Even if surface-mount skills aren’t in your repertoire, chances are pretty good that most of us are at least familiar with SMD stencils. These paper-thin laser-cut steel sheets are a handy way to ...

[Mile] put together this stunning LED matrix watch, on which the stars of this show are the 256 monochrome 0603 LEDs arranged in a grid on its face. The matrix is only 1.4in in the diagonal and is ...

Part 1 of this three-part series introduced the technical and engineering steps necessary to design an LED display system from individual LED lamps. Part 2 provided the remaining steps needed to ...

Makers, developers and electronic enthusiasts may be interested in a new Arduino programmable Internet connectable LED matrix display launched via the Crowd Supply website this week, which is now ...

LEDs provide a convenient way to electronically display information. LEDs provide a convenient way to electronically display information. Although the seven-segment LED display, arranged in the form ...

We’ve seen some great Halloween-related hacks for costumes, including the gaping hole one over at Make, but we at GeekTech are fond of wiring up our pumpkins as well (we even made a Pumpkin PC). Mike ...

Anyone who is wanted to create their very own LED matrix watch may be interested in a new project which is being entered into the The 2017 Hackaday Prize competition and has been created by user Mile.

A matrix of eight switches form an eight-channel LED bypass switching IC that controls on/off/dimming and fault indications for an LED array. In operation, the switch matrix interfaces with an ...

100 years ago, road traffic safety changed forever when automotive components company Bosch introduced the first electric headlights. Today, GM and Opel are at the forefront of the ever increasing ...

The second-generation Volkswagen Amarok is nearing its debut on July 7, and the German carmaker wants to keep the news flow pumping with a new teaser. This time, we learn more about the truck’s LED ...

Tesla currently offers LED matrix headlights on the Model 3, Model Y, and Model S. Rumor has it that the Model X will also get the advanced headlights soon. Still, Tesla doesn't offer support in ...