September 3, 2008
LED Doggy Paws Pillow!
LED Doggy Paws Pillow! Here’s a cool LED Doggy Paws Pillow for those of you who have dogs and would like to make your home more animal-friendly lookin’. Get one LED Paw-Shaped Pillow! Let your lover, families and friends sleep with it, hug it tight while watching TV, reading books or talk on the phone!! via coolest-gadgets, Product Pag ... More
August 27, 2008
LED Swing Wing!
Here’s a lovely LED Swing Wing I would love to one day make one for myself when I get a real house. Made from plastic with fibre optic lighting inserted. On a dark summer night the swing creates a spectacular light show that lights up a whole garden in the most beautiful way. The swing was originally shown in the “Five playful chairs” ex ... More
August 7, 2008
Chain Lamp for a Stylish Room!
If you’ve went through IKEA for cool desk lights, you won’t find one such as this LED Chain Lamp which looks cool and is foldable. The Chain Desk Lamp is an extremely innovative desk lamp that has the ability to adjust and collapse if necessary. This outstanding desk lamp accommodates four one watt LED light bulbs that burn at a low te ... More
July 31, 2008
DIY LED Dragon with Fire Animation!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out the LED Dragon, kind of a cool DIY project if you know how to engrave glass. I have to say that even I was surprised how well the dragon version turned out. Three very simple flames and bit of light and magic can really spice up the engraving. And th ... More
July 30, 2008
DIY - How to Make a Chapstick LED Flashlight!
Here’s a fun DIY on how to make a chapstick LED flashlight. It’s pretty simple to do but a great idea. Maybe Chapstick companies will pick up on this and make them as promotion materials. This is an instructable on how to make a flashlight out of a ChapStick tube. After reading up on multiple LED instructables I thought it would be ... More
July 27, 2008
DIY - How to Make an LED Cube!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a cool DIY on how to make an LED Cube! 64 LEDs makes up this 4 by 4 by 4 cube, controlled by an Atmel Atmega16 microcontroller. Each LED can be addressed individually in software, enabling it to display amazing 3d animations! via instructables 3d ... More
July 21, 2008
Flexible Glow-in-the-dark Keyboard!
Here’s the ultimate traveler’s keyboard, a flexible glow-in-the-dark keyboard that can also be washed if it gets dirty. Our Flexible silicone Illuminated Full Sized Keyboard is strong, silent and indestructible! It’s portable so you can just roll it up and take it with you! Never learned to type without looking at the keys? Now ... More
July 15, 2008
Blow Sensitive LED Candles!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode These blow sensitive LED candles are perfect for any birthday parties without all the smoke and gunk. - Magical digital LED Candle - Shake to light up - Blow to put out (turn off) - Powered by 3 x LR44/AG13 batteries (included) - Comes in various LED colors (ca ... More
Electronic Message Billboard!
If you are like me, you will need a big electronic message billboard to remind yourself of your appointments. The Electronic Message Billboard even comes with a little keyboard so you can change the message on the go. Features: * Program up to 60 letters, numbers and symbols into whatever message you like. * 26 pre-programmed messages for added e ... More
July 14, 2008
Music-Syncing iLit Diamond LED Speaker System!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, here’s a really cool LED speaker system that syncs to your favorite music with it’s diamond shaped LED lights. (It’s currently sold out but wait a little and they should be in stock again.) Now, if you want to build one yourself, refer ... More
July 2, 2008
DIY - How to convert a Disposable Camera into an Emergency Strobe Light
Here’s a cool hack that shows you how to turn your regular old Kodak disposable camera into an emergency strobe light. The hack does require some soldering but not too much work for some cool effects. This instructable involves modifying a device that operates on 300v DC, so I am NOT responsible if you injure or kill your self and/or any ... More
July 1, 2008
Light Bench lights up your night!
If I had a million dollars, I’d make sure to get these light-up benches for my outdoor patio. (which of course if protected by overhanging canvas from rain) Better yet, add some solar panels and make it solar powered. The bench is suitable for indoor and outdoor, and is weather resistant and rugged. Several benches can be combined together ... More
DIY LED Wall Painter/Animator!
Wow, this has got to be the most stunning LED displays I have seen in a while. It’s actually a bunch of LEDs attached to the back of the screen. It’s not your typical 16 Million color LCD display but it’s a fun neat little LED painter that can do some minimal graphics and animations. Video after the jump Download latest vers ... More
June 25, 2008
Great DIY Invention - Bike Turn Signal Jacket!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a very innovative bike turn signal jacket. This could be really good for motorcycles. When do these go in production? via boingboing bikes, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Gadgets, invention, LED, motorcycles, turn ... More
June 23, 2008
DIY - How to Make your own LED Chess Set!
Are you a chess fanatic and you need to play in the dark for some reason? Then check out how to make your own DIY Chess Set here. Video after the jump! Download latest version of Flash to view video!. I had just picked up a cheap-o glass chess set at my local arcade for the low low price of only 15,000 tickets. The novelty of playing with glas ... More
June 19, 2008
DIY High Power LED Blinking Circuit!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a fun little DIY with high powered LEDs. Now by the time that you start talking about blinking the high power LEDs– you shouldn’t be surprised if people start whipping out the heavy artillery: 555 timer chips, transistors, boost converte ... More
June 18, 2008
Eec PC DIY HACK - How to add Backlight to the Keyboard!
Need that Eec PC to be ultra-portable and the keyboard to light up when using at night? Check out this DIY on how to add backlight to the Eec PC’s keyboard. As we showed you in our May 2008 issue, Asus’s Eee PC has quickly become a favorite of hardware hackers around the web. Here, we offer the first installment of our Eee PC School ... More
June 16, 2008
Solar Tree Collects energy during the Day and Poops it back at Night!
Here’s an interesting solar tree that collects energy during the day and emits pulses of lights at night. Collects and stores solar energy during the day, emits controlled pulses of light at night. Pulse frequency: 0.2Hz via make - ladyada Consumer, Cool, Design, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, LED, lights, Microcontrol ... More
June 14, 2008
DIY Sound Sensitive Light Bar Controller!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s an interesting DIY light bar controller that might interest your weekend hacking desires. This device analyses the music it picks up via the electret microphone, then flashes the LEDs in time to the music. It’s encased in the box SparkFun sent me ... More
June 13, 2008
DIY HACK - How to Make RGB Door Combination Lock!
Here’s a creative way to make an RGB Door combination lock. This will really confuse any intruders from breaking in. Putting a custom designed electronic lock on your space seems like a geek right of passage. For our latest workspace, we decided to skip the boring numbered keypad and build a custom RGB backlit keypad powered by an Arduino. ... More
RGB Lights change Colors with Mixture!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s an interesting RGB lights that change color based on physical RGB mixture. In this project, water plays an important role as a interface to talk to the light. The lights light up in different colours depending on the different dyes added to the wate ... More
June 11, 2008
Diesel Scrolling LED Watch!
Yey, it looks like more watch manufacturers are picking up on LED watches. Does that say, 4:20??? Buy it for $170 over here. Each watch tells time using a scrolling red LED dot-matrix display which floats behind a curvy, shiny electroplated exterior. In addition to showing the time and date, you can program the display to display a custom messag ... More
June 10, 2008
DIY - How to Make Ping Pong Lights!
Here’s a great DIY on how to make Ping Pong Lights! Actually, the “idea” or the “concept” is very creative. At some point last semester I realized that ping pong balls make great diffusers and look really cool when they are glowing. Next we concluded that a hundred glowing ping pong balls would look even cooler. It ... More
