Comments on: Gemma, a 1" diameter Arduino-compatible board for wearable electronics http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 12:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1638681 Guest Sat, 26 Jan 2013 22:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1638681 edit -: bb - publish all comments I make, or none. dleted edit -: bb – publish all comments I make, or none. dleted

]]> By: bibulb http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1636044 bibulb Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1636044 Eagerly waiting on mine and looking forward to them. Eagerly waiting on mine and looking forward to them.

]]> By: louisleblanc http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1635203 louisleblanc Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1635203 I'm sure you could make 2 million bucks if you could speak through it like a star trek communicator pin. I’m sure you could make 2 million bucks if you could speak through it like a star trek communicator pin.

]]> By: corydodt http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1634886 corydodt Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1634886 Can I suggest an extremely easy "wearable electronics" application? Whoever makes this will make a million bucks. A pin, or similar small-footprint accoutrement that is a functional button. Pressing this button when your smartphone is ringing talks to the phone (over bluetooth? ip? idgaf) and instructs the phone to refuse the call. For those of us who leave our phones charging or on our desk, and hate having to go shut the phone off when you're across the room. Can I suggest an extremely easy “wearable electronics” application? Whoever makes this will make a million bucks.

A pin, or similar small-footprint accoutrement that is a functional button.

Pressing this button when your smartphone is ringing talks to the phone (over bluetooth? ip? idgaf) and instructs the phone to refuse the call.

For those of us who leave our phones charging or on our desk, and hate having to go shut the phone off when you’re across the room.

]]> By: SmokingHeartDesigns http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1634720 SmokingHeartDesigns Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1634720 That's some ugly solderin'. That’s some ugly solderin’.

]]> By: crummett http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1634644 crummett Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1634644 Wow, who does their nails? Wow, who does their nails?

]]> By: Henry Pootel http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1634567 Henry Pootel Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1634567 Just got in on an order of those.  Pretty cool - same base processor too (ATTINY85) afaik.   Just got in on an order of those.  Pretty cool – same base processor too (ATTINY85) afaik.  

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1634560 Stefan Jones Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1634560 Yes . . . also "accessories" that one would not normally wash. Handbags, sash-like gear, headgear. Yes . . . also “accessories” that one would not normally wash. Handbags, sash-like gear, headgear.

]]> By: eviladrian http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1634553 eviladrian Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1634553  "Wearable" could include watches and jewellery, looks a very good size for either of those.  ”Wearable” could include watches and jewellery, looks a very good size for either of those.

]]> By: dmcinnes http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1634554 dmcinnes Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1634554 Speaking of small Arduino-compatible boards, I picked up a few of these through their kickstarter. Work great! One square inch, plugs directly into a USB slot: http://digistump.com/wiki/digispark/tutorials/digispark http://digistump.com/#digispark Speaking of small Arduino-compatible boards, I picked up a few of these through their kickstarter. Work great! One square inch, plugs directly into a USB slot:

http://digistump.com/wiki/digispark/tutorials/digispark
http://digistump.com/#digispark

]]> By: adralien http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1634543 adralien Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1634543 Once you have it all assembled, tested, and are happy, a quick coating with conformal coat or E-safe RTV should take care of washability... Batteries will still have to come out though! Bringing the USB out to a waterproof connector on a pigtail rather than an on board connector would help too. Once you have it all assembled, tested, and are happy, a quick coating with conformal coat or E-safe RTV should take care of washability… Batteries will still have to come out though! Bringing the USB out to a waterproof connector on a pigtail rather than an on board connector would help too.

]]> By: adafruit industries http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1634540 adafruit industries Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1634540 it is in fact washable, the button is waterproof, just air dry before turining it on :) it is in fact washable, the button is waterproof, just air dry before turining it on :)

]]> By: GregS http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1634527 GregS Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1634527 A sign of the paranoia of our age is the fact that when I saw this I didn't think "Hey, that's really cool!", but instead thought "If you wear that through airport security, someone with a badge is going to think you're a terrorist." A sign of the paranoia of our age is the fact that when I saw this I didn’t think “Hey, that’s really cool!”, but instead thought “If you wear that through airport security, someone with a badge is going to think you’re a terrorist.”

]]> By: Corey Menscher http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1634528 Corey Menscher Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1634528 Looks a lot like the TinyLily ( http://tiny-circuits.com/products/tinylily/asm2101/ ), except with fewer IO pins...or even the TinyDuino ( http://tiny-circuits.com/products/tinyduino/ ) without the expansion boards. (Both available from the same funded Kickstarter project.) Looks a lot like the TinyLily ( http://tiny-circuits.com/products/tinylily/asm2101/ ), except with fewer IO pins…or even the TinyDuino ( http://tiny-circuits.com/products/tinyduino/ ) without the expansion boards. (Both available from the same funded Kickstarter project.)

]]> By: Bill McGonigle http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1634503 Bill McGonigle Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1634503 Nice camera.  I now have access to her ThinkPad. ;) Nice camera.  I now have access to her ThinkPad. ;)

]]> By: Tavie http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1634492 Tavie Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1634492 I love taupe nail polish. I love taupe nail polish.

]]> By: pizzicato http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1634474 pizzicato Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1634474 Yeah, didn't say it's washable on Adafruit, what good is it for? Arduino Nano is also very small, and eBay has loads of them, very cheap. Yeah, didn’t say it’s washable on Adafruit, what good is it for? Arduino Nano is also very small, and eBay has loads of them, very cheap.

]]> By: Gemma http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1634471 Gemma Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1634471 Gemma! Gemma!

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2013/01/22/gemma-a-1-diameter-arduino.html#comment-1634466 Stefan Jones Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=207505#comment-1634466 Not washable, though, so remove before laundry day. Not washable, though, so remove before laundry day.

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