Shop OBEX P1 Docs P2 Docs Learn Events
LED Lite Up Message Fan - Radio Shack $5 — Parallax Forums

LED Lite Up Message Fan - Radio Shack $5

T&E EngineerT&E Engineer Posts: 1,396
edited 2007-10-23 12:10 in General Discussion
Has anyone seen these:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2820499&cp=&parentPage=search

I saw it last night and bought a couple. The Radio Shack picture does not show the LED floating message which would really make it stand out in the ad.

These are great! You can store up to 4 personal messages up to 16 characters - (but use 15 to have a space between the first and last character). Just when you think the message is displayed cool and standing in mid air, it rotates it arround to the left and right for some really cool effects!

Since my son works at Radio Shack, I got a 30% discount which is $1.50 off the $5 ($3.50). Not bad for a hand held fan. The fan is not so good·as far as cool air blowing but the LED message technology is unbelievable at this price.

You do need 3 AA batteries for this. I may make an adapter with a regulator and wall transformer to make one for my desk. Let's see.

Comments

  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2007-10-23 04:09
    I did see these. I figured is was a matter of time till somebody hacked one.

    ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔
    Whit+


    "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
  • T&E EngineerT&E Engineer Posts: 1,396
    edited 2007-10-23 10:26
    I did take one appart (and barely got it back together). It has a micro-controller that is a die with the black coating around it and a capacitor. It also has a mechanical setup that is very small and the setup is not really usable to·hack.

    I bought 7 more last night for people in work. However, my son only gets 2 at the·employee discount price·- I didn't know that.
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2007-10-23 12:10
    T&E Engineer said...

    I bought 7 more last night for people in work. However, my son only gets 2 at the·employee discount price·- I didn't know that.

    That's why Radio Shack's stock went up yesterday... smilewinkgrin.gif
    By the way, did you see this thread? http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=683008





    ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔
    Whit+


    "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney

    Post Edited (Whit) : 10/23/2007 12:15:11 PM GMT
Sign In or Register to comment.