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I wonder how much it would take to mass produce these and sell as programming toys/tools? I'd buy one. PS: if someone else would be serious about pursuing this

I wonder how much it would take to mass produce these and sell as programming toys/tools? I'd buy one. PS: if someone else would be serious about pursuing this, i'd love to be a part of it

redthrowaway 16y ago
If you were truly mass producing them, it'd be cheaper to get them made in China/India, and cooler if you could do it with smaller leds in a smaller cube.
amandle 16y ago
Thinkgeek sells a 4x4x4 version for $80: http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/techies/d71d/ http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/techies/d71d/
- zoul 16y ago
  Doesn’t look programmable, though? That would make it next to worthless for me, unless it’s possible to hack it easily (not that I would be able to do that).
  - bockris 16y ago
    i have this one http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/rainbow-cube-kit-rgb-4x4x4-rainbowduino-compatible-p-596.html http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/rainbow-cube-kit-rgb-4x4x4-... I've put it together but haven't had the time to test it out. It also requires one of these: http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/rainbowduino-led-driver-platform-atmega-328-p-371.html http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/rainbowduino-led-driver-pla... So it is most definitely programmable, It was a bitch to solder together though.
mootothemax 16y ago
Great idea! To be honest though I lean more towards toughening them and selling as nightclub lights. Even the smallest of places spends megabucks on their lighting rigs, and this would be a toy that every bored sound tech would love to play with :) Edit: I'm not the only one to have thought about this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cLLyfop3QI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cLLyfop3QI Edit2: This company appears to be offering them for sale in sizes up to 32x32x32: http://www.seekway.com.cn/e/ledsys9.htm http://www.seekway.com.cn/e/ledsys9.htm
- jacquesm 16y ago
  http://www.seekway.com.cn/e/3d/h32/video.htm http://www.seekway.com.cn/e/3d/h32/video.htm Amazing video here! Before you wonder about the 'crappy resolution' do the math, 32x32x32 is 32768 individual leds. The video appears to be of a 32x32x16 array.
  - calloc 16y ago
    Those look to be RGB as well. So that is 4 connections per LED (red, green, blue, ground).
- herrherr 16y ago
  Price for this one is $400. A lot more expensive than I thought. http://www.seekway.com.cn/e/3d/a08/detail.htm http://www.seekway.com.cn/e/3d/a08/detail.htm
  - mootothemax 16y ago
    Wire up an interface so you can control it from a lights desk and you could charge 5 or 6 times that.

I wonder how much it would take to mass produce these and sell as programming toys/tools? I'd buy one. PS: if someone else would be serious about pursuing this, i'd love to be a part of it

redthrowaway 16y ago

If you were truly mass producing them, it'd be cheaper to get them made in China/India, and cooler if you could do it with smaller leds in a smaller cube.

amandle 16y ago

Thinkgeek sells a 4x4x4 version for $80: http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/techies/d71d/ http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/techies/d71d/

zoul 16y ago
Doesn’t look programmable, though? That would make it next to worthless for me, unless it’s possible to hack it easily (not that I would be able to do that).
- bockris 16y ago
  i have this one http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/rainbow-cube-kit-rgb-4x4x4-rainbowduino-compatible-p-596.html http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/rainbow-cube-kit-rgb-4x4x4-... I've put it together but haven't had the time to test it out. It also requires one of these: http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/rainbowduino-led-driver-platform-atmega-328-p-371.html http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/rainbowduino-led-driver-pla... So it is most definitely programmable, It was a bitch to solder together though.

mootothemax 16y ago

Great idea! To be honest though I lean more towards toughening them and selling as nightclub lights. Even the smallest of places spends megabucks on their lighting rigs, and this would be a toy that every bored sound tech would love to play with :) Edit: I'm not the only one to have thought about this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cLLyfop3QI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cLLyfop3QI Edit2: This company appears to be offering them for sale in sizes up to 32x32x32: http://www.seekway.com.cn/e/ledsys9.htm http://www.seekway.com.cn/e/ledsys9.htm

jacquesm 16y ago
http://www.seekway.com.cn/e/3d/h32/video.htm http://www.seekway.com.cn/e/3d/h32/video.htm Amazing video here! Before you wonder about the 'crappy resolution' do the math, 32x32x32 is 32768 individual leds. The video appears to be of a 32x32x16 array.
- calloc 16y ago
  Those look to be RGB as well. So that is 4 connections per LED (red, green, blue, ground).
herrherr 16y ago
Price for this one is $400. A lot more expensive than I thought. http://www.seekway.com.cn/e/3d/a08/detail.htm http://www.seekway.com.cn/e/3d/a08/detail.htm
- mootothemax 16y ago
  Wire up an interface so you can control it from a lights desk and you could charge 5 or 6 times that.