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Sound illuminating dress

 

This strapless dress lights up with a cool blue glow in response to loud sounds. Ambient sound is picked up from a microphone. When it is louder than a manually set threshold, the electroluminescent wire in the dress illuminates. All electronics and wiring can be removed, so that the batteries can be changed and the dress washed.

The sound illuminating dress and Heart Spark was in the eTextile and Wearable Computing Showcase at Maker Faire on Saturday, May 21, 2011.

Thanks to Eric Boyd and Lynne Bruning for this opportunity!

 

 

 

 

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Dress in action:

3 Responses to “Sound illuminating dress”

  1. Maker Faire must-see: eTextiles & Wearable Computing - Love and Trash, A DIY blog for people who do things differently. says:
    May 16, 2011 at 09:01  (Edit)

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