Tweetlite: A twitter visualization cube

Posted by bruzed on Mar 17, 2009 • (11)

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Tweetlite is a visual commentary on our relationship with online social networks. It is an ambient light that represents a pixel – the smallest unit of visual digital information.

This is represented in the form of a minimalist, 4″ white, plexiglass, cube that reads messages from a Twitter feed and displays them in Morse code.

Each message is displayed in a different color and makes for a great mood light. It has USB and power connectivity and comes with a program that is used to enter Twitter credentials to enable the data feed visualization. It needs to be connected to a computer with an Internet connection, via USB. The patterns and colors can be customized. Needless to say, it can be of great use to someone who can read, interpret or even want to learn Morse code.

It is powered by Arduino and Python. The code is based off of example found here. If anyone is interested in building one I can post a tutorial, let me know.

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  1. Tweetlite flashes Twitter messages in Morse code | Sugar Mob
    April 16, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    [...] “Tweetlite” is a Arduino-powered plexiglass cube that displays a person’s Twitter stream in LED flashes of Morse code. That would probably drive me nuts (although its creator Bruce Drummond does make a good point about its usefulness as a Morse code learning aid), but I’ve always been a sucker for ambient lights communicating status, even if in practice it can be a bit tedious. [...]

  2. thecolor » Tweetlite flashes Twitter messages in Morse code
    April 16, 2009 at 6:20 pm

    [...] “Tweetlite” is a Arduino-powered plexiglass cube that displays a person’s Twitter stream in LED flashes of Morse code. That would probably drive me nuts (although its creator Bruce Drummond does make a good point about its usefulness as a Morse code learning aid), but I’ve always been a sucker for ambient lights communicating status, even if in practice it can be a bit tedious. [...]

  3. Digital Drops » Blog Archive » Twitter em Código Morse!
    April 16, 2009 at 7:19 pm

    [...] a luminária Tweetlite você pode acompanhar seu stream do Twitter com LEDs coloridos piscando em código [...]

  4. Tweetlite: A twitter visualization cube at ArduinoShow.com
    April 17, 2009 at 1:12 am

    [...] Thanks Bruce Drummond. [link] [...]

  5. Tweetlite - A luminária do Twitter | Geek News
    April 17, 2009 at 4:56 pm

    [...] lançada uma luminária para quem não quer deixar de acompanhar o twitter por nenhum momento. A Tweetlite foi desenvolvida para que você possa acompanhar, seu twitter, atraves de leds coloridos uqe [...]

  6. Tweetlite flashes Twitter messages in Morse code | MostReviews.com
    April 17, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    [...] “Tweetlite” is a Arduino-powered plexiglass cube that displays a person’s Twitter stream in LED flashes of Morse code. That would probably drive me nuts (although its creator Bruce Drummond does make a good point about its usefulness as a Morse code learning aid), but I’ve always been a sucker for ambient lights communicating status, even if in practice it can be a bit tedious. [...]

  7. Gadget» Blog Archive » Tweetlite flashes Twitter messages in Morse code
    April 19, 2009 at 4:03 am

    [...] “Tweetlite” is a Arduino-powered plexiglass cube that displays a person’s Twitter stream in LED flashes of Morse code. That would probably drive me nuts (although its creator Bruce Drummond does make a good point about its usefulness as a Morse code learning aid), but I’ve always been a sucker for ambient lights communicating status, even if in practice it can be a bit tedious. [...]

  8. futurenews.at » Blog Archive » Tweetlite: Twitter Feed als Morsezeichen
    April 20, 2009 at 6:29 am

    [...] Nein. Cool? Hm, ja. Das einmal mehr auf der Arduino Plattform basierende Tweetlite von Bruce Drummond verwandelt mittels LEDs den Twitter Feed einer Person in Morsezeichen. Die [...]

  9. Gadgets en morse: ¡Salven nuestras almas! - elWebmaster.com
    April 28, 2009 at 11:39 am

    [...] Actualmente no está a la venta, de hecho su creador está dispuesto a enseñarte cómo fabricar tu propio Tweetlite. [...]

  10. Tweetlite: A twitter visualization cube | Studio Lounge | Adam Patterson
    May 3, 2009 at 6:47 pm

    [...] http://bruzed.com/2009/03/17/tweetlite-twitter-visualization-cube/ Share and [...]

  11. Aaron's Blog » What’s More Annoying Than Twitter?
    February 21, 2010 at 2:13 am

    [...] about innocent little dot and dash characters on a screen.  I’m not even talking about an annoying flickering light [which I discovered after I finished this...].  I’m talking about real, honest-to-God beeps [...]

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