For his wife's art opening/masquerade party, Ryan Sturmer didn't want to get a paperPhantom of the Opera mask. Instead, he made his own functional cyborg mask, complete with a scary Terminator-esque glowing red LED for an eye. Did we mention that the eyepiece is nose breath-controlled?
According to Sturmer, the mask's retractable camera eye is controlled by your nose breath. A thermistor attached on the side of the mask detects changes in temperature based on breathing patterns, treating it as a signal to trigger the camera eye. How strange, yet cool is that?
The only downside is you can't look through the camera eyepiece. Bummer, we were hoping for a tiny embedded LCD inside too.
Nonetheless, Sturmer's cyborg mask has DVICE's DIY stamp of approval. Sturmer, now just add a laser beam to the LED eye and then you'll really be the the talk of your town come Halloween.
YouTube - Ryan Sturmer, via Hack A Day
The only downside is you can't look through the camera eyepiece. Bummer, we were hoping for a tiny embedded LCD inside too.
Nonetheless, Sturmer's cyborg mask has DVICE's DIY stamp of approval. Sturmer, now just add a laser beam to the LED eye and then you'll really be the the talk of your town come Halloween.
YouTube - Ryan Sturmer, via Hack A Day
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