retro LED
Above “devil” (thats how I called her) is my personal piece of “wearable computing”. I soldered it when I was 11 years old…so yes…this was still in the seventies.
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The “chain” are the cables, the battery had to be worn in a pocket inside a dress. The eyes are flashing in red and the nose is flashing in yellow (!?) ; white or blue LED hadn`t been yet invented in the seventies. She lost already all her woolen hair – the dark area on top is the rest of her hair, like a good old teddy. One eye doesnt work anymore.
At that time I had imagined to wear it in a disco – thats somehow what I imagined people wear in a disco at the age of eleven, watching shows like Disco with Ilja Richter. but one year later – being with a youth group in Austria – when I was indeed sneeking into a disco (which was quite a nightmare experience) the others forbid me to wear my devil…
So its a bit pity that I didn’t find the time to go to the IFA to see this current trend in wearable LED`s ;)
(via Etienne)
September 21st, 2006 at 9:45 am
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