[Noisebridge-discuss] [Noisebridge-announce] wearables workshop

[Mikolaj Habryn]

On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Sai Emrys <saizai at gmail.com> wrote:
> This reminds me of something I was thinking about recently.
>
> How hard would it be to make an EL-wire (or functional equivalent)
> vest suitable for motorcycling?

Excellent idea! Demands a kit.

> A basic version would just have state-approved colors facing front and
> back and an onboard power supply/controller.
>
> One could get fancier and e.g. try to have it integrate into turn
> signals, brake light, or headlight modulation; have more extensive
> lights coverage (e.g. on legs, arms, head); have a breakaway
> connection to on-bike power / controller (are there commercially
> available parts functionally similar to the Apple MagSafe plug?); etc.
> Not sure if it'd be worth the extra effort though.

MagSafe would be great, but I've heard it's so patent encumbered that
even clone PSU manufacturers cut the plugs off real Apple power
supplies and reuse them :P

m.

> I do think it'd probably be easier to make it as just an independent
> harness/vest rather than trying to sew it into my leathers; the latter
> seems problematic to do without impairing function. OTOH, I could try
> sewing it to what I use now, which is just a generic yellow
> reflective-stripe traffic vest.
>
> I've never worked with materials of this sort though, so I don't even
> know if EL wire per se is the correct tool for the job.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> This is hardly an original idea, but I've not found any kits or
> commercial products that do this after a quick search, which I found
> somewhat surprising given its (IMHO) obvious utility.
>
> - Sai
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