If you are looking for a new desk clock, look no further than this Arduino based RGB LED Hard Drive Clock.
Via: Dangerous Prototypes
“Used material:
- Arduino Uno,
- Tiny RTC modul,
- ULN 2003,
- IR diode and IR transistor (used like a sensor, more details in next steps)
- 4 pushbuttons (for controling the clock)
- TSOP4838 (allows us to control the clock with remote controler)
- Temperature sensor (DS18B20)
- RGB led strip
- Connectors,
- Paper,
- And of course and old hard disk with working motor.”