Flashlights have certainly
found their way into unusual
locales, but a recent invention places light in a place that could prove handy to nearly anyone out on the town. The aptly-named jacket
cuff lights add bright beams of white light to both of your sleeves, and since they're wired up in a series, you aren't apt to activate your high beams without intending to do so. Relying on ten white
LEDs, a pair of small PC mounting boards, four small pushbuttons, a couple of 10-ohm resistors, a bit of cabling, rechargeable battery pack, and the usual handyman skills with a soldering iron, this
project doesn't look too intense for the amateur to handle. Still, the creator has certainly made things easy on those of you who'd rather pay someone else to get things going, as you can pick up the kit of necessary items for a smooth $20 if you so choose. Alright, you know the drill, hit the read link for a detailed video demonstration.
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posted March 24th 2007 4:30AM
"Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids"
That's the first thing I thought when I saw that picture... Followed by "that dude is not a kid".
GOB would love these.
GOB would be all over this.
Data from The Goonies would be all over this as well. "Bully Blinders! Only problem, batteries don't last so long."
Its kinda cool, although I think this would be useful for espionage/spy types, more than anything else. Wouldn't it make more sense for the lights to be on the back of the hand instead of shining into the fingers? I suppose then it wouldn't look like you have supar powarz. Intense!
Natetrue is THE MAN when it comes to this stuff. This is the same guys who created the time fountain: http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/09/wow-your-friends-with-your-very-own-time-fountain/
No, go ahead, light those up in the dark. You won't look like a sexual predator at all.
Thems repulsor rays!
sigh, ravers.
It's the final countdown!
Whew, glad I wore my hi-tek, LED powered Members only jacket. Now how do I get out of this closet?
Better to have the light come from nostrils. They keep your hands free and usually point where u are looking.
arrested development anyone? G.O.B. would love it!!
Sites been engadgeted
weaksauce
how do you wash a jacket with led lights installed?
Ranks up there with shoe lights from Married with Children.
Guy in photo above: "Hi. Now watch closely. Abra-cadabra. Did you see what I just did? I made my sleeves light up and "poof", my chances of ever dating a woman disappeared."