rgb + xyz = fun
filed under: hacks-mods | interactive
posted: May 14th, 2008 2 comments author: technabob
I came across this nifty concept for an electronic plaything earlier this week and thought I’d share it with you guys.
Steve Gilbertson’s interactive color cube uses a 3-axis accelerometer to detect movements and relays that information to a grid of brightly colored LEDs to create a portable light show in a box.
Each axis of the accelerometer (X, Y, and Z) directly influences one of the color channels (Red, Green and Blue), so every angle results in a unique color display. All of the electronics, including the array of 54 RGB diodes are packed into a tiny 2″ cube which then “floats” inside of a 4″ white acrylic box, which diffuses the light.
While this is currently a one-of-a-kind gizmo, I’m hoping that Gilbertson finds a way to mass produce battery-powered versions of the cube at some point. I’d definitely want one on my desk.
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1. Dedicated Hosting Provider | May 14th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
This is a pretty cool invention. Although I don’t really see a point to it, it is still a neat thing.
Cool video!
2. technabob | May 14th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
The point is, there is no point… but is sure looks cool doing it.
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