Technology

iPad-Programmable LED Wall

iPad-Programmable LED Wall

Greg Friedland of San Francisco, CA, wrote in with his 32-square-foot LED matrix. The lights in the Aurora consist of a grid of 544 RGB LEDs capable of ~16 million colors attached to a 4′ by 8′ wood board. The LEDs are controlled by a microcontroller, which is in turn controlled by a program running […]

LVL1 Boneyard Hackathon Recap

LVL1 Boneyard Hackathon Recap

A big personal thanks to everyone who came out to the 2012 LVL1 Boneyard Hackathon. We had 9 teams consisting of 54 hackers compete for 24 hours straight, putting to the test their technical capabilities, endurance, and creativity. We had 9 great projects, and everyone had a lot of fun! Our youngest competitors were only […]