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Led Project Hacks |
 | Create Animated GIF Shows on a LED Matrix Display
Here’s another LED matrix project from the same guy who showed us how to stream webcam video on a LED matrix. Creating cool animated GIFs using a matrix of LEDs sounds more common. He picked up a few types of LED matrices: a 32x16 RGB LED matrix... |
 | Stream Webcam Video to an LED Matrix
We've seen some projects in the past which display patterns or games on an LED matrix, but they're not nearly as complex as this project. Using a webcam, a video stream is processed via MatLab for edge detection and the results are displayed... |
 | DIY LED Matrix Pong Clock
Don't Miss: Dirt Cheap, Epic DIY Pong Clock
This neat LED clock mimics the display of the Pong video game to show the time as two paddles play back and forth. The game plays on automatically and updates the time by scoring a point. It also... |
 | Stunning Illuminated POV LED Clock
Persistence of Vision (POV) flashes LEDs at certain moments as it spins, thus creating the "clock" above. The PCB blades are spun around using a PC cooling fan to creat this POV clock. The animation effect is thanks to illuminated LEDs which are... |
 | DIY Night Vision Monacle with IR LEDs
Using cheap Infrared LEDs and a cheap camera, you can build this handheld night vision monacle. Start with a viewfinder from an old camcorder, add some IR LEDs, and that's the basis of this simple project. You can also setup the night vision... |
 | Illuminated LED Air Quality Check Balloons
Students from Carnegie Mellon University have taken the idea of an LED floatie further with an air quality sensor. The DIY air-sniffing balloon project can be built fairly easily and on the cheap. All it takes is a bit of circuitry skill.
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 | Giant LED Matrix Controlled via the Web
What do you get when you combine five LED enthusiats, a free weekend, an Arduino and hundreds of LEDs? The LED wall, which is a massive pegboard (size - 53" x 31") fitted with a matrix of 350 LEDs. The matrix of LEDs can be controlled by... |
 | Custom Magic 8 Ball features internal OLED Screen
Remember those Magic 8 balls growing up and how the stupid bubbles and purple liquid always got in the way of reading the prediciton? With a bit of electronic modding, it display custom messages by replacing the normal message die with an OLED... |
 | DIY Epic Workstation using simple Ambient Lighting
If our previous look at the absolutely incredible Mac-tacular workstation didn't inspire you, this will. As you can see in the photos above and below, this DIY audio mixer built a fantastic workstation filled with ambient lighting and custom... |
 | Superb DIY Retro Lighting Design
Sometimes, your inventions don't have to have a practical function. Take for example, this epic looking decorative lamp. Dubbed 'Coachella', this eye-catching device was named for an annual music and arts festival. Although it has a steampunk... |
