Collaborate Disseminate
Isn’t it great when you find a use for something that didn’t work out for the project it was supposed to? That’s the story behind the LED strips in this …read more Continue reading LED Choker Is a Diamond In the Junk Pile
You’ve probably played some version of Tetris, but [the Center for Creative Learning] has a different take on it. Their latest version features a cylindrical playing field. While it wouldn’t …read more Continue reading Tetris Goes Round and Round
It’s the future. We should have weird glowy lights everywhere, all over our homes, cars, and businesses. In the automotive world, luxury automakers are doing their part with LED ambient …read more Continue reading DIY Tube Lights Look Amazing For Just $50 A Piece
Maybe it’s just us, but isn’t it kind of amazing that in a world of pretty darn realistic games, PONG is still thrilling to play? This 1D implementation by [newsonator] …read more Continue reading 1D LED PONG, Arduino-Style
We all have good intentions when starting a new project, but then again, we all know where those lead. Such is the case with [RealCorebb]’s BBAir project, a completely transparent …read more Continue reading A Fully-Transparent Air Bubble Display
We’re not sure what is more amazing here: the glow of the blinkenlights themselves, the tedium involved in creating it, or the fact that [makeTVee] soldered 280 microscopic WS2812 LEDs …read more Continue reading Add Some Blinkenlights to Your Supercon Badge
We’ve seen our share of light-up jewelry over the years, but for some reason — probably power — it’s almost always earrings or necklaces. So when we saw [ROBO HUB]’s …read more Continue reading LED Ring Brings the Bling
For how much of a cultural phenomenon light gun games like Duck Hunt were, they didn’t survive the transition from CRT televisions to LCDs particularly well because of all of …read more Continue reading Light Guns Aren’t Just for CRTs Anymore
Halloween is many things to many people. For some, it’s a chance to dress up and let loose. For others, it’s a chance to give everyone in the neighborhood a …read more Continue reading 2023 Halloween Hackfest: Musical Jack-o-Lanterns Harmonize for Halloween
Now first of all, [Steph] grants that you can already take your pick of several LED pumpkin badges out there on IO. That’s not the point. The point is that …read more Continue reading 2023 Halloween Hackfest: Flickering Pumpkin Pin Is Solidly Built