5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book for Makers Everywhere. Buy it!

M.M. · September 28, 2014

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great book that inspires the creative spirit

a. · June 22, 2019

This is a very good book that establishes a solid foundation knowledge wise to help bring creative ideas to life. I especially liked that this book included how to use el wire and tape to really make your wearable electronics to life. For those of us who live near the Blackrock Desert, that’s pretty valuable information when Burning Man fires up. Most of all and more importantly this book provides a chance to teach my students something valuable in a context that inspires them.

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Fun. Needed For your Electronics Library.

M.f. · March 20, 2016

Great project book. I actually connected a heart monitor and it is working great. Thanks.

5.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction to wearables covering a variety of techniques

D.B. · June 15, 2016

A good introduction to wearables covering a variety of techniques, sensors and boards. A good "idea" generator book. The author's experience as a faculty shows through as a well written "textbook" or "lab manual". Recommended as a first book on wearables.

5.0 out of 5 stars I just loved this book

A.C. · April 20, 2016

Kate explanations goes from the basics to the more advanced.Her book was very useful to me because I was interested in creating wearable clothes and I could understand the "how tos" as well as the the difficulties I could possible get into. There are easy and not so easy projects propositions

3.0 out of 5 stars I think the topic is interresting however not sure where ...

H. · February 11, 2015

I think the topic is interresting however not sure where it will go. The book was well written but left me wondering about the value of wearable electroinics beyond the looks. I was expecting more insight into how to apply this as a technology that interfaces with the people wearing the electronics. Maybe their will be more to come as others discover how to use this technology?

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of great ideas

A.K. · December 29, 2014

This book covers a wide range of wearable electronics concepts and provides lots of ideas for projects and experiments you can try.

1.0 out of 5 stars This is an electronics classroom text book

A.C. · February 11, 2025

I bought the book because of the word "Wearable" in it's title. I thought the book would portray a fashion, apparel and clothing perspective. It doesn't. 90% (or more) of the book is computer science and electronics based. I skimmed the computer/electronics pages and they are informative. The clothing/apparel pages are rudimentary. The title of the book is needs to change.

Beautiful, fun to read and informative

C. · April 8, 2018

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Love this book!

c. · September 14, 2014

This is a great book to start if you don't know much about electronics. I'm from a design background and know little to do with electronics but have found this book really helpful with my first wearables project. Great present for someone crafty :)

para iniciarse

X. · May 15, 2015

excelente libro para adentrarse en la electrónica digitalexplica varios proyectos desde el principio aunque no profundiza en la parte teóricaes eminentemente un libro práctico muy sugerente

Everything you want to know about wereable

G.S. · November 7, 2014

A complete manual about wearable electronics with Arduino and Adafruit board.Materials, tecnique, solutions, projects and other topic to begin with and dive into wearable circuits.Kindle edition has some little inconsistencies in layout and miss colour in photo (obviously). It makes reading just a bit less enjoyable.Anyway, a "must have" for wearable.

Exactly what I was looking for!

A.c. · February 4, 2016

Description says it all. This book is like a school text book, easy to read, easy to understand. This really covers the electronic side, you should already have a basic knowledge of sewing.