Re: What happens when a bored EE gets ahold of 57,600 LEDs
 

That is awesome! Kinda makes me want to have one..

Re: What happens when a bored EE gets ahold of 57,600 LEDs
 

Heard about it again on the radio yesterday (the hosts called it "nerd cool"), and it is featured on Engadget today!

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/13/w...s-for-burning/

Re: What happens when a bored EE gets ahold of 57,600 LEDs
 

That cost 20 grand to make! Oh my...

Re: What happens when a bored EE gets ahold of 57,600 LEDs
 

57,600 LEDs cost a lot of money, even if they're only a dime or a quarter a piece.

The flex circuit boards and automated soldering are also expensive.

But the real expensive part is the six months it took to figure it all out.

Re: What happens when a bored EE gets ahold of 57,600 LEDs
 

It's featured on thedailywhat Geek!

http://geeks.thedailywh.at/2011/07/1...tv-of-the-day/

Re: What happens when a bored EE gets ahold of 57,600 LEDs
 

neat! It's all over the tech/geek/nerd blogs. Interesting about the batteries, everyone is so concerned about battery life...he has 5 sets of batteries for it already. They fit in your pockets, one on each side.