Let’s face it: Bruce Wayne is one cool dude. With all these gadgets turning himinto a super hero, it’s hard to step up. Now, for less than thirty dollars, you can equip yourself with this bad ass Batman cape that, with one touch, can rapidly deploy a 5′ wingspan. For the love of god, do not try to jump off of buildings like Batman or you will die because you aren’t Batman-you’re just dressed like him.

With The Dark Knight around the corner, you’ll need every possible Batman accessory to make yourself look like the biggest tool factory ever while waiting two hours in the line for the sneak preview. Considering that the cape can retract for walking through narrow spaces, it’s ideal for the theater.
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Seems the Maker Faire really stirred the DIY crowd up this year. For instance, check out this cape made by Andrew Lau. He stitched LEDs all over a black cape then used a microcontroller to display messages and the like.

Doesn’t seem like it’d be too hard to whip one up yourself, though the microcontroller programming could get a little hairy. Remember to start small on your projects but keep thinking big!

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