LED turn signals sewn into biking jacket

Published by AutoMotoGadgets, on Mar 14 2008, in the categories: DIY, Gadgets, Moto, T-Shirts

An enterprising person called Leah Buechley came up with an ingenious solution for cyclists or bikers: a jacket with turn signals on its back. She used the LilyPad wearable e-textile technology developed by herself, which is especially designed to have large connecting pads so that the LilyPads can be easily attached to clothes.

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The jacket uses a LilyPad Arduino Mainboard and LEDs, and the signals are controlled through wrist-mounted switches.

According to comments on Buechley's Flickr photo, there is already a patent for a similar type of clothing: High visibility safety garment.

You can find all the LilyPad products here.

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The T-Shirt for the Speeding junkie

Published by AutoMotoGadgets, on Dec 20 2007, in the categories: Auto, T-Shirts

Yes, when you get caught speeding, just get out of the car (or not). Wearing this T-Shirt: "I'm not speeding, I'm qualifying". This will tell it all. Come on, even Lewis Hamilton got caught. And I bet he was wearing a T-Shirt like this one.

The T-Shirt for the Speeding junkie: Not speeding, qualifying


Buy it here for $18.95