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  • Rob(QG)
    MURCer
    • Apr 2002
    • 268
    #1

    Anyone seen these deskfans...

    I'm looking for a desk top fan that has LEDs in it that works like the LED signs - ie it displays text, animations and graphics on the moving fan blades.

    I saw a Guinness one in a hotel bar last week, but they wouldn't let me have it. They had already turned down an offer of £350 for it I don't think the other half would have wanted me to bid more than that for it

    I'd really love a Guinness one, but I'm guessing they are blooming rare. Anyone seen any other ones, or know who makes them?
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    • gt40
      This space for rent
      • Sep 1999
      • 3973
      #2
      cool idea for my next microcontroller project (pun intended)
      should cost about 20 in parts (minus the fan) - and a whole bunch of time coding.
      Yeah, well I'm gonna build my own lunar space lander! With blackjack aaaaannd Hookers! Actually, forget the space lander, and the blackjack. Ahhhh forget the whole thing!

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        • Tjalfe
          Super MURCer
          • Nov 2002
          • 3053
          #3
          would be kinda tricky to get wires from the fan base to the moving blades, unless you tack everything onto the blades and have it battery powered.
          The coding would indeed be interesting.. what microcontroller do you use?
          We have enough youth - What we need is a fountain of smart!


          i7-920, 6GB DDR3-1600, HD4870X2, Dell 27" LCD

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            • gt40
              This space for rent
              • Sep 1999
              • 3973
              #4
              playing with atmel avr's.
              the coding actually wouldn't be that hard.
              you would just need 'map' out a radial grid in timeslices, and upload this in the form of a table.
              then just cycle the led's through your table at a given interval. The whole works would be mounted in the center of the fan and powered off the mains through induction,or house a small xformer in the base of the fan and transfer the power to the center trough a couple of wipers or collars.

              you could 'upload' a fresh table to change the display.
              would have to determine how may leds and on how many blades to mount them on.
              Yeah, well I'm gonna build my own lunar space lander! With blackjack aaaaannd Hookers! Actually, forget the space lander, and the blackjack. Ahhhh forget the whole thing!

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                • az
                  Moderator
                  • Feb 2001
                  • 9336
                  #5
                  This (german, but pics) was a submission to c't magazin's contest to build something nice or useful containing used computer parts

                  AZ
                  There's an Opera in my macbook.

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                    • Rob(QG)
                      MURCer
                      • Apr 2002
                      • 268
                      #6
                      These people do a nice looking ceiling version - http://www.spectra-displays.co.uk/35.php

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                        • Paddy
                          Super MURCer
                          • Mar 2000
                          • 6067
                          #7
                          I have seen other led projections by guinness. There was no fan involved - just a vertical stip of pulsing red leds. However, if you flicked your eyes from right to left you got to see the message.

                          Cool subliminal advertising.
                          The Welsh support two teams when it comes to rugby. Wales of course, and anyone else playing England

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                            • VJ
                              Moderator
                              • Mar 2001
                              • 9733
                              #8
                              Couldn't one use these:
                              Cakhia tv, link xem trực tiếp bóng đá cakhiatv full HD
                              http://www.hokeyspokes.com/index.shtml
                              TV - Link chuyên cung cấp dịch vụ trực tiếp bóng đá chất lương cao nhất hiện nay, cakhiatv là điểm đến lý trưởng cho những ai yêu thích xem bóng đá trực tiếp.

                              (meant for use on a bicycle... )

                              Apparently, you can also put text on them...


                              Jörg
                              pixar
                              Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die tomorrow. (James Dean)

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                                • az
                                  Moderator
                                  • Feb 2001
                                  • 9336
                                  #9
                                  Or "TireTagz"

                                  AZ
                                  There's an Opera in my macbook.

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