Tis the Season
’Tis the season for soldering! At least at my house. My son and I made some fairly LED-laden gifts for the immediate relatives last year, and he’s got the blinky …read more Continue reading Tis the Season
Category Archives: addressable leds
Modular Magnetic LED Matrix
[bitluni] seems rather fond of soldering lots of LEDs, and fortunately for us the result is always interesting eye candy. The latest iteration of this venture features 8 mm WS2812D-F8 …read more Continue reading Modular Magnetic LED Matrix
Build Yourself A Beautiful Interactive Light Toy
Sometimes, we build things with LEDs as indicator lamps or to illuminate something important. Sometimes, we build things with LEDs purely to glow and be beautiful. This interactive light toy …read more Continue reading Build Yourself A Beautiful Interactive Light Toy
The BAPPR Keeps Your Addressable LED System Cool
We all love a nice strip or grid of addressable LEDs. It can add flair or an artistic touch to many projects, and it can make gaming computers look extra …read more Continue reading The BAPPR Keeps Your Addressable LED System Cool
LED Art Project Is Geometrically Beautiful
There is no shortage of companies on the Internet willing to sell you expensive glowing things to stick on your walls. Many hackers prefer to make their own however, and …read more Continue reading LED Art Project Is Geometrically Beautiful
A Tiny Board For Driving LEDs in…Whatever
Whether you’re into chiptune or just playing Tetris on original hardware, you might like rocking a heavily-customized Game Boy. Lovely flashing LEDs can only improve the aesthetic, so if that’s …read more Continue reading A Tiny Board For Driving LEDs in…Whatever
Minimalist LED Lamp Is Circular Beauty Incarnate
Lamps used to be things built to provide light with specific purpose, whether as reading lamps, desk lamps, or bedside table lamps. Now we just build them for the vibes, …read more Continue reading Minimalist LED Lamp Is Circular Beauty Incarnate
Why Are We Only Just Now Hearing About LED Beaded Curtains
Beaded curtains are a pretty banal piece of home decor, unlikely to excite most interior design enthusiasts. Throw on some addressable LEDs, though, and you’ve got something eye-catching at the …read more Continue reading Why Are We Only Just Now Hearing About LED Beaded Curtains
Turn Your Furniture into a Light Show with Hyelicht
There’s something about the regimented square shapes of the IKEA Kallax shelf that convinced [Eike Hein] it could benefit from some RGB LED lighting, and while he could have simply …read more Continue reading Turn Your Furniture into a Light Show with Hyelicht
An Impeccably Documented Word Clock In Dutch
[Maarten Pennings] shares a word clock project – but not the regular kind. For a start, this clock is a shining demonstration of hobbyist-available 3D printing technologies, with embedded light …read more Continue reading An Impeccably Documented Word Clock In Dutch