A computer-controlled ferrofluid display. Background Ferrofluid looks cool, so why not play with it in 3D space? What it does The ferrofluid blob is suspended in 3D space however you want. You can stretch it, break it, move it, spin… Continue Reading
A centrally-controlled grid of wind-sensitive tea candles. Background I wanted to make a light-art piece for my barren walls at home to impress unsuspecting female co-workers who happened to stop by. What it does It generally looks like a grid… Continue Reading
A heating system to keep me toasty in my slumber. Background I live in San Francisco. Naturally, the 4000W in-wall heater in my bedroom is placed such that I can’t use it. Also I have what used to be a fireplace… Continue Reading
Just a fun fact I discovered recently and wish I knew years ago: Texas Instruments (along with many other companies) publishes component symbols/devices/footprints for their parts that you can import into EAGLE easily. Let’s use a nice power convertor as… Continue Reading
Background My cousin inherited a vintage Danish telephone (meets USA signal spec apparently) from our grandmother but lamented that she had no land-line to actually use it. Still, it would make a wicked cool addition to her nightstand. So I was… Continue Reading
– I never got this working fully but maybe there are some bits here you can use – The story I got a BBB and started with Derek Malloy’s awesome tutorial so I could finally put my awesome blinkery to work… Continue Reading
This is a full 4,096 color 8×8 LED matrix based wristwatch with software-driven 4-bit PWM for each channel at 60 full PWM sweeps per second. Background I wanted to see how much performance I could squeeze out of the then-newly… Continue Reading
An artsy night-light that glows with the phases of a Puerto Rican sunset. Background For a few summer months I managed to trick a beautiful blonde dancer into hanging out with me for a while. In my bewilderment I made a night-light… Continue Reading
An oversized scanned-matrix display using 10mm LEDs. Background When Steven Colbert and Jon Stewart announced the Rally To Restore Sanity and/or Fear, my politically zealous brother wanted to add some flair to the party. We devised a satirical protest sign… Continue Reading
Sometimes you just need a wristwatch, and sometimes you come across a bunch of super-sweet retro LED displays pulled from calculators of yore. I mean, what else am I going to do with my time? Background Back in late 2009… Continue Reading