http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/ Engadget Comments for DIY arduino Christmas lights spectacular turns bad taste into... art http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/Dec 3rd 2009 3:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/Dec 3rd 2009 3:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/Dec 3rd 2009 3:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/
You want to see a good light show (with 50,000 lights), go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnk0KjWxgMA&annotation_id=annotation_486480&feature=iv




]]>Dec 3rd 2009 3:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/Dec 3rd 2009 3:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/Ok, I guess that one is a DIY aswell, but the guy is doing this for a living. The guy in the engadget-post doesn't, (I hope)..]]>Dec 3rd 2009 3:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/
I understand, but regardless, the point here to me is the finished product.

The link I posted further down is of a man who doesn't offer his lighting skills for hire, and his display is even crazier for 2009 (75,000 lights!)]]>Dec 3rd 2009 3:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/Dec 3rd 2009 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/Amazing! Beautiful detail and rhythm. Perfect. ]]>Dec 3rd 2009 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/Dec 3rd 2009 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0]]>Dec 3rd 2009 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/
RickRoll'd!]]>Dec 3rd 2009 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmgf60CI_ks]]>Dec 3rd 2009 3:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/
Just beat me to it, that's my all time personal favourite too!]]>Dec 3rd 2009 3:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDH-yhpoz4I&NR=1]]>Dec 3rd 2009 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/
@DogStar - that's awesome, possibly better than my link.]]>Dec 3rd 2009 3:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szLmAPW39uE

His other link: http://www.friscochristmas.com/]]>Dec 3rd 2009 3:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/
Crazy!

Can't wait to see THAT updated video!]]>Dec 3rd 2009 3:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/
I came here just to post that link. I'm from the Dallas area and every year we go to that. It's amazing!]]>Dec 3rd 2009 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.xmas-box.com/ ... you can request a song to sync the lights.]]>Dec 3rd 2009 3:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/Dec 3rd 2009 3:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBMR3kjp2C0 thats still one of my favorites, that and the original 2005 one using the same song]]>Dec 3rd 2009 3:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.unplggd.com/uimages/unplggd/120109christimasdittohouse.jpg]]>Dec 3rd 2009 3:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/Dec 3rd 2009 4:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/
other than that, you keep your godawful discolit christmas houses]]>Dec 3rd 2009 4:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/Dec 3rd 2009 4:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/Dec 3rd 2009 4:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/Dec 3rd 2009 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plrybXfJZkw
Watch the whole thing as I turn the exposure down because the lights are a little too bright for the camera.]]>Dec 3rd 2009 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/Dec 3rd 2009 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/And it works well bro, ignore the trolls and the haters its easy to flame some one on these sites ,but you get points for taking the effort to create magic for your family and post the vid,]]>Dec 3rd 2009 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDu1VveSo1E

I bought all my lights this year so this was expensive to start. I hope that I'll be able to buy a lot more lights during the after-Christmas sale and make the display 2-3 times as complex next year.

Merry Christmas everyone!]]>Dec 3rd 2009 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/diy-arduino-christmas-lights-spectacular-turns-bad-taste-into/Dec 3rd 2009 10:49PM