LED Matrix Hack Chat
Join us on Wednesday, June 9 at noon Pacific for the LED Matrix Hack Chat with Garrett Mace! It’s pretty amazing how quickly light-emitting diodes went from physics lab curiosity …read more Continue reading LED Matrix Hack Chat
Category Archives: neopixel
Triangle Tiles Form Blinky Networks Using Clever Interconnects
We love to see LEDs combined in all shapes and sizes, so we were especially ticked when we caught a glimpse of [Debra Ansell]’s (also known as [GeekMomProjects]) interlocking triangular …read more Continue reading Triangle Tiles Form Blinky Networks Using Clever Interconnects
NeoPill is The NeoPixel Emulator You’ve Always Wanted
NeoPixels and other addressable LED strings are a technology that have made vibrant, glowing LED projects accessible to all. Of course, it’s nice to be able to simulate your new …read more Continue reading NeoPill is The NeoPixel Emulator You’ve Always Wanted
Camera Zero Looks Cool, Runs Cool
Security cameras are a commodity item these days, but that doesn’t mean [edgett’s] design using a Pi Zero, an Arducam, an LED ring, and active cooling isn’t worth a look. …read more Continue reading Camera Zero Looks Cool, Runs Cool
Antique Map of Paris With Modern Tech
There’s plenty to love about antiques, from cars, furniture, to art. While it might be a little bit of survivorship bias, it’s easy to appreciate these older things for superior …read more Continue reading Antique Map of Paris With Modern Tech
Clock-of-Clocks Adds Light-Pipe Hands for Beauty and Function
We’ve gotten used to seeing “meta clocks,” clocks that use an array of analog clock faces and piece together characters using the hands of the clocks. They’re very clever, and …read more Continue reading Clock-of-Clocks Adds Light-Pipe Hands for Beauty and Function
This Slimline Word Clock Uses Laser Etching to Keep Things Simple
Judging by the tips we get, it seems like the popularity of word clocks has perhaps started falling off lately. But back at peak word clock, we were seeing dozens of designs, some better than others. This simple but classy …read more
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Weather Note Tells You What You Need To Know, And No More
Smartphones are portals to an overwhelming torrent of information. Yes, they’re a great way to find out the time, your bus schedule, and the weather, but they’re also full of buzzers and bells going off every three minutes to remind you that your uncle has reposted a photo of the …read more
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Animatronic Saturn V Launch Tower Sends Lego Model to the Moon
When it comes to their more adult-oriented models, Lego really knocked it out of the park with their Saturn V rocket model. Within the constraints of the universe of Lego parts, the one-meter-tall model is incredibly detailed, and thousands of space fans eagerly snapped up the kit when it came …read more
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Slim RGB Matrix Puts LEDs Inside The PCB
Sometimes all that’s required to build something interesting is to put the same old pieces together differently. [Sayantan Pal] did this for the humble RGB LED matrix, creating an extra-thin version by recessing WS2812b NeoPixel LEDs inside a PCB.
The popular WS2812B is 1.6 mm in height, which happens to …read more