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Sometimes a man (or dapper bride!) just needs a trusty, voice-activated LED tie to feel complete.
Oh, you don't have one of those?
Then it's time to get down and dirty with a little tech-friendly DIY. Adafruit created this magical-looking tie that has a working VU meter (volume unit meter). Your vows could become a synchronized light show, ya'll!
It takes a few supplies like FLORA wearable connections, conductive thread, and of course, a tie (or whatever item of clothing you plan to electronically bling-out).
High tech fashion FTW! Here's the whole tutorial:
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Catherine Clark loiters at her local library, makes art, watches movies en masse, plays video and tabletop games, poorly cooks healthy things, cuddles with her feline fur babies, and blogs at BijouxandBits.com.
Olay this is just a little bit amazing. Wouldn’t fit in anywhere with our theme, but I still feel like I need it!
I want one of these for everyday life!
Great video! I’m nothing like technologically literate but I’m still planning to use something like this to make a voice-activated earlamp headband for my upcoming Dalek dress. Thanks!