Hackaday Links: September 21, 2012

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And then Obi-wan said, "you were supposed to be the chosen one!" Yesterday, a little bird told us Makerbot will be moving to a closed source model for their newest printer. This was confirmed, and now [Zach Smith] a.k.a. [Hoeken] - creator of the RepRap Research Foundation and co-founder of Makerboth Industries is weighing in with his take on the situation. Hey! Free stuff! Remember … [Read more...]

Full fabric soft switches

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When we created our backpack strap WiFi detector for Engadget, we embedded soft switches to control the device. They used two sheets of aluminum foil separated by a layer of foam with holes punched in it. [Plusea] has taken a similar approach but has replaced the aluminum foil with conductive fabric. The end result is a set of three soft buttons that can be easily washed. Have a look at the video … [Read more...]