply electronic circuitry to a human hand. A potential use for the technology…
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HackSpace magazine 4: the wearables issue
Reading Time: 3 minutesBig things are afoot in the world of HackSpace magazine! This month we’re running our first special issue, with wearables projects throughout the magazine. Moreover, we’re giving away our first subscription gift free to all 12-month print subscribers. Lastly, and most importantly, we’ve made the cover EXTRA SHINY! Prepare your eyeballs —…
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Derek Woodroffe’s steampunk tentacle hat
Reading Time: 3 minutesHalloween: that glorious time of year when you’re officially allowed to make your friends jump out of their skin with your pranks. For those among us who enjoy dressing up, Halloween is also the occasion to go all out with costumes. And so, dear reader, we present to you: a steampunk tentacle…