Posts tagged: led
DIY Starscape Ceiling.
By Chrisjob
It's 2009, and glow-in-the-dark stick-em-up stars simply won't do any more. In the era of accessibility to LEDs, fiber optics, a quite accurate (albeit 2D) home planetarium can be had with a bit of wiring and alot of holes.
From Hack-a-Day: "[Mike Galloway] set out to install a lighted starscape in the ceiling of the baby room...This setup involves an LED based illuminator and bundles of fiber optics. [Mike] first mounted the illuminator in the » READ MORE
Milk Glass LED Lamp
By DIY Maven
These glasses might look like glasses of milk, but they're really night lights. To turn them off, simply turn them upside down or place them on their sides. The acrylic glasses are 5.5" x 3.45" and take 3 "AAA batteries. You can find them at Amazon for about 12 bucks each.
LED Clothespin
By DIY Maven
Designer Sungho Lee's LED clothespin can be pinned to anything that needs a bit of light. Not a lot of light, mind you, but light nonetheless. My first thought was 'Cool book light!' You can see more pics at designboom.
Craft Tutorial: Photo Lanterns.
By ChrisjobOo, oo, oo. You gotta love the possibilities opened by the battery operated LED tea light. Case in point: these photo lanterns from Ivy Kanaley from a A Field Journal.
Materials:
- Store bought lanterns (glass votives are an alternative)
- Spray adhesive (suitable for paper and glass)
- Vellum
- Digital images
- Printer
- Battery operated tea lights
- Scissors/Paper cutter
DIY Thread LED Tea Light Cover.
By Chrisjob
From Mrs. Green Tea:"I was messing around with different materials trying to dress up a little LED tealight, and this is one of the versions I ended up liking (plus it’s dirt cheap since it’s just thread!). I love me some textures. This may be useful for those with wedding venues that don’t allow real flames." I'm thinking this thread+fabric stiffener combo might turn out all sorts of charmful things. Via.
Build Your Own DIY Grow Lights.
By Chrisjob
Sure, you could go to the fancy indoor garden/hydroponics store and buy speciality grow lights that mimic the color spectrum of the sun's rays. Or you can make these LED spikes from Popular Science.... Goodness, even the name sounds cooler. "These bulbs actually work best as a supplement to sunlight during the day; however, they’ll also provide enough light after dark to ensure that your plants get the 12 to 18 hours a day they need to thrive » READ MORE
DIY: LED Christmas Cards.
By ChrisjobThose geeky geniuses at EvilMadScientist don't post nearly enough...but everytime they do, they nail it.
Combining an LED throwie, a square of acrylic, and some Christmas cheer, they've created these edge-lit holiday cards that glow and leap off their background.
And it's the kind of tech-y project that should scare ya. Really, I think I'm going to try this one.
Faux Fire
By lilybeeWhen the weather turns rubbish nothing beats snuggling up in front of a fire, possibly with trashy fiction and preferably with some kind of chocolaty beverage. It's just what winter should be all about. Unfortunately our apartment doesn't have a fireplace so I was forced to improvise...
While technically it wont keep me warm, (except in a cockles-of-my-heart way) it was super easy to make and it makes me smile, and my baby scream with b » READ MORE
Energy Seed generates street light from old batteries
By Doug Aamoth
What a smart solution to the problem of improper disposal of alkaline batteries! The "Energy Seed" concept comes from designers Sungwoo Park and Sunhee Kim. It's basically a receptacle for old batteries that collectively harnesses the leftover juice from all the batteries that are placed inside and uses it to power an LED street light.
This is a great idea for just about any environmentally-conscious neighborhood, but I'd actually like one o » READ MORE
Lighting Our Cave of a Hallway
By cillastar
Our hallway is a hazard. Hazard as in getting up in the middle of the night and bumping one's toe on the way to the bathroom. Unfortunately, there are no outlets or hardwired lights to illuminate the space. I thought about running rope lighting around the ceiling. So glad I decided against it. Too much of a college dorm look for me. Candles don't cut it and running an extension cord wasn't an attractive option. I happened upon these LED lights » READ MORE
Broken Light Bulb LED Lamp
By DIY Maven
The house we lived in when I was a kid had naked light bulbs for ceiling light fixtures. It’s ironic how an unsightly element like a bare bulb can be re-imagined into something quite extraordinary like the Ceci. Available through Generate, the Ceci is ‘a high-powered LED bulb with a hand-blown heat-resistant Pyrex broken bulb lampshade around it.’ Available in limited edition, a signed Ceci bulb will set you back $219 bucks. As a kid who grew » READ MORE
How To: Quick, Easy, and Temporary Garden Lights.
