Baby stroller hacking – multicolor, remote-controlled LEDs

Nik and I had an awesome baby! His name is Javier Jun-Hong, and his special superpower is breastfeeding. Here he is:

Javier is preoccupied by the situation

Now, as everyone knows, having a baby is a great opportunity to launch a variety of different toy-making and hacking projects. The first one is to enhance his stroller with remote-controlled multicolor LEDs. I picked up some parts from Elemental LED, and put it together over the course of an evening. I used zip ties to hold the LED strips to the bottom of the stroller basket. The power pack and controller fit nicely under the footrest, and are held in place with velcro. Stroller folding is completely unaffected. Looks pretty good! And so does Javier’s mom!