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Fairytale Fashion on ABC News

May 19th, 2010 · No Comments · FairytaleFashion, Press, TV, fashion

In April the Fairytale Fashion Show made it on ABC News. You can view the clip here.

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On PBS SciGirls High Tech Fashion

April 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · FairytaleFashion, FashionGeekBook, Press, TV, fashion

Last fall, I had a lot of fun being a mentor for an episode of PBS SciGirls which aired last week. I worked with 11 year old SciGirls Ariella, Hallie, and Sophia to create a super hero princess dress for the Fairytale Fashion launch party. Watch the Episode here.

The girls designed the super hero prince [...]

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MotherBoard.TV Interview

February 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Press, Uncategorized

I had a nice interview with MotherBoard.TV. Claire & gang were very nice.

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Good Day New York

November 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Press, TV

This morning Hillary Mason and I were on Good Day New York spreading the good word about hackers. FoxNY shows that we are helpful hackers, not harmful hackers

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Excited to be on CNN

October 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Press

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Threadbanger: How to Sew with Electronics

May 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments · DIY Projects, FashionGeekBook, Press

Today I am on ThreadBanger showing how to hand sew with conductive thread and LEDs to make the Robot and Friend embroidery from my book Fashion Geek.

Download the Robot and Friend pattern from ThreadBanger.

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NPR: NYC Resistor Interview

April 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · NYC Resistor, Press

My hacker group, NYC Resistor was interviewed on NPR’s the TakeAway this morning. It was fun having them stop by. I talked with them a bit about ham radio in their TakeAway video below.

Photo Courtesy of Bre Pettis

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Popular Science: A Fashion Geek Release Party

March 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · FashionGeekBook, Press

Today, PopSci.com features photos from the release party for my book, Fashion Geek. Stuart Fox says, “Is that a circuit in your pocket, or are you just really into my conductive threads?”

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Popular Science: Fashion Nerd, A Whole New Kind of DIY

March 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Press

On PopSci.com today I had a nice interview with Stuart Fox.

My favorite part of the interview was about getting girls interested in technology:
PopSci.com: Most of the clothing and accessories in the book are for women. Was that a conscious choice? Did you deliberately try to use the book to help get girls interested in science?
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CNET: Diana Eng’s DIY guide to geek gorgeous

March 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Press

Today on CNET, Leslie Katz reviews my book, Fashion Geek.

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