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Android Smart Home Mirror
Turn an old tablet into an entryway display
by Becky Stern
Flex your Android muscles by trying out Hannah Mitt's Home Mirror software, perfect for bringing new life to an outdated tablet.
EEG Costume Cap
Illuminate your braaaaaaiiiiin
by Becky Stern
Use mini NeoPixels and 3D printed diffusers for this spooky sci-fi costume look!
LED Sequin Bow Tie
Formalwear bling
by Becky Stern
Perfect for beginners and super quick, you can stitch one of these for everybody in your wedding party! The circuit uses a switched coincell battery holder, sewable LED sequins, and conductive thread.
Smart Phone Mittens
Knit with steel, control touch screens!
by Becky Stern
Follow this basic mitten pattern and knit in some conductive yarn so you can answer calls, zoom on maps, and control your music while staying warm. Touch screen gloves are now commonplace, but if you prefer cozier fingers, try these!
Zipper Switch
Conductive thread zip-trigger
by Becky Stern
Activate your circuits with the zip of a zipper! Learn how to make a zipper switch for your wearable microcontroller or audio fx projects!
Maple Cookie Table
Cut me a slice of that tree!
by Becky Stern
Make a live edge slab coffee table with an epoxy resin finish and hairpin legs. No electronics here, just tools and chemical science fun!
Cyber Tank Girl Cosplay
Light up the dystopian future
by Becky Stern
Bring a fresh take on the comic icon Tank Girl to your next con or Halloween costume party! This guide shows you how to get the head-to-toe look.
Circuit Sticker School Binder
Chibitronics Trapper Keeper
by Becky Stern
Bring some bling to back to school by adding a sticker circuit to your school binder using Chibitronics circuit stickers.
Cell Phone Blocking Pocket
Stop your cell from phoning home with this simple pouch
by Becky Stern
Use a piece of conductive fabric to shroud your phone's RF signals!
Skill Badge Requirements: Microcontrollers
Have you earned a badge today?
by Adam Kemp
The following badge requirements are geared toward high school environments. They are designed to get students familiar enough with the concepts so that they can use them effectively in their designs and troubleshoot problems when they arise. Enjoy!
USB Locket
Carry your files in style
by Becky Stern
Store your treasured family photos or important medical records safely around your neck-- make a USB locket!
LED Ribbon Shoes
Make your toes twinkle!
by Becky Stern
Brighten up your kicks with some LED ribbon! This easy craft project shows how to mod a pair of shoes and also how to reconnect bare ribbon to a spare battery case.
Cynaps Bone Conduction Headset Teardown
Inside the ears-free bluetooth headset
by Becky Stern
The Cynaps bone conduction headset plays audio through vibrating your skull! We opened one up to find out how it works.
Punk LED Collar
Studded leather choker with LEDs
by Becky Stern
Add some electro- to your punk with a spiky choker studded with gum drop sized LEDs! Easy circuit comes together quickly with a little soldering.
Skill Badge Requirements: Digi XBee
Have you earned a badge today?
by Adam Kemp
The following badge requirements are geared toward high school environments. They are designed to get students familiar enough with the concepts so that they can use them effectively in their designs and troubleshoot problems when they arise. Enjoy!
Skill Badge Requirements: Solar
Learn about solar panels and solar technology
by Adam Kemp
The following badge requirements are geared toward high school environments. They are designed to get students familiar enough with the concepts so that they can use them effectively in their designs and troubleshoot problems when they arise. Enjoy!
Necomimi Brainwave Cat Ears Teardown
What's inside?
by Becky Stern
The Necomimi Brainwave Cat Ears by NeuroSky detect fluctuations in brain wave activity to twitch and wiggle a pair of fuzzy cat ears atop your head, visually indicating your attention level. We decided to take them apart to see how they work!
NeuroDreamer Teardown
Go inside the NeuroDreamer Sleep Mask
by Becky Stern
The NeuroDreamer Sleep Mask by Cornfield Electronics is a meditation device that flashes colored lights at your eyelids and plays brainwave beats for your ears to help you fall asleep, have lucid dreams, or for meditation. We decided to open one up to see the details of its construction and figure out how it works.
Brain Machine
Explore altered states of consciousness
by lady ada
The Brain Machine provides you with a fun, easy way to meditate, all the while being very photogenic! They work with lights and sounds that pulse at a 14-minute-long meditation sequence of brainwave frequencies. Your brain synchronizes to this meditation sequence, and you meditate. It's that easy! And the beautiful colors and patterns you vividly imagine along the way make it fun and enjoyable.
LED Origami
Papertronics!
by Becky Stern
Light up your favorite origami forms with this easy tutorial! We'll show you how to make a frog and lotus glow as they float on transparent conductive ITO, and also to install an onboard battery for more portable fun. No soldering required!
LED Gummy Candies
Gum drop LEDs you can actually eat!
by Becky Stern
Ever look at a pile of 10mm LEDs and think "mmm, they look just like gumdrops!" These LED gummy candies are so realistic they'll have your friends fooled at first, then delighted that they are actually edible (and delicious). This tutorial covers the basics of food-safe silicone mold making and provides a recipe for gummy candies you can make at home.
Skill Badge Sash
Make a cool sash to display your maker skill badges!
by Becky Stern
Make a place to collect all of your badges for modern technological skills. Print out the pattern and sew up your very own hacker scouts sash.
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Cross Stitch
Stitches are like pixels
by Becky Stern
So you want to learn cross stitch! Cross stitch is the process of turning a grid of pixels into a stitched masterpiece with tiny Xs in colored floss.
Electro-knit
Hacking the Brother KH-930e knitting machine
by Becky Stern
This tutorial covers how to talk to a computerized knitting machine. Once the interface cable is made, we can create cool custom patterns and load them from a computer!
Resistor Helper
Papercraft resistor calculator!
by Becky Stern
We’re excited to share this Resistor Helper you can download and make yourself. It’s the newest tool in our Circuit Playground family– when you can’t get to your iPhone or iPad, use paper! One side helps you read 4-band types and the other side takes care of 5-band types.