Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Tidbyt – A connected, programmable LED matrix display [KS] launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Building The Future: Dhruv Adhia▲61

   World’s first Interactive, tabletop holographic display

   2016 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   RGB – #15: Snap, Kernel and Port▲55

   Ports, unencrypted kernels and a chilly new mobile plan

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pixel Plane▲63

   Modular RGB LED tiles (pre-launch)

   2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Perch▲70

   A New Paradigm for Product Display

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   RGB - 9: Not the Prettiest Colour▲57

   Nerding out on the influentials gadgets and a Mac collection

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6SC
   Simple Computer Graphic Effect Implementations▲5

   2017 · partow.net · its alternatives →

7. 7DO
   Dshb – OS X system monitor in Swift inspired by top and htop▲5

   2015 · beltex.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   48x32, a 1536 LED display based game platform, introduction▲6

   2023 · jacquesmattheij.com · its alternatives →

9. 9AI
   An interactive comparison of 256 popular monitors▲7

   2016 · productchart.com · its alternatives →

10. 10OV
    Octree Visualization▲7

    2020 · nickyvanurk.com · its alternatives →

11. 11RT
    Real time color previsualisation▲8

    2012 · blog.framebench.com · its alternatives →

12. 12FA
    Fluora - A Smart Light That Brings Immersive Digital Art into Your Home▲6

    2020 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Lightform▲8

    Simplified projection mapping for augmented reality

    2017 · lightform.com · its alternatives →

14. 14HP
    High-Performance canvas data grid▲8

    2017 · tonygermaneri.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15IA
    Inspectar – Augmented Reality PCB Tool for Electronics Work▲5

    2019 · inspectar.com · its alternatives →

16. 16AV
    A visual HN reader build with Aangular▲5

    2016 · hnews.xyz · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Relay – 2.8“ color LCD Wifi IoT displays▲5

    2018 · foundrytechnologies.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    lsys - realtime lsystems on canvas▲5

    2013 · benvan.co.uk · its alternatives →

19. 19SP
    Slideas: Presentation software for Mac OS using Markdown▲6

    2020 · slideas.app · its alternatives →

20. 20BV
    Beautiful Visualisations with the Chord Package▲6

    Beautiful Data Science

    2020 · shahinrostami.com · its alternatives →

21. 21BB
    Browser-based digital signage▲7

    2019 · snapsign.io · its alternatives →

22. 22RA
    Redditix – A Gallery Visualizer for Reddit▲7

    2019 · redditix.com · its alternatives →

23. 23VP
    Visual programming for iOS and Android▲5

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

24. 24AA
    An analog clock on html canvas▲6

    2018 · dmaydan.github.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →