Smart Pants Sound Alarm When Your Fly Is Undone
It’s always embarrassing to be told your fly is down. Even moreso when you realize it’s been that way since you returned from the bathroom an hour ago. [Guy Dupont]
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Wearable Hacks
NVIDIA Jetson Powers Real-Time Iron Man HUD
If you could recreate any of the capabilities of Tony Stark’s Iron Man suit in real life, it would probably be the ability to fly, the super strength, or maybe
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Hackaday Prize 2023: Eye Tracking On a Budget
There is a lot to be learned from the experience of building something functional, and even better if doing so doesn’t break the bank. [Sergej Stoetzer]’s 20€ DIY-Eyetracker aims to
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M5StickC Turned Wearable Morse Code Trainer
Have you ever felt the options for Morse code communication were too limited? Well, look no further than [marsPRE]’s open source WristMorse communicator that can connect over WiFi, can act as
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Elegant Evening Dress Sports Servo-Actuated Flowers
There’s been plenty of research into “smart fabrics”, and we’ve seen several projects involving items of clothing with electronics integrated inside. These typically include sensors and simple actuators like LEDS,
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Move Aside Yoda, it’s Furby’s Turn On Luke’s Back
When you want a backpack that turns heads and gets people talking, you can get ahead of the conversation with a talking backpack. [Nina] created a rucksack with the legendary
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Ploopy Builds Open Source RP2040-Powered Headphones And You Can Too!
We’ve seen many DIY headphones projects on these fair pages over the years, but not many that are quite as DIY as the Ploopy Headphones. What makes this project interesting
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Electronic Shoe Explores Alleged Chess Misbehavior
A few months ago, a scandal erupted in the chess world which led to some pretty wild speculation around a specific chess player. We won’t go into any of the
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Supercon 2022: Sophy Wong Is Making an Impact with Artistic Wearables
Prolific designer and maker Sophy Wong is always looking toward the future, and that goes for everything from the costume pieces she makes to the idea of making itself. In
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ZSWatch: This OSHW Smart Watch is as DIY as it Gets
We say it often, but it’s worth repeating: this is the Golden Age of making and hacking. Between powerful free and open source software, low-cost PCB production, and high resolution
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