Each panel measures about 31.5″ square, and has an 8×8 grid of “smart” RGB LEDs. PixelInvaders LED panels use software called PixelController to drive them. You can even control them using a MIDI device or using OSC compatible software. The hardware is open-sourced, and is targeted at geeks, artists, and DIY enthusiasts. The panels themselves are able to playback real-time generated video or simple color changes. The PixelController software was released as open-source software on GitHub.

To support the project and get your own PixelInvaders LED panels, you can visit the IndieGoGo PixelInvaders page. Minimum contribution is $25, but to get anything back, you’ll need to give at least $282, and that only includes the LED modules. You’ll need to spend as much as $626 for all the parts needed to assemble a full panel, or $1499 for a fully assembled and tested one.

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The way the system works, you place all of your devices into proximity with one another, then surf to a special website URL, which displays a visual marker on each screen. You then take a photo of the devices relationship, and upload it to the Junkyard Jumbotron web site. Once processed, the system slices up the image and properly aligns the pieces. Once loaded, you can even load up another part of the app to manipulate the image across all displays. It doesn’t matter if you mix smartphones with laptops with tablets with internet TVs. As long as the devices can surf the web, they can participate.

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Borovoy and Knep developed the system while exploring ways to improve interaction and community between device users. I would have liked it just as much if they made it just because it was cool. You can make your own Junkyard Jumbotron now by heading over to the beta site. Feel free to post back any cool displays matrices you manage to create.

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Using  a new piece of custom iOS software called SynchroMoviePlayer, they’re able to stream a single movie file, shared across all of the iPhones, and then broken up onto all of the screens. Here’s a quick video clip of the multiscreen action, playing a brief snippet from the TRON: Legacy trailer:

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I can’t wait to see them get this working with hundreds of iPhones or iPads. Once they can work this out, I’m sure the possibilities for using these for backdrops for everything from rock concerts to tradeshows will truly come to light.

Lucia is a sound reactive LED matrix, which consists of a 112×20 pixel RGB LED light box that can display a variety of shapes and colors, depending on the sounds it detects. It comes with a bunch of pre-loaded generative patterns and animations, which are controlled via a dial on the top of the display.

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I think it’s pretty cool, and I wouldn’t mind having one in my round as sort of ambient light source.

Of course, with the right programming, you could also use it as your own personal billboard, hawking your wares to  friends and family as they sit on your couch.

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The Runco WindowWall is a customizable video wall system, allowing you to seamlessly integrate video into the walls of your home or office.

A typical WindowWall system come in a 3×3 display configuration, pushing out a native 4098 x 2304 resolution onto a 10.1 foot wide screen, and can tile video from 1080p, 720p and other video sources. Other standard configurations include 1×2, 2×1, 2×2, 2×3, 3×1, 3×2, and 5×4 grids to fit into whatever wall space you have to work with. You can even arrange the displays onto curved surfaces. Runco also offers custom configurations to suit your every giant-video-wall whim.

Each LCD “tile” in the grid measures just 46″ diagonally, 4.5″ thick, weighs 48 lbs, and is separated by a small gap between tiles that’s 0.28″ wide, so while the image has some seams, they’re pretty unobtrusive. Each panel is set into a special “Tile Align” mounting system which ensures the displays are properly aligned on your wall.

No word on pricing for these panels, but I suppose if you have to ask, you probably can’t afford it.

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It’s really great to see this trailer in full HD resolution. Just like Avatar, this movie is going to be a 3D extravaganza. The new world of Tron Legacy will just jump out, grab you and shake the quarters from your pockets.

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Even Bruce Boxleitner and Jeff Bridges are coming back. The creators of the movie integrated concepts from the Matrix into Tron, which isn’t bad in my book. Wait, wasn’t the Matrix inspired by Tron? It’s too bad that we’ll have to wait until the 17th of December 2010 in order to see it.

This concept is by Clarke Hopkins Clarke from Melbourne Australia. They want to take a bunch of iPads, hook them up together into a giant matrix and use them to create massive touchscreen walls. The walls would then be used to produce multitouch interactive art and educational installations.

The fact that it’s modular is interesting, but the more you think about it, the less it makes sense. Standalone LCD screens are still much more cost-effective than iPads (even if they are refurbished). Of course, then you’d need some sort of computer system to power the displays themselves. And then touchscreen interfaces for them too. So maybe iPads would be the best way to pull this off. Or lots of iPhones.

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The Matrix M6001 watch displays time using a set of LCD bars at the top and the bottom of its display. The tall bars on the top indicate the current hour, while the shorter bars on the bottom indicate five-minute intervals. The zero bar on the bottom left is broken into four segments that indicate individual minutes.

The watch has a shiny stainless body with a stitched leather band in one of several colors. Depending on the hue you select, it works amazingly well as either a men’s or women’s watch.

Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find these outside of Korea at this point. But if you happen to know someone who speaks the language, you might be able to get your hands on one from Funshop.kr on sale for KRW 69,000 (appx. $74 USD).

The Giordano Curve LED watch features a matrix of 82 individual LEDs to display the current time in a unique vertical orientation. The watches have a nice stainless steel band, and are water resistant to 30 meters.

The Giordano retails for $179 to $189 and is available in red, green, orange or yellow LED versions.