An Atlanta designer has upped the ante on fan-made Daft Punk related merchandise. Harrison Krix has cobbled together a Daft Punk inspired helmet that is so cool, so amazing to look at it, that it may be better than anything the band can come up with themselves.
First of all, it’s Arduino-controlled and uses LED lights to get that flashing effect. You can use a computer or a smartphone to change the scrolling text to any thing you like. Do I sense a bad knock knock joke coming on? Maybe that’s just me. Anyways, you can watch how he built the thing via a video he posted on Youtube. You can also use that Youtube to him sad, pathetic messages begging to borrow it just for Halloween or your kid’s birthday ..read more
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Hats are cool. Hats are nice. Hats not usually MIDI-enabled. Designers Anna Obikane and Sunny Oh are changing that, however. The duo have created a MIDI-based hat that can let you jam with the best of them.
The hats were created with wool felt. The duo then embedded each hat with pressure sensors to control sound clips and a series of fuzzy balls that handled volume. The Lilypad Arduino microcontroller board handles the electronics and the rest is up to the user’s imagination.
This is, of course, just a concept design for now. Want to see the hat in action? Click here.
Posted in: Hats, Sound
Do you like to read comics? Do you like music? Do you like helmets? Then boy do we have the concept design for you. Designer Jonathan Robson has put together a unique helmet concept that is a master of a few trades.
Namely, it helps you read comic books. How does it do this? It has a port in the back where you can plug in a USB stick. This stick houses audio content for comic books. This way you just have to look at the pictures instead of reading those pesky word bubbles. There is even a button on the helmet to alert the stick when to “turn the page.”
Music can also be played inside the stick, so you comic haters can still get something out of this concept. It’s ..read more
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Headsets. Some deliver music. Some deliver safety from motorcycle accidents. Some purport to one day curing cancer. Wait, what? That is the technology behind Perfusion Technology’s new headset concept. The start up says ultrasound, which can be delivered by the headset, can be an effective way to break through the brain/blood barrier. This is some heady doctory stuff. Can it work?
Maybe. This headset is designed to deliver low-intensity ultrasound therapy to the entire brain over the course of extended treatment periods. Doctors and scientists this could come to change the way we look at ultrasound as a means of delivering a variety of medical treatments.
Of course, this tech is new. As such, it needs some heavy duty testing before it will be delivered into the world like a proud, energetic ..read more
Posted in: Concept Design, Hats, Sound, perfusion technology
George Costanzas of the world unite! Sure there are lots of cool hats out there, but can any others purport to be able to grow your hair back?! Apira Science has come up with its innovative iGrow hair growing helmet, device thingie.
It packs 21 laser diodes and 30 LED lights into one handy-dandy helmet that apparently recreates the functionality of clinical hair lasers. The company promises “thicker, fuller and healthier” hair in just a “few short months.” However, that’s not all this bad boy does. It also doubles as an mp3 player so you can jam your favorite tunes as your favorite follicles return in all of their glory.
The iGrow can be used with men or women and costs $695. This may sound like a lot, but we are sure ..read more
Posted in: Apira Science, Hats, LED
The world of hat technology has hit some cool strides as of late. NeuroSky kicks it up even further with their bizarre Brain Athlete golf visor. This golf visor comes complete with a batch of EEG sensors that will measure your brain waves as you play your favorite leisurely sport. Don’t worry, it can measure your brainwaves even when you aren’t on the links also.
How is this useful? Well trainers can measure the results in real time as the information is sent into the cloud. This would be good for figuring out if you are the next Tiger Woods, be it in the golfing world or the world of seduction. Short answer, you are probably not but you can still dream!
The visor cap is available now but comes from Japan ..read more
Posted in: Environmental Monitoring, Hats, Intelligent Clothes, Wearable Tech
We all love getting our iPods to do cool stuff. Rampant Gear shares our love with their Rampant View device. This device turns your fifth gen iPod nano to a fully-functional head cam.
It might not be the best head-mounted camera option around, but it certainly does the job. Best of all? It only costs $35. Perfect for those of you who are lusting for head-mounted cameras on the cheap. Which, considering the limited use of such a device, should be all of you.
Here is a video of the camera in action.
Posted in: Hats, Rampant Gear, iPod Integration
There are hats, and then there are helmets. This might be the coolest one ever. How cool? Harrison Krix from the world renowned Volpin Props spent an entire seventeen months working on this beast and it shows.
It is essentially a homemade version of the helmet Daft Punk wear when they take the stage. Only it lights up and generally looks even cooler than the dance music duo’s actual garb. It truly is a work of art. Bravo guys!
Oh yeah. Obviously, it is not for sale. You can watch a video of the creation here though.
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Want to walk across the dais with style? Then watch this video on how to mod your own LED-enabled graduation cap. A student at Northwestern University named Yomo Gaocho is the guy to thank for this nifty piece of concept tech. He did just as advertised at his own graduation.
The cap contains 256 LED lights which certainly makes him the geekiest college graduate since, well, ok all college graduates are geeky. Get it? Anti-intellectual humor!
Mr. Gaocho is trying to make this a business, offering companies in-cap advertisements using specialized arrangements of LED lights. Really.
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The Reevu MSX1 helmet has been around for a while. It is about time for an update, right? Right. The company has done just that. What’s better? The new and improved MSX1 includes a rear-view display system, for you safety nuts out there. That hopefully means all of you.
How does it work? Well it’s all in the mirrors my friend. It lays just out of the rider’s line of sight and delivers pertinent information on what and who is around you. Wanna see it in action? Click here.
Posted in: Display, Hats, Reevu
