Unless you’re particularly fond of looking at the back of 88 individual WS2812B LEDs, these “RGB Goggles” from [Mukesh Sankhla] won’t offer you much of a view. But from an outsider’s perspective, the smartphone-controlled glasses certainly make a statement. Just don’t try to operate any heavy machinery while wearing them.
The build starts off with a pair of shades dark enough that the lights won’t be obvious until they’re powered up. [Mukesh] then carefully aligned the LEDs into a grid pattern on a piece of clear tape so they could be soldered together with the fewest number of jumper wires possible. Even if you’re not in the market for some technicolor eyewear, this clever arrangement of WS2812B modules could come in handy if you’re looking to make impromptu LED panels.
To control the LEDs, [Mukesh] is using an Arduino Nano and an HC-06 Bluetooth module that’s linked to an application running on an Android smartphone. The software, developed with the MIT App Inventor, allows the user to easily switch between various patterns and animations on the fly. With such an easy-to-use interface, the RGB Goggles don’t look far off from a commercial product; other than the whole not being able to actually see through the thing.
We’ve actually seen a number of custom glasses projects over the years, as it seems that a cheap pair of shades make an ideal platform for head-mounted hacks. We’ve even found what may be the ideal power source for them.
This is really very, very CLEVER!
Thank you!
Watch Dogs 2’s, Wrench.
I recently bought a pair of these.
Single LED color, short battery life.
https://m.banggood.com/LED-Light-emitting-Glasses-Multilingual-Bluetooth-Mobile-Phone-Control-Editing-Animation-Custom-Patterns-Magic-Glasses-Bluetooth-Glasses-p-1572417.html
Flex PCB using 2020 ws2812. Cut out the matrix in between each pixel to allow you to see through it, while still retaining some structural integrity..
Good idea, it even works with 5050 and FR4 :) https://www.tindie.com/products/macetech/rgb-led-shades-kit-wearable-light-up-glasses/
Clap of the week. Epic, love it.
Here is an older 8-Bit version with 7 segment LED displays.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4YuLUqb-cc
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