Coldplay xyloband how does it work

While entering the stadium, we've received these white LED bracelets called Xylobands. I've heard of these bracelets before and I knew that these only light up if they receive a radio-frequencysignal. So at the end of the concert, everybody would leave with these cool gadgets that don't work While we drove back home from the concert, I came up with the idea to bypass the circuitboard and to actually solder the positive and negative leads of the battery case directly to the LED-strips.

While I was looking for some extra information, I stumbled upon this youtube video from JerryRigEverything who actually does the same thing as I do. So, make sure to check out his video as well!!! To open up the Xyloband, you'll need a small screwdriver with a Philips-head.

If you turn the Xyloband, you'll see that the back is hold in place with two screws. When you take these two away, you'll be able to see the two batteries and four extra screws.

If you remove the four screws you'll be able to remove the front cap of the bracelet. The circular piece of plastic is easy removable by hand and isn't needed through the rest of this Instructable.

Then pop those batterie clips out of the plastic piece and you'll see that the circuitboard still is connected tho the bracelet via four soldering points on each side left and right. Here's the part where we'll "hack" the Xyloband.

First, desolder the red, positive lead and the black, negative lead from the circuitboard. Now, we'll insert a tiny switch. I used a second black wire I had laying around.

Their inventor, Jason Regler, claims to have had the idea while watching Coldplay perform their mid-set slush-ballad Fix You. Since the group began adopting the technology during their Mylo Xyloto tour in , Regler has grown the initial idea into a range of offerings to suit various occasions. Xylobands now also offer lanyards and beach balls filled with LEDs. In , Chris Martin was complaining that the bands cost too much. That is when the idea of a wristband came to mind, which glowed or flashed in time with music thanks to a tiny receiver inside.

Five years later he had the chance to pitch it to Coldplay after making the highest bid in a charity auction to meet the band. Within two months I was on a plane to Glasgow for the Coldplay world tour. Since then the Xylobands have been on tour with the band and will possibly be seen at Coldplay's performance for the closing of the Paralympics.

After the success of Madrid, the band bought a share in the firm and the rights to a percentage of sales. Newer versions are in the pipeline that can be used at home and have rechargeable batteries.

Mr Regler wants to create a global event with the wristbands to raise money for good causes over four days "almost like a global Mexican wave".