Hackaday2d ago

Building a Monitor Light Bar for Better Productivity

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/03/24/building-a-monitor-light-bar-for-better-productivity/

Building A Monitor Light Bar For Better Productivity

If you’re intending to work at your desk for long periods of time, good lighting is a must, as it can help stave off eye strain and mental fatigue. It was a desire for more comfortable produc…

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132d ago
Building a Monitor Light Bar for Better Productivity https://hackaday.com/2026/03/24/building-a-monitor-light-bar-for-better-productivity/
#LEDHacks #ESP32 #Homeassisstant #Lightbar #Lighting #Monitorlight
Building A Monitor Light Bar For Better Productivity

If you’re intending to work at your desk for long periods of time, good lighting is a must, as it can help stave off eye strain and mental fatigue. It was a desire for more comfortable produc…

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HackadayMar 1

This LED Strip Clock Aims to Make Your Next One Easier, Too

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/28/this-led-strip-clock-aims-to-make-your-next-one-easier-too/

13Mar 1
This LED Strip Clock Aims to Make Your Next One Easier, Too https://hackaday.com/2026/02/28/this-led-strip-clock-aims-to-make-your-next-one-easier-too/
#Clockhacks #LEDHacks #ESP8266 #Mqtt #Wemosd1mini
This LED Strip Clock Aims To Make Your Next One Easier, Too

At first glance, it may look like [Rybitski]’s 7-segment RGB LED clock is something that’s been done before, but look past the beautiful mounting. It’s not just stylishly framed; …

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HackadayFeb 26

Driving WS2812Bs With Pure Logic

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/26/driving-ws2812bs-with-pure-logic/

13Feb 26
Driving WS2812Bs With Pure Logic https://hackaday.com/2026/02/26/driving-ws2812bs-with-pure-logic/
#LEDHacks #Led #Logic #Ws2812b
Driving WS2812Bs With Pure Logic

The WS2812B has become one of the most popular addressable LEDs out there. They’re easy to drive from just about any microcontroller you can think of. But what if you have a microcontroller a…

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HackadayFeb 24

Modded Lightbox Makes For Attractive LED Matrix Display

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/24/modded-lightbox-makes-for-attractive-led-matrix-display/

13Feb 24
Modded Lightbox Makes For Attractive LED Matrix Display https://hackaday.com/2026/02/24/modded-lightbox-makes-for-attractive-led-matrix-display/
#LEDHacks #ESP8266 #Led #Ledhacks
Modded Lightbox Makes For Attractive LED Matrix Display

If you’ve been to a wedding or a downtown coffee shop in the last 10 years, you’ve probably seen those little lightboxes that are so popular these days. They consist of letters placed o…

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13Feb 23
A Candle-Powered Light https://hackaday.com/2026/02/23/a-candle-powered-light/
#LEDHacks #Candle #Efficiency #Heatsink #Led #Light #Pcb #Radiator #TEG #Thermoelectricgenerator
A Candle-Powered Light

For a little over two thousand years, the primary light sources after the sun had set were oil lamps and candles. This was well before the age of fossil fuels, so these oil lamps were often fueled …

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HackadayFeb 23

A Candle-Powered Light

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/23/a-candle-powered-light/