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24 alternatives to Magic-markers – control a smart bulb with crayola markers
i made this for my niece for her 3rd birthday. it was inspired by this reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIE2O59Svcz/?igsh=MXNnbmJsZWR.... the main difference (i believe) is that this is entirely self-contained and does not require integrating with a smart home system. the bulb connects directly to a wifi network on the nanoc6, and the nanoc6 posts commands directly to the tasmota command endpoint on the smart bulb. this was a lot of fun to build :)
Magic-markers is a system that lets users control a smart bulb by drawing with Crayola markers. Built for young children, it uses a Nano C6 microcontroller to create a self-contained setup where the smart bulb connects… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Smart Palette▲101Hi HN, I'm Nick. Over the last 6 months I’ve been building Smart Palette – a platform to help anyone create unique, wall-ready art without needing to be a prompt expert. I started this because I wanted to unleash creativity in anyone and help them bring their art ideas onto their wall through a simple, guided and inspiring process. Instead of figuring out the “right” words to use, you just select your interior design style, room, art style, theme, and color palette. You can simply describe what you want to see and add your desired colors — or let Smart Palette handle it for you. Smart…
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