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Maker builds analog Daylight Clock with manual time and location controls

A hobbyist built an ambient 'Daylight Clock,' a 24-hour analog display that lights the circumference to show the current daylight span based on a set latitude and longitude. A companion control box lets users step through weeks to see seasonal daylight shifts, override brightness, select latitude via a slider aligned to an Equal Earth map, and toggle 'relative longitude' to simulate the west, center, or east edge of a time zone. The creator credits a friend's earlier daylight-aware clock project as the inspiration.

Linkind launches Smart Light Stick bulb with built-in flame effect

Linkind has released the Smart Light Stick, a smart bulb that screws into a standard E26 socket and uses 160 LEDs split across 50 individually controllable color zones to mimic a flickering campfire. The bulb also functions as a standard bright light, reaching up to 850 lumens with a 310-degree beam angle, and is controlled through the AiDot app for flame size, color blend, and flicker speed.