LEDs have a special place in every maker's heart, and it's because we all love the ability to create light at moment's notice. Almost every project I have made over the last two decades has included ...

Anyone can buy a clock, but building your own lets you express your creative flair along the way. [Edison Science Corner] did just that with this neat sci-fi looking design. The build relies on an ...

Makers and electronic enthusiasts looking to add light and colour to the next project may be interested in the arrival of a new NeoPixel RGB Neon-like LED Flex Strip to the Adafruit online store.

Thanks to their versatility, commodity-level pricing and the eye-popping visual effects they create, programmable LED strips have become a staple ingredient for both Maker-style projects and more ...

Between all the telescopes, rocket engines, and body parts that people are printing these days, there are so many crazy additive manufacturing projects in the world that a 3D-printed TV hardly seems ...

Here's a nice one for those looking to incorporate LEDs with a touch or proximity switch into a project: the company Bare Conductive shows how to use an LED strip light with its Touch Board. The ...

The lightsaber for the Star Wars community, fans, cosplayers, collectors, and duelists—is not a mere glowing object; it is a representation of legacy, power, an ...

Something a bit light-hearted—or light-bottomed—for you all today. This motion-reactive, Neopixel LED skirt by makeTVee popped up on Hackaday this morning, and I think it deserves to have some, ahem, ...