Some work with Arduino Nanos and a Raspberry Pi later, and he had a very acceptable LED matrix table. An attractive hack, you might say, and leave it at that. But he wasn’t satisfied enough to ...

we’ve chosen our favorite desk lamps in a variety of styles and prices. We favored built-in LEDs and LED bulbs, due to their long lifespan and, in some cases, adjustable color temperature.

Few things beat a sturdy, home-built desk — especially when it’s jam-packed with over 1200 WS2812 LEDs. [nolobot] and his bother struggled with setting up and squaring-off the t-slotted ...