Wake-on-Shake Hookup Guide
Toni_K, 
SFUptownMaker 
Example Projects
The Wake-on-Shake can allow you to interact with everyday objects in ways you may have never imagined. To show off it's versatility, here are a few example projects to give you some ideas. E-textiles expert Dia and I each did a fun project using the Wake on Shake. Here's a short video showing what we created:
Dia's project uses the Wake on Shake with a LilyTwinkle and four LEDs to make a twinkling night sky that activates when it's touched. Because of the low power consumption of the Wake on Shake, the painting can hang on the wall for months before needing to be recharged. We've tweaked the sensitivity to a point where all it takes is a gentle touch to activate it; we had it turned up higher, but found that when the level was low enough for a bump on the wall to set it off, the vibrations from the HVAC system turning on and off were keeping the lights on too much of the time, killing the battery!
My project uses a toy bank I got at a small Minneapolis kitsch store a few years back. It’s shaped like the iconic "?" block from the original Super Mario Bros. game that shipped with the original NES back in '85. Using the Wake on Shake with its default settings, an Arduino Pro Mini, and our small Audio Breakout Board, I taught my Mario block to give me a satisfying "ka-CHING" whenever I (or anyone else) bump it on the way into my office (it’s hanging in my doorway). I stuffed a little 850mA rechargeable LiPo battery into it, and that kept it running for over five months!
SFE Engineer, Joel, also created a painting project that revolves around the Wake-on-Shake. Some plain white LEDs and some addressable WS2812 LEDs are connected to an Arduino Pro Mini 3.3V, using the Wake-onShake to power it all. The painting sits idle until it is tapped, then it displays a brief yet lovely LED sunset and goes back to sleep. Using a 2000mAh battery, the circuit hasn't needed to be charged in over a year!
What kinds of input would you like to be able to use to activate your products? What can you build with a board that can sit dormant for months without needing to be charged?