{"id":48975,"date":"2015-12-18T12:34:04","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T12:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=48975"},"modified":"2015-12-18T13:33:08","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T13:33:08","slug":"netflix-socks-are-the-ideal-project-for-the-beginner-electronics-hobbyist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/12\/netflix-socks-are-the-ideal-project-for-the-beginner-electronics-hobbyist\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix socks are the ideal project for the beginner electronics hobbyist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"graf--p\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sock_hero-1f3c7d9a76149f979f7d0b2e3dc02528a43cd42f6dc6fd95057cb65f1feaf584.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48976\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sock_hero-1f3c7d9a76149f979f7d0b2e3dc02528a43cd42f6dc6fd95057cb65f1feaf584.jpg\" alt=\"sock_hero-1f3c7d9a76149f979f7d0b2e3dc02528a43cd42f6dc6fd95057cb65f1feaf584\" width=\"1548\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sock_hero-1f3c7d9a76149f979f7d0b2e3dc02528a43cd42f6dc6fd95057cb65f1feaf584.jpg 1548w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sock_hero-1f3c7d9a76149f979f7d0b2e3dc02528a43cd42f6dc6fd95057cb65f1feaf584-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sock_hero-1f3c7d9a76149f979f7d0b2e3dc02528a43cd42f6dc6fd95057cb65f1feaf584-450x222.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1548px) 100vw, 1548px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"graf--p\">Here\u2019s one you probably didn\u2019t see coming\u2014Netflix just announced its <a href=\"http:\/\/makeit.netflix.com\/\">own line of branded smart socks<\/a>. Netflix socks are designed to automatically pause Netflix when you fall asleep. As well as being a cool product, they&#8217;re also the ultimate intro to hobbyist electronics. Take a look!<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf--p\">The socks, branded with Netflix shows, are assembled by users at home following a pattern. Netflix have published patterns themed after <em class=\"markup--em markup--p-em\">BoJack Horseman, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, House of Cards<\/em> and 14 additional options. (Of course, you could also knit your own socks with any other pattern, which are available online or in books.) Once you\u2019ve completed the socks themselves, it\u2019s time to make them smart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf--p\">This is done through a small collection of gadgets?\u2014?Netflix recommend an Arduino Pro Trinket board, wide angle IR LEDs, an LED light, a 500mAh battery, a momentary button and an accelerometer. Combine these together using a soldering iron, cover the collection in felt, and sew them into the socks. You\u2019ll also have to do a bit of programming, although Netflix have provided the basics.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='730' height='441' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fi6RLrJrjLQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"graf--p\">All in all, it\u2019s a questionably useful device, but it\u2019s a really awesome project to try. If you\u2019ve been interested in how DIY electronics are made, this is a really nice primer\u2014not too easy, not too hard, and it produces something you can show off to people once you\u2019re finished. It also requires a few different skills\u2014knitting and sewing, programming and electronics and microcontrollers\u2014which encourages makers with broad skill bases, or good partners, or both!<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf--p\">You can check Netflix&#8217;s full <a href=\"http:\/\/makeit.netflix.com\/\">smart socks page here<\/a>. What do you think of Netflix\u2019s smart socks? Let us know in the comments below\u2014particularly if you try it yourself!<\/p>\n\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.27.4 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px 0 0px 0;text-align:center;\">\n<div id=\"bari-widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s one you probably didn\u2019t see coming\u2014Netflix just announced its own line of branded smart socks. Netflix socks are designed to automatically pause Netflix when you fall asleep. As well as being a cool product, they&#8217;re also the ultimate intro to hobbyist electronics. 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