By Chrisjob
Solar garden light kits are cool, but can be pricey, permanent, and are just begging to be run over with the lawnmower. So, here's a sweet DIY alternative: "make your own ultra-low cost temporary garden lights using LEDs, lithium coin cells, and mason jars."
Materials
- Lithium coin cell batteries
- Ultrabright LEDs with diffused lens
- Mason jars and lids
- Tape
Simply attached the LEDs to the batteries, and tape into place. Tape the whole t » READ MORE
LED Floor Captures Digital Footprints.
By ChrisjobFloor designers Sensacell installed a 250 sq. foot interactive LED floor from 1000 of their LED panels at the 2008 World Expo in Spain. Over time, the floors begin to remember patterns and trails of steps, which will either highlight how often we go to the refridgerator, or remind us of our ecological footprint. One or the other.
How To: The Ultraviolet Nightlight and Message Board.
By ChrisjobGive your soldering skills a workout with this glowtacular UV mini-message board and nightlight. Using safe near-UV LEDS, your eyes and flesh will be kept safe while under the soft neon glow of a message from your friends, sweetheart, or yourself, reminding you of that important appointment the next day.
Materials:
1) 5VDC/300mA Unregulated Power Supply (Wall Wart)
PWR1258 @ $1.49 each from BG Micro
(1) 2.1mm 2.1mm Barrel Connector Plug
#PWR » READ MORE
LED Shower Light
By DIY Maven
If, for any reason, you've ever showered in the dark, then you'll know just how wicked awesome this LED Shower Light is. From Think Geek, the shower-head-light ($40) fits your standard shower pipe. When you first turn on the shower, the light glows blue, indicating the water is chilly. When the light turns red, it means the water has heated up to a very comfortable 89 degrees. It installs in minutes and there's no batteries needed.
DIY Bent Acrylic Lamp Kit
By roedwardReadyMade Magazine just featured Rob's DIY Bent Acrylic LED Lamp in there newest issue.
His kit is up for sale on coactlab.com Check it out!
The Pong-Embedded Table.
By Chrisjob"Breakfast just got bleepier...." With 2,400 LEDs and a touch sensitive surface, designer Moritz Waldemeyer has embedded history's second greatest video game into this gorgeous modern white dining table. Apparently, there's also a paint by number feature.
‘Hello, my name is’ in LED
By DIY Maven
Instead of the ubiquitous ‘Hello, my name is’ sticky, this programable LED badge scrolls any message up to 512 characters in length. It can even do multiple messages too. So, at conferences your salutation can scroll by followed by pleas like, ‘Get me outta here!’. The 1 5/8" by 3 1/8" by ½" scrolling badge is available at E-treme Geek for 20 bucks.
Interactive Coffee Table - The Deke
By roedwardCheck out this interactive coffee table that I have been working on with becausewecan.org It features 25 RGB LED's controlled by an Arduino microcontroller.
The current version has one distance sensor in the corner of the table to select colors across the table
Here's the link:
http://coactlab.com/blog/?p=15
The table will be available for sale @ Because We Can in mid-May
Light-Emitting Wallpaper.
By ChrisjobInhabitat.com illuminates this light-emitting wallpaper by Jonas Samson. Though the technology hasn't quite been revealed,"this Light-Emitting Wallpaper harkens back to recent products exploring digital paper by Miquel Mora, part of the Flat Futures project– developed by the Royal College of Art Design Interactions Department– showcased at the MoMA’s ‘Design and the Elastic Mind’ exhibition. By using developments like e-ink and OLEDs ( » READ MORE
