Whoa Board: Dream With Touch Sensing EL Wire, Panels, Paint

A project in Somerville, MA by Foolish Products, LLC.
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The Whoa Board makes things glow. It also makes glow-y things sense touch. It's an open prototyping platform for wearable electronics!
Backers: 307
Average Pledge Per Backer: $87

Funded: $26,857 of $25,000
Dates: Aug 3rd -> Sep 6th (34 days)
Project By: Foolish Products, LLC.
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Latest News

Reminder - Less Than 2 Days Remaining!

September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Everyone!   Thank you to everyone who has been following along with this journey, from those that just joined to those that have been supporting this project before it even went live! This community is now over 250 people strong, and has... (Read More)

Let's Wrap This Up Like a Cabbage!

September 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone!   To everyone who has joined since last time, welcome, and thank you for the interest.  It seems like there is quite a diverse community here, with an incredible array of ideas for applying this technology. However, before this... (Read More)

EL Wire Gets Some Touching After Effects

August 26th - via: hackaday.com
If you thought glowy wearables have had their time, guess again! (Read More)

We're Halfway There!

August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Kickstart this circuit board that turns any Electro-Luminescent material into a touch sensor

August 14th - via: technobuffalo.com
Whoa Board is a circuit board that can turn any Electro-Luminescent material into a touch sensor, opening the door to some crazy possiblities. (Read More)

Boston Demo!!!

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello hello! Writing to let people here know that we are having a public demo of the Whoa Board next Monday in Cambridge, MA. Specifically in a dance studio in central square.  This should be a fun opportunity for this community to start... (Read More)

Update from the internet sphere! [or perhaps (hyper)-cube? Probably hyperbolic in any case]

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
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It's growing! 100 Backers! Link farm #2.

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone! First off, wanted to say hello and thank you to the 17 of you who joined since last time!  It's a great number (our campaign is on for 34 = 17 * 2 days)! The word is spreading, and it's exciting to see people starting to dream of new... (Read More)

Cell phone background! Updates from the land of the internet!

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
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Goood Mooorning!!!

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
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Whoa Board Turn Any Electro-Luminescient Material Into A Touch Sensor (video)

August 3rd - via: geeky-gadgets.com
Whoa takes the form of an open prototyping platform designed for wearable electronics capable of turning any EL (Electro-Luminescient) material into a touch sensor without the need for any additional hardware. (Read More)

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