Author Archives: TEKKNEO

If someone would have asked me early on in the semester if working on a jacket that lights up would be so deceivingly complex and intricate I would have laughed. The truth of the matter, however, is that there is so … Continue reading →

Raver’s Blazer Demonstration Video: Obstacles: Power Supply – We had difficulty finding a portable battery that could power the LED strips as well as the Arduino board. The battery could not add too much weight to the jacket and also … Continue reading →

The Jacket [pictured inside out]:  I finally got a HUGE bulk of the wiring on the jacket done (99.9%) — the rest will be done tomorrow when I get the connector I need. What’s about the jacket’s design is that … Continue reading →

Like Michael, I too had a productive day. But alas, not without completing what seemed like a Harold & Kumar-esque journey. Below are the final pieces to the puzzle I was able to obtain for the project. Pictured above are: … Continue reading →

I decided to make a rough animated gif of the areas on the jacket we want to light up (for a visual reference). The basic idea is that we could rotate through colors and program in chase patterns, etc. Upon … Continue reading →

My order is placed and I should be expecting to receive the below items ON Tuesday (11/19). It turns out that to power a 1m strip of LED’s we need a 5v/2amps power supply. We’re going to use up to … Continue reading →

Apparently the Phoneblocks concept posted here a few weeks back is becoming a reality from the folks at Motorola. Neat? Maybe. Meet “Era”:

Denis Z – Journal Entries 1-2 Greetings and salutations all. I’m currently in my 3rd year at City Tech majoring in Entertainment Technology with focuses on Sound and Show Control (with a side order of Video). I’ve been very hand-on … Continue reading →