# 49: Is That an Ardunio in Your Pocket

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2014-04-30
- Length: 1h 02m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-04-30-49-is-that-an-ardunio-in-your-pocket
- Listen: https://makingembeddedsystems.libsyn.com/mes-ep49mp3

## Summary

Tenaya Hurst, who teaches Arduino and wearable technology at the Tech Museum of Innovation, discusses her background as a geo-anthrop-actress and her work with CC Logistics, the US distributor for Arduino. She details specific projects like the 'Loveometer' and wearable coats using Lilypad sewable electronics, explaining how conductive thread and components like thermistors and photoresistors function in these applications. Hurst also addresses the practical challenges of using conductive thread, such as its tendency to coil and twist, and the power limitations of coin cell batteries versus lithium polymer batteries in wearable designs.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-04-30-49-is-that-an-ardunio-in-your-pocket#t=6) Introduction: Tenaya Hurst and CC Logistics
- [3:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-04-30-49-is-that-an-ardunio-in-your-pocket#t=217) Teaching Arduino at Tech Museum and Workshop Weekend
- [6:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-04-30-49-is-that-an-ardunio-in-your-pocket#t=369) The Loveometer Project and Sensor Basics
- [11:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-04-30-49-is-that-an-ardunio-in-your-pocket#t=673) Origin Story: Wearable Coats and Camp Galileo
- [15:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-04-30-49-is-that-an-ardunio-in-your-pocket#t=920) Arduino Variations: Uno, Due, and Linino
- [21:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-04-30-49-is-that-an-ardunio-in-your-pocket#t=1269) Lilypad Sewable Electronics and Conductive Thread
- [29:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-04-30-49-is-that-an-ardunio-in-your-pocket#t=1761) Powering Wearables: LiPo vs Coin Cells
- [37:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-04-30-49-is-that-an-ardunio-in-your-pocket#t=2267) Tech Museum Exhibits and Social Robots
- [51:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-04-30-49-is-that-an-ardunio-in-your-pocket#t=3103) Geo-anthrop-actress Background and Museum Stories

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Arduino (product)
- CC Logistics (company)
- Lilypad (product)
- Tech Museum of Innovation (company)
- Linino (product)
- Camp Galileo (product)

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