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Leds & Light Hacks |
 | Write in Midair with a Simple LED POV Display
Learn how to fabricate your own LED "wave" display to write messages in midair. When you move the device through the air, you'll see a word flash through the blue LEDs. When you wave the device, it senses what direction it’s going... |
 | LED Light Box Thumps to Your Music
Here's a super simple DIY project for you - Learn how to solder LEDs to make them sound reactive to your music! It's a really fun project and great for those just getting into circuitry. It's actually one of the first projects I built when... |
 | Wifi Detecting Bumper Sticker For the Geek on the Road
By using electroluminescent parts from ThinkGeek's epic Wifi-Detection shirt ($20), this modder created a sweet wifi-detecting bumper sticker. It's a super simple project you can build yourself an EL bumper sticker in a few hours with... |
 | How to: LED Hard Drive Clock using Arduino
Ah...the Arduino. The super powerful, easy to program microcontroller brings us another fantastic DIY project. We've seen a few hard drive LED clocks in the past, but this one looks outstanding and is easier to create. It uses POV... |
 | How to: Avatar-Style Fiber Optic Pandora Jungle
By now, you've probably seen the bioluminescent jungles of Pandora in the movie Avatar. Throughout the movie, I kept thinking of how to re-create some of the environment with the help of EL wire, fiber optics, and modern lighting... |
 | DIY Solar Powered Walkway Weekend Project
Having your pathway light up is a great conversation starter and amuses everyone that comes over. Learn how to use glass blocks and sun jars to create a cool attraction in his front garden. He stocked up blocks and set up the power... |
 | Plexiglass LED Table PC Mod
I always love to see what people can create from old computers. Combining all those LEDs, lights, circuit boards to create a recycled masterpiece. The newest example is the item in the picture above. While it's not quite as impressive as the... |
 | DIY Laser Build: 12X Blu-ray Star Trek Phaser!
Here’s another fantastic tutorial from Jay, our DIY lasers expert. See all of our DIY laser projects! In this project, I'll show you how to create your own super powerful Blu-Ray Star Trek Phaser using a 1994 Classic Star Trek... |
 | Fantastic Range Rover Stretch Limo Project
What happens when you give an electronics expert a massive stretch Range Rover Limo? An incredible, professional looking assortment of lighting including LEDs, El Wire, and more. While minimal build details are currently available, we do... |
 | How to: DIY Laser Security Systems
You always see sophisticated laser systems in movies, but those are super expensive, right? Nah, with a simple red laser and a photocell, DIY laser security is simple. There are a few different ways to setup your system and we'll walk you... |
