iHacked the iNecklace

The iNecklace from the Maker Shed makes a great gift. It's a sophisticated and elegant piece of jewelry with a beautiful pulsating white glow. As beautiful as that white glow is, it's also exactly what I wanted to modify.

  • Author: Marc de Vinck
  • Time required: 5-10 minutes
  • Difficulty: Easy
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This is a simple way to make the iNecklace light glow any color of the rainbow. In fact, it's so simple you can change it any time you want in a few minutes. No soldering required!

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — iHacked the iNecklace  ¶ 

  • Start by taking the back off the iNecklace and removing its guts.

  • Once it's apart, use a small object like a toothpick, or even a paperclip to push out the plastic cover from the aluminum housing. It's still in the iNecklace in the picture.

  • It will come out easily, but don't push too hard or it will scratch.

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  • Now you need to find some suitable plastic.

  • I found the packaging for my studio light bulbs to work perfectly. Anything packaged similarly will work.

  • Cut off a small piece that is flat. It only needs to be approximately 3/4" x 3/4".

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  • Next, trace around the white piece of plastic that you removed in step one onto the new piece of clear plastic.

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  • Now you can use any permanent marker to customize the iNecklace. I chose purple since it's my wife's favorite color.

  • Color in the circle, and a little outside the edges. Yes, despite what you have been told all your life, you can color outside the lines! It's OK, I promise.

    • It works best if you color on the opposite side from the black outline. That way the outline won't smudge.

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  • Next, cut the plastic circle out.

    • Be sure to cut a little on the inside of the traced outline. A slightly smaller plastic circle is better. It makes reassembly easier.

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Add Note Edit Step 6  ¶ 

  • Last step is to assemble the modified iNecklace.

  • First, insert the colored piece of plastic with the newly colored side facing inwards.

    • Next, add the original white plastic diffuser.

    • Then the circuit board.

    • Followed by the battery and back cover.

Now you can easily make you iNecklace any color you want!

For more information, check out the Hacks and Mods category page.

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