Tony OlssonArduino Wearables (Technology in Action)

Still reading; I'm a novice so it may take a while to sink in

I was expecting a little bit moré advanced text, it has a lot of practical examples in a low level

Very good examples and details.

I'm satisfied.

Writing a book about Arduino is probably one of the hardest tasks there is as it involves so many different kinds of technology that most people are not familiar with at all.Tony Olsen takes this problem a step further by treating a very specific sub-genre of Arduino Tech - the world of wearables. I don't think there's any easy way to do this or to even identify who your audience is going to be, so the author just jumps in with both feet and invites his reader to do the same.After a three chapter tour of the world of Arduino and wearables, we basically dive into one recipe after another. If you diligently work through these chapters, you've got a good shot at being a master by the time you get to the end.Hats off to Mr. Olsen for helping his readers get up to speed on a fascinating topic. Keep in mind though -- it isn't enough to be tech-savvy, in this case. You'll also need to know how to sew.

A prominent new use for Do-It-Yourself Electronics around Hackerspaces & Artist's Lofts involves a blending of artwork, fashion, microcomputers and sewing; this book excellently covers this exciting new medium. Wearable computing devices have been applied to decorating and making fashionable clothing interactive (e.g able to create light and sound and respond to the wearer's body), as well as being a comfortable means for allowing computing devices to be incorporated into the user's lifestyle as they move about their environment. This excellent project-oriented guide to Wearable Computing and Electronic Textiles both provides the electronics and computing background to work with these interesting devices and gives 10 exciting projects encompassing interactive jewelry, a solar powered glow-in-the-dark bag, and a musical hoodie that responds to the human voice and the skin's ability to conduct electricity. The author is an Adjunct Professor of Art and Communication at Malmo Univerity in Sweden, he is also a prominent Digital Designer and Artist and is a founder of the design group 1scale1. This book also prominently covers the "LilyPad Arduino" a version of the Open Source Arduino designed specifically around wearables and e-textiles by Leah Buechley of the MIT Media Lab's High-Low Tech Group.A thoroughly exciting book that encompasses Art, Technology and Fashion and which gives the tools to the Artist or Home Crafter to including Computing and Interactive Design in their own clothing and textile projects.Lest you think that this book is just for those interested in fashion, I am aware of several application of wearable computing and e-textiles in Biomedical Design for comfortable clothing that contains embedded sensors to measure heart rate, respiration and galvanic skin resistance.--Ira Laefsky, MS Engineering/MBA Hacker, & Human Computer Innteraction Researcherformerly on the Senior Consulting Staff of Arthur D. Little, Inc. and Digital Equipment Corporation

Excellent Book!

This is an excellent book for anyone interested in beginning wearables. Among its many virtues: clarity, simplicity, usefulness. Absolutely appropriate for people with no prior experience. Thoroughly recommended

Great product - I can recommend...

book is so so.. thought I might be inspired, but did not do much for me.

The book is a nice introduction about electronic wearables. I will use this book as a reference for my projects.