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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
LEDs are a wonderful technology. You put in a little bit of power, and you get out a wonderful amount of light. They’re efficient, cheap, and plentiful. We use them …read more Continue reading You Can Use LEDs As Sensors, Too
As far as video games go, Pong is already about as simple as it gets. But if even two dimensions is a bit more than you’re looking to tackle, [mircemk] …read more Continue reading Simple Version of Pong Played On a Row of LEDs
[Gilles Messier] at the Our Own Devices YouTube channel recently took a look at an interesting device — an electric lantern powered by a candle. At first glance, this sounds …read more Continue reading Candle Powered Lantern Isn’t as Silly as You Think
We think it’s OK to admit that when someone puts a binary display on a project, it’s just a thinly veiled excuse to get more blinkenlights into the world. That …read more Continue reading Baffle the Normies with This Binary Thermometer
If there’s one thing we like better around here than old, obscure displays, it’s old, obscure displays with no documentation that need a healthy dose of reverse engineering before they …read more Continue reading Old Dot-Matrix Displays Give Up Their Serial Secrets
[Carl Bugeja] finds the engineering behind the Las Vegas Sphere fascinating, and made a video all about the experience of designing and building a micro-sized desktop version. [Carl]’s version is …read more Continue reading How to Cram 945 LEDs into a Teeny Tiny Vegas-Style Sphere
Never underestimate how far some flight simulator aficionados will go with their builds. No detail is too small, and every aspect of the look and feel has to accurately reflect …read more Continue reading Put More Korry in Your Flight Sim Switches
[Nick Lombardy] took on a job almost every maker imagines themselves doing at some point. He built a giant LED wall and he did a damn fine job of it, …read more Continue reading Boneblocker Is A Big LED Wall That Rocks
There is something about wooden crafts that when combined with electronics, have a mesmerizing effect on the visual senses. The Gesture Controlled DNA Wooden Desk Lamp by [Timber Rough] is …read more Continue reading DIY Electronics Plus Woodworking Equal Custom Lamp