The MacLight is an awesome Arduino project created by Adam Howard, a computer science major at Bournemouth University. For those not in the know, an Arduino is an open-source single-board microcontroller. In other words, it’s a small, inexpensive computer that’s easy to hack and embed into objects. We’ve covered tons of stories using Arduinos, like this Occupy Wall Street Robot and the SADbot.
The MacLight amplifies everything that happens on your screen, making it the perfect companion for a violent, hard hitting action flick. The app works by instantly setting the color of mounted leds (behind your Mac) to the average color of your monitor. There’s also a calmer use case. You can use this app to manually set mood lighting via an RGB color picker.
