DIY ShiftBrite coffeetable a beautiful, headache-inducing conversation piece
By Laura June 
posted May 4th 2009 1:44PM
posted May 4th 2009 1:44PM
Searching for the perfect coffeetable is a struggle we know well. DIYer macetech has sidestepped the whole "boring" furniture problem by installing 81 ShiftBrite LED modules into a 2x2 foot IKEA table which run a sine plasma into HSV/RGB conversion by way of an Arduino. Sure, it's probably not something your grandmother would want in her living room -- but your friends would undoubtedly be pretty jealous to see this thing hanging out in your place. Watch out for seizures, though. Video of the table in action after the break.
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They can build this - but they can't figure out how to disable the autofocus on their camcorder and manually focus it. :)
This would have been awesome in 1978.
I'd rather have it on a wall.
its like a light bright... on steroids.
I'd like it if it was an LCD display that looked like it "rippled" like water when you put something on it. So, it's a good start.
Expensive, but neato!
You're right about that expensive part. Table is $100, $313 for the lights. $115 for the cables. and $30 for the Arduino unit. And I'm sure there more that would be needed. So at least $558.
Ok got my disco shoes and I am ready to dance on the table.
There's actually no autofocus on the camcorder, the glass is frosted so the LEDs are blurred. You can see the edges of the table are in focus.
My senior design project uses an 8x8 of LEDs for a Chess board.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q8ZjUIQhE4
Still have some software/notification stuff to fix after our presentation Wednesday though.
Do want!
I'm looking ot make a lightbox does anyone have a good link for this project? Perhaps a forum?
My eyes hurt!!!!
This seems way too difficult to do coke off. Just who are they marketing this to?
Land of the Loooooost!
The 60s and 70s are long enough ago that it's VERY possible there are grandmothers who would think this is pretty groovy.