August 9, 2008
DIY Lego Case Mod PC!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, who would’ve thought you could make a Lego PC? Most things worked out amazingly well, like the ATX power switches fitting perfectly snug in the space of a 1×1 brick, and the LEDs fitting perfectly in a 1×1 brick with hole. I hot glued a 1×1 bric ... 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 23, 2008
Flare facade is living outer skin for any building!
Flare facade, is a living outer skin for any building. Composed of individual 3-D triangulars, these things can individually controlled via a computer to create some really amazing animation effects without the use of LEDs and electricity. (Pic and Video after the jump) Perhaps, if they put a solar cell on each of these blocks, you will get a ... More
June 20, 2008
Knight Rider GPS with Kitt’s Voice!
If you are thinking about getting a GPS, make sure to get the Knight Rider GPS with Kitt’s voice. It’s almost like riding the Knight Rider. the display is flanked by a series of red LEDs that mimic KITTs hood-mounted lights. Further details are scarce, but we do know the Mio Knight Rider GPS will retail for $299 via gizmodo Consume ... 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 6, 2008
DIY AVR tri-color LED controller
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s an interesting AVR tri-color LED controller. The new project based in AVR microcontrollers Its an “Habitat Mirror Hack” with RGB Leds (superflux). Its the Peggy Muppets Mirror. I replace the regular bulbs that it has, with superflux RGB ... More
May 21, 2008
Infection Watch from TokyoFlash!
Oh boy, this reminds me of all the cool watches reviewed plus some more… Housed in a smart new case, Infection is ergonomically designed to neatly fit the contours of your wrist, the tapered edges providing a smooth transition between the case and lens. Twenty-seven multi-colored LEDs pulsate and move like cells across the curved face to pr ... More
May 19, 2008
Stardust LED Furniture!
It looks like more and more designers are incorporating LEDs into their masterpieces. Great stuff! Low consumer, low voltage and high performance leds which can be considered the latest product of refined and ever-new conception fresh realized in Hong Kong, are brought in each piece and turn these furniture into out-and-out diffuse light sources ... More
May 6, 2008
LED Cape!
LED Cape, awesome stuff… Andrew “Bruce” Lau made this amazing LED cape and wore it around Maker Faire all weekend. I caught up with him to chat about it, and he said that Leah Buechley’s LED tank top was a huge inspiration. He used her suggested technique of soldering metal beads to surface mount LEDs and stitching them in ... More
April 11, 2008
All-mechanical “Digital” Watch!
Wow, check out this “swiss made” all mechanical “digital” watch! It’s a thing of beauty, ain’t it? Of course, it’s truly and strictly a mechanical watch that can act like a digital watch in reality. I wanna get one! Looking at this limited-edition Di Grisogono Meccanica DG, you probably think it’ ... More
February 23, 2008
DIY HACK - HOWTO make your own Condom Sound Activated Party Lights when you ain’t gettin’ any!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Okay, here’s a funny DIY where you can make your own sound activated party lights. If you want the non-adult version, you can check out our Christmas Voice Activated Party Lights too. (And yes, you have to use a Magnum for this one) This project shows yo ... More
January 7, 2008
Watches! Watches! Geomesh Watch by TokyoFlash
Wow, this is like the binary watch but better! This one is called the Geomesh. It has brushed gunmetal finish with a grid face and 27 LEDs. You can choose between the multi-colored LED, All-blue LED and all-white LED version of the watch. The illuminated vertical LEDs indicate the hours white the horizontal ones indicate minutes in 5s or in 1s. vi ... More
October 23, 2007
DIY HACK - HOWTO make a fiber optic rose!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, here’s a great DIY video on making your own custom fiber optic rose! Using a few LEDs and really cheap fiber optics, I made this dead sexy, illuminated fiber optic rose. via HackedGadgets Circuits, Circuits, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, custom_fi ... More
October 19, 2007
DIY HACK - HOWTO build an LED Hat!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this awesome LED Hat you can make for Halloween! There’s some construction notes that you can refer to build one yourself. I think this was originally becau ... More
October 12, 2007
DIY HACK - HOWTO make your GIANT Blue LED Alarm Clock!
Check out this cool GIANT Blue LED Alarm Clock you can make! I started by buying the LEDs and the alarm clocks. I cut the tops off of the LEDs and filed them so that they would be diffused. (pic) Using a home made blade I cut out the segments after marking them out with a stencil. (pic 1, pic 2, pic 3) A piece of copper pipe to cut out the circle ... More
September 29, 2007
Phillips Color Changing RGB Lamps!
Wow, check out these new color changing RGB Lamps! Although it’s not new tech, we give thumbs up for the design! The lamp uses 4 LEDs, two red, one blue, and one green. By increasing, reducing, brightening or dimming each LED you get different colors! The lamp uses a remote control so you can change LivingColors settings from anywhere in ... More
September 12, 2007
Halloween DIYs - Pitchfork LED, Talking Halloween Basket, and spinning wireless thingee
Pitchfork LED! Although we haven’t been doing much DIYs lately, you can check out the Pitchfork LED for ideas for this Halloween! Here’s the really cool spinning bluetooth wireless hoverboard! Now if you are really serious, you can make this talking Halloween basket using couple LEDs and a CUBLOC chip. Hmmm…I just can’ ... More
August 15, 2007
USB LED Man
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode If you ever wanted to get serious with some LEDs, you can really play with this guy. He can mimic any songs, well, it’s not available yet… I bet Garrett from Comfile can hack one up real quick… He made that voice activated Christmas Tree, th ... More
May 25, 2007
Maker Faire 2007 - Biological Containment Art - Junior’s Returns
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this cool biological containment art from Philip Ross. It’s a hydroponic garden which allow just enough light using LEDs for the plants to survive but do not grow bigger. Very interesting. This might be good for saving our planet by c ... More
April 30, 2007
Illuminated House Numbers
Check out these cool LED illuminated house numbers you can get! i-plane backlight panels by spore for plane address numerals. these backlight panels are led illuminated. they come in your choice of blue, green, red, or white. available in panels for one to five plane numerals. the power may be provided from a standard wired doorbell system or othe ... More
April 24, 2007
LED wristwatch!
Yes, this would be a new experience for most people, trying to figure out time with those things… But, if you are up to challenge, go for it! Shinshoku tells the time with a set of impenetrable color-coded LEDs that shine through holes in the metal mesh wristband. It requires that you rewire your brain to learn an entirely new time-telling ... More
April 10, 2007
Color Changing Showers!
Wow, check out these color changing shower heads! It seems pretty basic (probably just high intensity LEDs on top), regardless, we like the overall design and originality! I’d love to have one of these showers, it’d be really cool… (well, maybe we can hack one easy…) Perfect for creating a dramatic accent color, or mere ... More