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It must be a bitch to charge.
And I thought Bunny's suit from the RITM video was cool...
Just look up Rabbit in the Moon Star Shine on youtube.
Looks like a great way to get yourself arrested at the Boston airport.
Reminds me of the John Sladek "Tik Tok" novel, where a party dress would dynamically change the design depending on the current news. A Train crash would show a steam engine illustration, assassination a bust of Caesar's head, and so on.
That said, all the excess heat from that structure is provably being dissipated to the inside of the dress, due to the way LED's are built, so not only would you only look very fancy, it's also a walking sauna.
Disney called, they said the parade is over.
I'm waiting for the OLED version before I buy.
Now you've got my attention.
I sure hope they wired it up as a video screen, since it would make a killer video screen.
Venus Hum not included.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-ClvcHtK4
Reminds me of a photo I took couple weeks ago of a nice wedding dress in front of a 'black' light: http://www.gdargaud.net/Family/20090912_AliceFranck_Tard/20090913%20023158%20AF%20Fete.jpg
I also reminds me a decade ago I used a couple X-mas decorations, the kind that uses LEDs, to dress myself up as a Xmas tree for Halloween. I had a tiny battery in my pocket and the effect lasted all night. On the top of the tree (actually on my shoulders and only for the entrance) was my wife dressed as an angel !
Nice, but I would like to see every other row offset half a unit. Just because.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI36rqYcYtw
short video of it from 9 months or so ago