• If you’re a beginner to LED lights, buy a few and learn how to use them.

Make your own Motion Activated Display

POV (persistence of vision) is the blur you see when you wave an object quickly. In this case, by flashing LEDs at certain times while a wheel turns, a design appears in thin air. Learn how to make it.

How to Make your Clothing Glow

The creator of the suits for the band Daft Punk has written a tutorial on exactly how to stitch the glowing wire into any clothing. Step by step instructions and close up pictures of Daft Punk gear help you along the way.

Ambient lighting for your Computer

Some of the best do it yourself projects are ones that give you the functionality of an expensive commercial product. Such is the case with this mod which lets you endow your laptop or PC monitor with the same type of peripheral lighting found in Philips’ Ambilight display Learn how to do it yourself.

Make Party LEDs Blink to your Music

This would definitely be an awesome addition to any party. Using an output from your computer speakers, you can hook up a few LEDs, and they’ll pulsate to the beat of your music. Learn how to make your own.

A massive UFO using 3,000 LEDs

Using three thousand LEDs, engineering, and design, one group developed a massive, flying UFO. This 23 feet long beast was flown over Poland on the 4th of July amid laughs and shrieks of terror.� Read more about this project.

Model Porsche LED Computer Case Mod

Built in a 1/6th scale 1997 911 Twin Turbo Porsche, painted in color shifting car paint. After gutting the RC innards, inside we placed the motherboard of the computer. Then, we added cathodes underneath, LEDs, and water cooling. Learn how to build this project.

Make your own LED Cube

The warm, ambient glow of the LED Cube – A fantastic display of illuminated animation and hours of programming. They’re actually easier to create than you may think. We’ll show you how in plain English using simple designs and multiplexing.

Illuminated Balloon Party Decorations

Take an LED, strap a battery to it, shove it into a balloon, fill it with helium, and there you have it – a downright awesome decoration for any party. Then, when the party is over (and you don’t mind sparing a few LEDs and batteries) let them fly away into the night.  See step by step instructions.

Build a Fiber optic Star Ceiling

Using thousands of fiber optic strands, this man created his own star gazing sanctuary right in his living room. There are plenty of helpful tips and pictures to guide you through the build process. Build your own star filled ceiling.

Make an Iron Man Gadget

In the Iron Man movie, Tony Stark lifts his arm, palm facing toward his target. This replusor device releases a powerful blast of energy, blowing his opponents off their feet. Build your own which illuminates an array of energy emitting LEDs.

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The warm ambient glow of the LED Cube’s fantastic display of illuminated animation and hours of programming. They’re actually easier to create than you may think. We’ll show you how in plain English using simple designs and multiplexing

Let’s start off small:

• A 3×3x3 LED Cube Design.
• Let’s step it up a notch with this fantastic 4×4x4 tutorial.

Bigger means Better:

• 8×8x8 is a bit more complicated, but is definitely worth the effort. You’re able to create far more intricate displays, patterns and animation.

Absoulte Insanity!

• Did I hear someone say 1000 LEDs? Yes, 10×10x10 is definitely possible, but incredibly difficult to keep track of each LED’s individual location. Check out the videos:

Need LEDs? The HacknMod store carries hundreds of LEDs from 5mm to 20mm in plenty of colors to suit your needs.

So, you’ve got an old sling shot lying around.   All you need to do is attach some LEDs to some batteries to create a few LED throwies. Then, set your camera exposure, spin them around your head and let them fly. What’s next, launching buckets of LED Throwies with catapults? I’d want to see it done.