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  • My Get Closer First Post

    mrcainscience
    I would like to apologize for not getting this entry up sooner. This week was a little crazy since my second child was born early this week. Wife and the baby are doing well, but life with the toddler at home has been a bit hectic. I was very happy t...

  • Get Closer Challenge FLORA Unboxing

    funwithbots
    I love coming home and finding boxes on my doorstep! My FLORA kit showed up today and I thought I would do a little public unveiling of the contents.  www.youtube.com/watch Having just come back from many days of vacation, I think I'll be t...

  • Get Closer Challenge - Adafruit Box Open

    zengirl2
    I was so excited to get home today to open my parts.  I honestly did not peek before recording!!  Spoiler Alert if you are in this challenge and have not yet received your box. www.youtube.com/watch

  • AdaFruit Flora Challenge - Early thoughts,Hearts and Tattoos

    faithkill
    The other seven people who are taking part in  the AdaFruit Flora Challenge are probably writing their first blog posts and discussing bits,bytes,shift registers,resistance,current and lots of other technical stuff.  Don't worry I will get ...

  • My Flora Challenge project

    linkaspers
    Hi, I'm Linda and I'm very excited to be one of the eight competitors in this challenge! Jeej!  The idea I have for this project is to make a toy camera/colour game for small kids. While in graduate school I used to make games for kids i...

  • Get Closer Challenge - FLORAbrella

    zengirl2
    Hey, I'm Leslie and I'm very psyched to be chosen for this challenge.  I've been inspired by science fiction my whole life.  While I'm a big fan of Star Wars, I also happen to love Bladerunner and Tron.  It just so happens that both of...

  • "Get Closer Challenge" - Navigation Glove

    Former Member
    Hi everyone! I am very excited that I was chosen to one of the eight to compete in this wearable electronics challenge. My proposed project is to create a glove that would help a user navigate to a pre-determined location. This could definitely ...

  • My "Get Closer" Wearables Project Idea

    hifromkatie
    As shown on the "Get Closer" challenge page, I was lucky enough to be selected to bring my project idea into reality, which I'm exceedingly excited about. The original (basic) project idea came to my mind when I first saw the new Adafruit Flora ...

  • Hanging out with Adafruit | Get Closer Wearables Challenge

    patkelly
     Last night, day or morning (depending where you are in the world) we hung out with Becky Stern and Phillip Torrone from Adafruit. They showed us what is truely possible with the wearable technology using the Adafruit Flora. Definetly worth a wa...