Someone made an amazing Raspberry Pi LED matrix cube, and so can you

Sometimes, you just need to make a project because it looks pretty. And how much prettier can you get than an LED matrix? If you're interested in sprucing up your room or office with a cool light show, this Raspberry Pi project may be just what you're looking for.

The Raspberry Pi 5 is one of the most powerful consumer-grade SBCs out there. Sadly, its limited stock means you'll have a hard time finding one.

This cool project comes to us from KayaEmilia, who posted their results on the Raspberry Pi subreddit. It's an LED cube onto which you can broadcast any image you like. So, if you've always wanted a Minecraft TNT block sitting on your office desk, now's your chance.

So, how was it made? The original poster points to this Adafruit tutorial on how to get everything up and running. If the poster used the same Pi as in this guide, there would be a Raspberry Pi 4B under the hood in the above example.

However, it seems that KayaEmilia took matters into their own hands when it came to sourcing the other hardware. Being an Adafruit tutorial, the guide will obviously recommend Adafruit products for you to purchase, which can be pretty costly. Some people speculate that it'd run up a bill of $300-350 from parts alone. However, KayaEmilia states that they use cheaper parts sourced from AliExpress, so it's worth taking a look there if you don't want to pay a premium for Adafruit's stuff.

If you like this and want more cool gadgets to dot around your home, check out these amazing Raspberry Pi projects for home decor.

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I prefer to stay with Adafruit, they are hypersupportive to the maker community. Cheaper components aren't the answer, tested components and great support are.

I don't mind AF's prices/pricing.. my only (minor) gripe is the super high shipping costs from them. That said, I avoid that by checking Amazon to see if what I need (want) is available there first.

How expensive is their shipping? Is it just high in general or is it 'oops you live "somewhere" that'll be £50+ for shipping something that weighs no more than 100g?

Establishing teeny-tiny battlefield control, stand by.

The Raspberry Pi family lies at the heart of many DIY projects, some more unsuccessful than others

With the right hardware and OS, even a Raspberry Pi can serve as solid daily driver

Don't look at me like that.

A Raspberry Pi in its natural element

As varied as the uses are for a Raspberry Pi, it's not quite a ubiquitous PC. There are a few products my Raspberry Pi still can't replace.