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By khyizang, 9 February, 2017

Glow with the Show/Made with Magic Skirt by @MinnesotaMinnie

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A Made With Magic Glove, along with some optic fibers, was used to enlighten a skirt in this hack by @MinnesotaMinne that was first reported on Twitter.

Some of the details for this hack came out during our interchanges and are shared in this article.

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By khyizang, 11 January, 2017

Let's light up a Minnie Santa Hat

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khyizang

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bringmagichome.com page

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A Minnie Santa Hat is adorned with white fabric rose buds that are energized by Made With Magic components taken from a Glove product.

Details for this hack are laid out in the article.

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By khyizang, 6 December, 2016

Rose buds powered by Made With Magic

Creator:	khyizang
URL:	bringmagichome.com page
Notes:	For this hack, we start with components taken from a Glove . The board LEDs are snipped off and the leads fitted with female-female Dupont cables. Diffused RGB LEDs are inserted into the end and slipped into fabric rose buds from the Dollar Store. Florist tape conceals the wiring and the assembly is placed into a vase. Good for anytime but do think about Valentines Day!

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By khyizang, 4 June, 2016

Add a Little 'Magic' to Paper Lanterns: part 4 - MWM Octopus

Creator:	khyizang
URL:	bringmagichome.com page
Notes:	The Glove's board lends itself to replacement of the onboard LEDs with connectors that greatly expand the possibilities available for reimagining. When reconfigured, the results kind of look octopus-like. Here, a single Glove board is used to power three different lanterns resulting in a Mickey Lantern! This always gets favorable comments from viewers.

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By khyizang, 25 May, 2016

Add a Little 'Magic' to Paper Lanterns: part 3 - MWM Yogis

Yogis

yogi Yogis are into flexibility. That's also true for the components we'll look at in this post. Each of these components offers much more flexibility for placement of the LEDs than has been true for the components utilized in the previous posts. This presents some welcome new opportunities.

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By khyizang, 13 May, 2016

Powering Made With Magic devices

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khyizang

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bringmagichome.com page

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"Dead Batteries Tell no Tales"
-Ancient Pirate Wisdom

The key to understanding how Made With Magic products are powered, and subsequently their capabilities, lies within the specs of the TI TPS61221 low voltage boost converter

This article shares some highly unscientific findings about some of the different ways to power your gizmos. Really useful info for folks intending to hack these things.

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By khyizang, 11 May, 2016

Unlocking the potential of the Glove board

Creator:	khyizang
URL:	bringmagichome.com page
Notes:	The board found in the Made With Magic Glove product is a hacker's dream. Connections for the four LEDs and the infra red receiver are all through-hole type connections. That lends themselves to easier replacement than if surface mounts had been used. The battery holder is a perfectly good standalone piece that's simply wired to the Glove's board. As if those features weren't enough, these days the Glove product sells for substantially less than the other MWM products. What's not to like?

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By khyizang, 27 April, 2016

Add a Little 'Magic' to Paper Lanterns: part 2 - MWM's Halibuts

halibut A Halibut is a bottom fish. Over the years it has evolved such that both eyes are on the same side of it's body. That's a handy arrangement for anything that spends most of it's time on the bottom looking up. Smart Halibut.

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By khyizang, 13 February, 2016

Valentine's Day Hearts Hack

Creator:	khyizang
URL:	anotherguywithabeard.com page
Notes:	Now that we have some light pipes available, courtesy of the Glove device, we can try to use them to make some simple shapes. For this one, interlocking hearts are the target. It's Valentine's Day! So let's go for some MWM hearts for our Valentine.

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By khyizang, 2 February, 2016

Mickey Mouse Glove - Glow Mitt v1.2

Mickey glove

This member of the Made With Magic (MWM) family was introduced in the US in October of 2014, but was reported to be available at the Hong Kong park as early as September of that same year.

This is the only Made With Magic product that comes with light pipes. It's also the only readily available product that features 4 RGB LEDs instead of just 2. Like the Wand product, this item uses water-clear, through-hole RGB LEDs instead of the more usual surface mounted LEDs. Read the article for more info on this unique offering.

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