10 techie Halloween costume ideas for DIY geeks
This Halloween, you could dress as a boring ghost or something equally as simple. Or even worse, you could buy one of those cheap costumes with the strings that tie in the back to hold it all together. You're a geek! Wouldn't it be better to create something a little more high tech and a lot more fun? How about a jellyfish that glows? Or an authentic-looking outfit from Tron?
Here are some high-tech Halloween ideas you could still pull off with a little elbow grease.
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1. Gaping Hole: You can create a nice scary effect with nothing more than a portable DVD player and portable camera. Just attach to the front and back of a sweatshirt, and voila!
2. MeKeVoRkA: Letâs say you want to light up the night and do something a little more showy for your costume this year. How about this MeKeVoRka outfit? All you need is an EL sequencer and a microcontroller. Check out how it looks in this video.
3. Robot iPhone Mask: If you have an iPhone, this costume is a no-brainer. Everyone loves robots, right? Well, make a cool robot mask with your iPhone and amaze others with your ingenuity. You just need your iPhone (loaded with the MouthOff app), a cardboard box and some glue, aluminum foil and tape.
4. Glowing Jellyfish: Create a cool high-tech glowing jellyfish hat with LED light-up necklaces, a cheap sports helment, a hot glue gun, cable ties, a battery pack, wires, switch and box. (Image via here)
5. Tron Costume: Tron is hotter than ever and is a very cool Halloween costume to have this year — or any year, really. How can you create something that looks authentic? This video shows you how with EL wire and a cheap long-sleeved shirt.
6. DSLR Camera: Sure, you could dress up as a camera for Halloween, but how about dressing up as a camera and then being able to take actual photos? Obviously this one is not easy, but with the right technical know-how (and this video), this outfit is sure to win you Best Costume at any party.
7. Deadmau5 Head: So you would like to show off your love for electronic music this October 31st? Look no further than this awesome Deadmau5 head. Created with 300 LEDâs powered by a 12-volt battery, this mask that will rock any dance party.
8. R2-D2: Do you need an awesome costume for the kids? How about this extremely cool R2-D2 costume? Just collect up some plastic, cardboard, a few simple electronic components and vinyl wraps, combine that with some R2-D2 sounds, and youâll have the coolest child on the trick-or-treating block.
9. Playable Pac-Man: If you happen to have a Pac-Man game on a laptop or tablet, you can take that, along with some cardboard and paint, and make yourself into a playable Pac-Man machine.
10. Cylon Pumpkin: This is not exactly a costume, but think of the cool factor youâll get with your Jack-Oâ-Lantern if you do it up as a Cylon? All it takes is a microcontroller with USB and a few LED controllers, and youâre set to do Halloween Battlestar Galactica-style. This video even shows you how. And hey, if you do upscale this into a costume, send us a picture!
