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Former Member over 14 years ago

Hey ben, Recently found your videos and i love all of them!

 

I have a suggestion for you to make. I came up with idea about a month ago but i don't have the knowleadge to make it.

 

 

Idea: Make a box that Can mount to a desk and be able to select, turn on and off and dimm a cold cathode or a colored led. The use would be A dak room and it would go on the back of your computermoniter and you can say when watching a movie can make it purple, Brosing web blue, gaming red. [All controlled physicaly, Or by computer if possiable. And maby also have them be dimmed by the outputed sound.

 

 

 

 

 

  I wan't to to use a hobby box or in-expensive box that can mount under and next to where my keyboard slides out of my desk. And using a arduino or some controller And on the outside of the box have 4 things. A Flip switch Or Big button, 3 small buttons, 1 medium button, and a dial. when you hit the one of the small buttons it tells the controller to take control of the one of the outputs [ A cold cathod or led] And then you can use the switch or a big button To turn it on or off then use the dial to switch it on or off. But when you press another small button to turn another one on it will keep the setting of the old others one so when you switch it will stay on.

 

 

also can you try and keep it right around 100$ because i will wan't to replicate what you made.

 

 

If this was too confusing or didn't make sence can can you PM me and i'll give you a way to contact me.

 

thanks in advance for any or all help!

 

 

                                                    -- Lorenzo

 

 

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    Former Member over 14 years ago

    i took that idea to the extream

    long ago

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftso24WsAfM

     

    i still working on that project and building my own custom controller for it

    at some point every light in my house will be interactive based on sound and / or  motion

    with HTPC control

     

    i can make up plans using a arduino for what you want to do and help you with the software

    and code keeping at / near 50$ in parts

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    Former Member over 14 years ago in reply to Former Member

    That was totaly epic! I would hit you up right now but i just don't have any money or recources right now to do it. But thats really cool1 keep up the good work.

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    Former Member over 14 years ago in reply to Former Member

    That was totaly epic! I would hit you up right now but i just don't have any money or recources right now to do it. But thats really cool1 keep up the good work.

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