Miscellany
OLED Tile
The OLED Tile is a light fixture concept created to explore the use of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology in a modular and interactive fashion. [ continue ]
Vacuum Tube Night Light
The Vacuum Tube Night Light uses a 1960s-era 0A3/VR-75 cold-cathode gas-discharge tube and a rectifying circuit to create a lamp that provides a soft, orange glow. [ continue ]
Countdown Pedestrian Signal
The Countdown Pedestrian Signal is created from a Dialight 430-6479-001F Countdown Pedestrian Signal Controller, Parallax BASIC Stamp 2, and EFX-TEK RC-4 Relay Control Board. [ continue ]
DEFCON 18 Badge
The DEFCON 18 Badge was created for the 2010 edition of DEFCON, the largest and oldest continuously running hacker and computer security convention in the world. It features active electronics mounted on an artistically designed, aluminum substrate printed circuit board. [ continue ]
DEFCON 17 Badge
The DEFCON 17 Badge was created for the 2009 edition of DEFCON, the largest and oldest continuously running hacker and computer security convention in the world. The badge uses active electronics, features an artistic circuit board, and provides an open design to allow attendees to experiment with and modify the badge to their liking. The goal of this year’s design was to be elegant and stark, yet powerful. The badge is based around a Freescale MC56F8006 16-bit digital signal controller, Knowles Acoustics SPM0408LE5H amplified MEMS microphone, and Kingbright RGB LED. Its three operating states are determined solely by the sound level received by the microphone: [ continue ]