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What are some current uses in Wearable Tech?

zengirl2
zengirl2 over 12 years ago

DAB,

 

I certainly don't find you antisocial here LOL.  I do think the U.S. show "Big Bang Theory" is creating a geek love out there.  I was thinking that superhero t-shirts definitely count as geek attire, at least with the younger ones.

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  • vsluiter
    vsluiter over 12 years ago in reply to zengirl2 +1
    Although I told you I'm not into wearables, I actually designed one (but I see it as a measurement device, not as wearable electronics): Finger Reconstruction Short Edit - YouTube I designed the hardware…
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    vsluiter over 12 years ago in reply to randolphgarrison1 +1
    No strain guages! It's all MEMS.
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    johnbeetem over 12 years ago in reply to nlarson +1
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  • DAB
    DAB over 12 years ago

    Hi Leslie,

     

    Here I am surrounded by like minded people.

    The general public is less than interested in the same things I like.

     

    By the way, did you ever get the lights attached to a quadcopter?

     

    DAB

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    zengirl2 over 12 years ago in reply to DAB

    The two guys that have the quadcopter have been working on the project for the father that I spoke of earlier, so they haven't brought the copter in for hacking yet.  I'm still game for it!  Tonight we will be hacking CD's as ornaments for our hacker holiday party. image

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  • DAB
    DAB over 12 years ago in reply to zengirl2

    I made a bunch of CD items to hang in my Cherry tree to see if it would scare off the birds.

    It just gave them something to admire their form as they gobbled my cherries.

     

    DAB

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    zengirl2 over 12 years ago in reply to DAB

    DAB,

     

    Did I mention I'm a birder?  That's hilarious about the CD's, and I know cherries on my parent's tree never lasted long, either.

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    zengirl2 over 12 years ago in reply to DAB

    DAB,

     

    Did I mention I'm a birder?  That's hilarious about the CD's, and I know cherries on my parent's tree never lasted long, either.

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  • DAB
    DAB over 12 years ago in reply to zengirl2

    Hi Leslie,

     

    My wife and I watch birds as well.

    During the winter we have a hawk, not sure what type, but it comes over to observe our bird feeder and takes an occasional snack.

    I get a good crop of cherries about one every five years and there is nothing better than a fresh baked cherry pie or frozen jam.

    I was a little disappointed that the CDs did not work, but they looked kind of cool just hanging in the tree, so I just left them up.  I made a bunch of geometric patterns out of them and the sun reflections produced rainbows all over the house and yard.

    Plus it was a good way to use up old CDs.

     

    DAB

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    johnbeetem over 12 years ago in reply to DAB

    DAB wrote:

     

    I was a little disappointed that the CDs did not work, but they looked kind of cool just hanging in the tree, so I just left them up.  I made a bunch of geometric patterns out of them and the sun reflections produced rainbows all over the house and yard.

    Plus it was a good way to use up old CDs.

    Birds are often attracted to bright, shiny objects so you probably only made it worse :-)

     

    The most creative use of old CDs I've seen is an "art car" with thousands of old CDs glued onto it.  They look like overlapping scales and the car looks like a strange, gigantic fish.

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    vsluiter over 12 years ago in reply to DAB

    DAB wrote:

     

    During the winter we have a hawk, not sure what type, but it comes over to observe our bird feeder and takes an occasional snack.

     

    Snacking what? From the birds or from the feeder image?

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