Whacky LED Applications

Some odd LED based product offerings



Infinity Mirror Dress offered for $1800 on Etsy
LED Nightclub Eye Lashes $6.99  @ Amazon

 Motion sensor in controler worn on head effects lights.










Hair Growth Hat with 272 Lazer Diodes -  $2,999 capilluspro

(There are cheaper models with fewer lazers for the less "faithful")





Persistence of vision displays

Cleverly engineered, this technique makes the most of a relatively small number of LEDs, most commonly seen in sl called "Holographic LED Projectors" that show floating sneakers in malls and
"Poy Sticks" spun on a rope by artists to make pretty patterns in place of the original flame pot.






A fun concept, imagine an alternate universe where engineering innovation stopped before developing raster scan or LCD style displays, where they may still be watching electro-mechanical TVs, like this 1928 toy for the wealthy using a slotted spinning disk.
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          This TV kit produced 1.5", 48 line images at 7.5 FPS.



These Fans spinning at near 1500 RPM may present a market limiting safety issue.


 





Early LightBalance Group (Ukraine) merging art and science (combining EL Wire and LED Strips)





Recent LightBalance Kids Multimedia tecknology on America's Got Talent







Recycled PCB Jeweley an decorations

Circuit Breaker Labs makes these nice pieces, starting at about $29.99
They have an Etsy store as well.




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