Eric Larson2013-04-20 20:36:11 UTC
Who's got the time and money for dance clubs when you can keep the party at home with FlashFlow?
A Kickstarter project is currently raising funds for FlashFlow, a gadget that syncs your lights — lamps, string lights or whatever else you've got — to your music playlists. According to its creator, the device listens to whichever song is playing and reprograms itself in real-time to flash the lights it's connected to based on the volume, tempo and frequency of the audio.
The gadget, pictured below, has outlets and jacks on both sides to connect your lights with your music device, and can power up to 150 40-watt light bulbs. It also syncs to video game audio — in the project's Kickstarter video, Call of Duty is played as the lights in the room flicker on and off with each explosion and gun shot.
At time of writing, the project was about $3,000 into its $20,000 goal, with 27 days left to donate. Watch the video above to learn more.
Would you use this in your house? Tell us what you think about it in the comments.
Thumbnail image courtesy of Flickr, puuikibeach; above image courtesy of Matthew Ryder
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