My kind of Valentines Day card: http://grathio.com/2011/01/valentines-day-cards-for-the-maker-in-your-life.html

Heart beat scarf

In the spirit of not working over Thanksgiving break, I made a scarf using Eric's heart beat circuit. And documented the whole process! The trade-off is that I owe many email/text replies to friends.


The scarf's for my wearable electronics collaborator Eric, so the monogram has his initials behind the typical electrocardiogram (ECG) waveform:



Video form:

Silhouette Machine Giveaway

Silhouette Machine Giveaway

Ugh. I want. Not quite as cool as a laser cutter but not bad, right dB?

Sound-responsive dress

My newest creation is a dress that lights up in response to sound intensity.

My awesome housemate helped take photos and video. We did some shots at the park on a Friday night edging on midnight - glad there weren't cops enforcing park curfew or weird bums.

I need a real model...

Sniff-controlled wheelchair

My former advisor has created a human-machine interface, where a patient's sniffing is translated into a code for controlling a wheelchair:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-10819014

Ingenious!

Moving back to the Bay Area

Only the bay will seperate us now in all our cuteness. To celebrate the momentous event, the New York Times' fashion spread is about us dB: proudly small breasted and San Francisco "style" such as it is.

Despite such a homecoming, i've certainly had my resevations about his move. Nonetheless, here's to a gloriously unknown future.

Worst Recall Ever?

Hip implants.