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Leds & Light Hacks |
 | 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... |
 | RGB LEDs Syncronized to Keyboard Music
This hack uses MIDI notes from a keyboard to illuminate the keys using RGB LEDs. 88 separate RGB nodes are controlled via a converter box which transforms the digital notes played on the keyboard to make the RGB Nodes flash to the music. The... |
 | Superb 256 LED Graduation Cap
Don't be one of the thousands of "regular" students at graduation! Put hundreds of LEDs on your graduation cap and stream messages across it! All the cool kids are doing it, afterall. The grad in the video above setup a matrix of 16x16 white... |
 | DIY Sun Tracking Solar Panels
For a photovoltaic solar panel, following the sun’s path across the sky raises efficiency by 30-50%. This DIY sun tracker is the latest addition to our DIY Free Energy projects and uses a combination of a sensor and linear actuator to track... |
 | DIY Movie Props: Iron Man Arc Reactor
Build your own Tony Stark arc reactor for the release of Iron Man 2. The movie replica is built using an acrylic ring and surface mount LEDs. The entire LED assembly is connected to a heart rate monitor which causes the LEDs to beat to the... |
 | Superb 3-Axis Ball of LEDs
Let's face it, LEDs are the reason most of us got into electronics in the first place ;). This superb project uses one blue, red, and green LED and spins them on three different axes. A complex project with stunning rave-like results... |
 | DIY Decorative Lighting with LED Sea Urchins
Want a totally new and bizarre way to create home decor? Stick an LED light inside of a sea urchin shell! Taking a break from our typical hacking projects, here's a dirt simple, fast way to create unique decorations. Using colored LEDs... |
 | DIY Virtual Windows using IR LEDs + Wiimote
Why wake up to the same view each day if you can wake up somewhere different? Using a Wiimote, Mac, and infrared LEDs, you can create your own virtual windows which change as you move locations within the room. You can download WinScape for... |
 | How to: PSP Mod with LEDs and VU Meter
Who doesn't love LEDs flashing to music? This modder added an array of LEDs within his PSP to add extra lighting effects. He built a custom LED controller into the case to properly illuminate the system's VU meter and separate LEDs. We've... |
 | Nintendo DS LED and Force Feedback Mod
Here's another superb mod from f00f00 detailing the process of adding force-feedback to a stock Nintendo DS using LEDs and a vibration motor. With limited space inside the DS, he used all surface mount parts and a circuit board smaller than a... |
