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What's inside of a Wi-Fi-controlled light bulb? Find out in this Teardown Tuesday!

What's inside of a Wi-Fi-controlled light bulb? Find out in this Teardown Tuesday!

All you need to know about LED arrays. If you want to learn about them, drive one using an Arduino, or build them, this…

All you need to know about LED arrays. If you want to learn about them, drive one using an Arduino, or build them, this is the place to start.

In this project, you'll learn how to build a 4-bit binary counter using a 5x7 LED matrix for data count value…

In this project, you'll learn how to build a 4-bit binary counter using a 5x7 LED matrix for data count value visualization. The project will use a combination of standard electronic and surface mount components.

Once a luxury item, they are now commonplace. Wireless mice are pretty popular, but what's in them?

Once a luxury item, they are now commonplace. Wireless mice are pretty popular, but what's in them?

OLED displays might finally have the advantage they need to sweep the smartphone market.

OLED displays might finally have the advantage they need to sweep the smartphone market.

Build a generator-powered LED headlight for a longboard for very cheap.

Build a generator-powered LED headlight for a longboard for very cheap.

Lasers are plentiful, inexpensive, and fun to use. Here's a target that reacts when it's hit by a laser beam.

Lasers are plentiful, inexpensive, and fun to use. Here's a target that reacts when it's hit by a laser beam.

Gather data via USB from a BH1745NUC optical sensor and then display color characteristics and illuminance values.

Gather data via USB from a BH1745NUC optical sensor and then display color characteristics and illuminance values.

Learn how to collect and process RGB data generated by the BH1745NUC color sensor IC.

Learn how to collect and process RGB data generated by the BH1745NUC color sensor IC.

Display colors by precisely controlling the intensity of red, green, and blue LEDs.

Display colors by precisely controlling the intensity of red, green, and blue LEDs.

Build an LED chaser with a little twist: we'll be using a microcontroller and an LCD along with the usual 4017 counters.

Build an LED chaser with a little twist: we'll be using a microcontroller and an LCD along with the usual 4017 counters.

Smart LEDs are becoming increasingly popular and very inexpensive. It's a great time to pick some up and experiment!

Smart LEDs are becoming increasingly popular and very inexpensive. It's a great time to pick some up and experiment!

There are many so competing technologies in televisions, it can quickly become downright confusing. We discuss a handful…

There are many so competing technologies in televisions, it can quickly become downright confusing. We discuss a handful of them here including 4k / UHD, Framerate, OLED, HDR, Quantum dots, and Quantum LEDs

In this project, you'll learn how to wire an LED and flash it using the Raspberry Pi. Also, to isolate the Raspberry Pi's…

In this project, you'll learn how to wire an LED and flash it using the Raspberry Pi. Also, to isolate the Raspberry Pi's + 3.3VDC compliant output pins from supply voltages greater than this power source, an opto-isolator will be introduced as well.

A thorough explanation of OLED technology and its applications. Like an LED, an OLED is a solid semiconductor device that…

A thorough explanation of OLED technology and its applications. Like an LED, an OLED is a solid semiconductor device that is 100 to 500 nanometers in length or 200 times smaller than a human hair!

This analog design allows your LEDs to respond to your music. Just plug your music source into this which sends a channel…

This analog design allows your LEDs to respond to your music. Just plug your music source into this which sends a channel to your sound system and some LEDs.

Use a WS2812 RGB LED strip to visualize the pose of an MPU-6050 6-degree-of-freedom IMU in three dimensional space.

Use a WS2812 RGB LED strip to visualize the pose of an MPU-6050 6-degree-of-freedom IMU in three dimensional space.

The displays come in the clear and mirrored variety and both are equally amazing.

The displays come in the clear and mirrored variety and both are equally amazing.