Cool Neon EL Wire http://www.coolneon.com Thu, 17 May 2012 01:48:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Come See Us this Weekend at Maker Faire! http://www.coolneon.com/2012/05/16/come-see-us-this-weekend-at-maker-faire/ http://www.coolneon.com/2012/05/16/come-see-us-this-weekend-at-maker-faire/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 00:57:35 +0000 cool neon http://www.coolneon.com/?p=600 Maker Faire is awesome and everybody should be a part of it.  We’ll be there with Total Control Lighting and giving Arduino tutorials.  Check out this video from last year’s Maker Faire.  Looking forward to seeing you there.

Benny, Karen, and the Elves

 

 

]]> http://www.coolneon.com/2012/05/16/come-see-us-this-weekend-at-maker-faire/feed/ 0 Total Control masterpiece at base6gallery this weekend! http://www.coolneon.com/2012/04/20/total-control-masterpiece-at-base6gallery-this-weekend/ http://www.coolneon.com/2012/04/20/total-control-masterpiece-at-base6gallery-this-weekend/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:14:08 +0000 cool neon http://www.coolneon.com/?p=588 [...]]]> base6gallery is hosting a public event this weekend — 4-20 & 21 — with a line-up so great they can’t release it.  Look for a 3D Total Control Lighting masterpiece by these interactive artists.  With hundreds of our Total Control pixels and ping pong balls, they tell us it’s just the beginning!base6 gallery 4-20 public event at 700 26th St. in West Oakland

Learn more about woom coop at their facebook page.

 

 

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]]> http://www.coolneon.com/2012/04/12/east-bay-bike-party/feed/ 0 Fundraiser & Party for Truth is Beauty, Friday, April 6th http://www.coolneon.com/2012/04/04/fundraiser-party-for-truth-is-beauty-friday-april-6th/ http://www.coolneon.com/2012/04/04/fundraiser-party-for-truth-is-beauty-friday-april-6th/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:16:23 +0000 cool neon http://www.coolneon.com/?p=563 [...]]]> This is a picture of Marco's sculpture Truth is Beauty, exhibited at Burning Man 2011Project One in San Francisco is holding a fundraising event on Friday, April 6th.  It was a joy to work with Marco of Bliss Dance fame.  Truth and Beauty was lit on the Playa this year with 200 Total Control Lighting pixels, an Arduino, a TCL Simple Shield, and our friend Ping’s brilliant programming.  We can’t wait to see Truth and Beauty in its full glory this year!

]]> http://www.coolneon.com/2012/04/04/fundraiser-party-for-truth-is-beauty-friday-april-6th/feed/ 0 Check out the Serpent Twins in their natural habitat. http://www.coolneon.com/2012/02/23/check-out-the-serpent-twins-in-their-natural-habitat/ http://www.coolneon.com/2012/02/23/check-out-the-serpent-twins-in-their-natural-habitat/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:45:46 +0000 Cool Neon Lighting http://www.coolneon.com/?p=552    

The Serpent Twins are part of the BOCA BEARINGS 2012 INNOVATION COMPETITION

If you love them as much as we do, please vote for them and share this with friends so we can see more epic work from Form and Reform.

To vote, follow this link: http://www.coolneon.com/serpentvote

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It was a pleasure helping you with different aspects of the 1MileClock

1 Mile Clock working on the Playa1 Mile Clock Midnight hour in the Temple

]]> http://www.coolneon.com/2012/02/07/1-mile-clock-project-burning-time-black-rock-city-2011/feed/ 0 Coming Soon! Arduino Shields For Total Control Lighting http://www.coolneon.com/2011/12/22/coming-soon-arduino-shields-for-total-control-lighting/ http://www.coolneon.com/2011/12/22/coming-soon-arduino-shields-for-total-control-lighting/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:39:15 +0000 Cool Neon Lighting http://www.coolneon.com/?p=513 COMING SOON!Simple Arduino Shield for Total Control Lighting

Arduino shields for Total Control Lighting.

The Simple Shield pictured here is available now by request for $10.

The TCL Developer Shield with all the bells and whistles is on its way.

Detailed shopping cart description coming soon.

The future is bright!

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From thetech.org:The Tech Museum - After Hours Tinker and Drinker

After Hours: Tinker and Drinker
Wednesday, December 7
6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

  • Sip on a glow-in-the-dark Tech-tini from our no-host bar as you enjoy the music of DJ Curtis & the CD Boys.
  • Be among the first to see drink-making innovations like the B.A.R. Tender and Evil Mad Scientist’s Drink Making Unit 2.0!
  • Check out presentations by local inventors like Acme Art, Cornfield Electronics, Combots, BioCurious, and Cool Neon.
  • Enjoy GIANT GAMES like 4 Foot Tall Jenga-Style Blocks, Over-Sized Chess, and Giant Four in a Row.
  • Explore the entire museum under moody lighting and music as you decide whether to play a bevy of giant games, move to the tunes of our DJ, discover more about robotics, or just relax with friends!

For more information or to buy tickets please call +1 (408) 294-8324. Or buy online now.

Get directions and parking tips.

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We love participating in Maker Faire!
You can see this clip and much more at Makezine

Maker Faire TV: Benny James, Cool Neon

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The East Bay Mini Maker Faire has made you a custom discount code that you can share with your fans, friends and family so they can get 15% off tickets for our event on Sunday, October 16th.

You can enter this discount code when purchasing tickets at http://ebmakerfaire2011.eventbrite.com/

Your discount code is COOLNEON.

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