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Led strips are the flexible, easy to install, highly portable lighting tubes most often used as a light source for use in the home. These energy efficient lighting strips have also gained popularity in recent years as a flashy way of accessorizing your car or motorcycle — nothing draws attention to your ride quicker than a flashing string of led strips.

Because they are both water resistant, and give off little heat, Led Strips provide a lighting solution that is both safe and a great, environmentally friendly way to conserve energy. Led Strips can also be used in an endless variety of ways — their flexibility allows for users to cut them or link them together to fit most any need.

They are highly durable — Led Strips last virtually forever — and can be easily installed just about anywhere. Best of all, Led Strips are inexpensive. They can be bought at dirt cheap prices as low as just a few bucks.

You'll find bloggers talking about the many creative uses for Led Strips at sites like Led Strip World and Touch Factors.

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• Tutorial: Character LCD System Monitor @ Adafruit Learning System

  
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• Challenge Winner: Create a Book Light Using Binder Clips and LEDs

  
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• Cleantech in Court: Green Patent Complaint Update

  
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• Tutorial: 1.8″ TFT Display Breakout and Shield

  
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• The Daily Lamp – The Peel Light, from Naoki Ono and Yuki Yamamoto

  
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• Color and Light: Gestures Manipulate Music, RGB Lights [Ableton + Kinect]

  
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• Future of UV LED Remains Bright as High Power Demand and Number of New Applications Grow- Interview with SemiledsSemiLEDs Executive VP of Sales and Marketing Dr. Ilkan Cokgor

  
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