Leds & Light Hacks

DIY Super Powerful RGB Laser System

DIY Super Powerful RGB Laser System

We've covered loads of outstanding DIY laser projects in the past, and here's yet another project to add to our collection.  This guy collected red, green, and blue lasers and combined them in a project box to create the assortment of colors...
Top 5 Custom LED Beer Pong Tables

Top 5 Custom LED Beer Pong Tables

Beer Pong...The sport of choice of college students.  While we would never, ever support over consumption of alcohol, we must admire the engineering and creativity of these outstanding illuminated tables.  If you're new to LEDs, check out our...
Top 10 Absolutely Stunning LED Light Projects

Top 10 Absolutely Stunning LED Light Projects

Over the years, we've gathered thousands of outstanding projects. Today, we bring you the best of our LEDs and lights collection. Many of the projects you can easily build yourself, while others could take over 30 people to construct. Enjoy! If...
Build a Giant VU Meter Using Light Bulbs

Build a Giant VU Meter Using Light Bulbs

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...
Top 25 Outstanding DIY Dorm Projects

Top 25 Outstanding DIY Dorm Projects

School is back in session shortly for most college students.  While you could be an average Joe and and buy all your back to school goods, you'll be far better off building your own DIY projects to pimp your bland dorm room.  These fantastic...
DIY Super-Powered Flashlight Beam

DIY Super-Powered Flashlight Beam

While we provide you with plenty of incredible laser projects, perhaps you're like Ralf Ottow and still long for something more. He's a Dutch optics engineer has built an incredibly powerful flashlight that projects a beam of light four miles...
Making Music with the Virtual Laser Harp

Making Music with the Virtual Laser Harp

Laser harp inventor Steven Hobley is back with another exceptional project. We covered his outstanding laser harp build last year and was also included in our Top 40 Arduino Projects. So what's so cool about a harp anyways? It’s just the...
Outstanding RGB Liquid Moods Lamps

Outstanding RGB Liquid Moods Lamps

Here's an outstanding, yet simple custom lighting project you can build yourself. Using some basic lighting fixtures filled with colored mineral oil to create the custom glow effects. The authors also used a pump and PVC hose to create a lava lamp...
Hack N Mod LED and Laser Challenge!

Hack N Mod LED and Laser Challenge!

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...
Create Outstanding Lighting Effects using EL Wire

Create Outstanding Lighting Effects using EL Wire

Electroluminescence (EL wire) makes you see any project in a different light - quite literally. If you jump over to our section on LED hacks you will agree that a well lit project is incredibly appealing. While LEDs add a cheap, efficient way to...