Light Hacks

Even taking simple photos for items we're tying to sell on eBay can be tricky. Most of us want to have a certain degree of professionalism to our photos that say something out us.  You have to have a fancy, expensive setup, right? Nope: Learn...

With all the exceptional LED projects we've featured, it's amazing we haven't published this one yet.  Take some basic LED throwies (a magnet, an LED, and a battery) and place them into a stencil.  Then, place the stencil on a pole and you can...

No honorable hacker or modder can be satisfied with a simple candle inside of a pumpkin.  How boring!  Us proud nerds step up and create unique, appealing, and downright stunning pumpkins complete with lasers, LEDs, robotics, motion sensors,...

Basically, a VU Meter measures loudness (volume units) of an audio signal. But this blinking VU meter project catches the eye more than the ear. The construction of the VU meter using 12 flashing bulbs is relatively simple. At the heart is a 12...

It’s almost like playing with a firefly. This awesome interactive laser effect creates a seamless combination of sound and light. It is an interactive example of smart 3D laser tracking technology which allows the laser follows the contours of...

As we mentioned a few weeks ago, we're having a HacknMod Challenge!� Here's how it works: we give you a topic suggestion and you build the most impressive, exciting, and unique project you can come up with using any type of LEDs, lasers, and...

We recently covered a fantastic POV system which displays animation or pictures on your bicycle tires as you ride.� Instead of buying that kit, you can learn to make your own quite easily.� This open source POV bike tutorial walks you through the...

A British artist placed 1,300 fluorescent tubes in a field directly below high voltage power lines.� Although the tubes aren't connected to anything but the earth, they are fully illuminated because of this phenomenon, "Powerlines are typically...