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DIY: LED glass tiles

Troy sent in his DIY LED tiles that he put in while renovating his bathroom. It would be interesting to see this hooked up to the internet, enabling it displaying information while getting ready for work. Maybe changing color based on weather, traffic or new emails?

Read more about making your own LED glass tiles

Posted by Marc de Vinck | May 6, 2008 02:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics | Permalink | Comments (2)

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Posted by: Darren Wiskow on May 6, 2008 at 5:36 AM

Thermistor

it would have been great to see a thermistor put int the faucet to display from red to blue of the temperature of the water. still very cool :D

Posted by: TN on May 6, 2008 at 9:18 AM

replacement

But occasionally led lights fail, do they not? Plus it's a wet area--is there any way to get at them?

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