Collaborate Disseminate
Have you built yourself a macro pad yet? They’re all sorts of programmable fun, whether you game, stream, or just plain work, and there are tons of ideas out there. …read more Continue reading Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Folding Typewriter
Before COVID, people traditionally sealed their initial introduction to each other with a handshake. Nowadays, that activity seems kind of questionable. But you can still give them something to shake …read more Continue reading 2024 Business Card Challenge: Make Them Shake Your Handiwork
We just love a good clock around here, and something about those triangles gives this linear LED clock a deliciously mid-century vibe. If you’ve read these pages for any length …read more Continue reading Linear LED Clock Looks Decidedly Vintage
Who says a clock can’t be both useful and beautiful? That seems to be the big idea behind the lovely little HexaClock from [Bulduper]. And boy, is it both. Probably …read more Continue reading RGB LED HexaClock Doesn’t Actually Light Up the Night
Sometimes, whether we like it or not, ordering PCBs results in extra PCBs lying around, either because of board house minimums, mistakes on either end, or both. What’s to be …read more Continue reading Cyberpunk Guitar Strap Lights Up with Repurposed PCBs
Although disco music and dancing may be long dead, the disco ball lives on as a staple of dance parties everywhere. [Tim van de Vathorst] spent a considerable amount of …read more Continue reading RGB LED Disco Ball Reacts to Sound and Color
Maybe you do it out of respect for the dogs and parents of young children in the neighborhood. Or maybe you do it because they’re harmful to the environment, or …read more Continue reading 1D Fireworks Are Nice and Quiet
Halloween may be over for another year, but UFOs in your yard are cool year-round. This one might take the cake. [frydom.john]’s excellent UFO is fully programmable and contains about …read more Continue reading Backyard UFO Is Out of This World
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
Building with LEDs is a hacker pastime like no other – what’s more, if you keep playing with LED tech out there, you’re bound to build something elegant and noteworthy. …read more Continue reading A Tale Of Two LÄMPs