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2015 Gift Guide: Wearables For Kids

December 23, 2015

Wearable tech is not incredibly kid friendly. The devices tend to be expensive, not very durable, and, frankly, not appropriate for most 8 year olds. As much as they might want an Apple Watch or Fossil Q Founder, these are way overkill for their needs – and let’s not forget the untimely end a quick jump in a pool could cause the device. But wearables are new and exciting, so it is not surprising that a kid you know might want one. The good news is that there are wearables on the market designed especially for children. Whether you are looking to get them a wearable that can communicate with friends, one to make sure they stay active throughout the day, or simply something to trigger an interest in STEM, there are a variety of devices for you to gift the kid in your life!

by Doug Parker

Women To Watch: Jewelbots’ Brooke Moreland & Sara Chipps

August 7, 2015

As the clock ticked down on the final 23 hours of their Jewelbots Kickstarter, we sat down with the dynamic women of Jewelbots to talk tweens, friendship bracelets, Kickstarter campaigns, and hear about how they have become Women to Watch in the wearables space. We are dedicating this new feature on Circuits and Cable Knit to cast a spotlight on women who are paving the way as well as paying it forward.

Already successes in their own rights, co-founders Sarah Chipps and Brooke Moreland came together in 2014 to found Jewelbots. The two were alarmed by the fact that female interest in STEM (the academic disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) had been dropping. They set out to create a product designed to resonate with young girls and engage them to learn to code. The idea was to help move the needle by encouraging girls to use technology to be creators instead of using it to text all day.

by Doug Parker

High Tech Friendship Bracelets Teach Girls To Program

June 27, 2015

UPDATE: The Jewelbot’s Kickstarter is now live.

Providing kids with the resources and knowledge to learn to code and program is becoming viewed as more and more important, with specific emphasis being placed towards young girls. To help provide them with an easy gateway, Jewelbots has announced a high tech friendship bracelet. The Jewelbot bracelet uses Bluetooth to communicate with other Jewelbots and even the user’s phone. By simply customizing the bracelet with an assortment of if/then statements the behavior of the integrated vibration and LED can be tailored to each user.

For girls who become comfortable with the if/then statements and want to delve deeper into programming, they can use the Arduino IDE to modify the bracelet’s open source software and enable it to further interact with the phone to accomplish anything they can imagine. In an interview with FastCompany, Jewelbots’ cofounder Brooke Moreland said “We’re really trying to change the way that girls view themselves, as far as being technologically savvy.” Head past the break for a video about Jewelbots:

by Doug Parker

Jewelbots

2015 Gift Guide: Wearables For Kids

Women To Watch: Jewelbots’ Brooke Moreland & Sara Chipps

High Tech Friendship Bracelets Teach Girls To Program

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