Ever since the Phillips Ambilight TV’s from 2002 hit a abrupt demise, backlit ambient lighting has ever since been a hazardous area in the market. Not many people noticed the difference mainly because their TV’s weren’t always backed up on a wall at the correct viewing level. But Russian/American company Wooden Shark have found a way to make this a beautiful reason why PC users should have it and will notice it.
Lightpack is a small open source ambient lighting system that can installed onto any monitor with a computer connected to it. This ambient lighting uses software to track colour changes on screen to match the colours to light strips installed on the back of the said monitor. Wooden Shark‘s video really shows off the power of this kit to it’s full potential but with this being said is there going to be a big delay in the way your computer runs with this kit installed. See the video after the break.
Before Lightpack was put onto Kickstarter there was a whole project around it where tech nerds all over the globe made their own versions. This Kickstarter is an attempt to make a standard for the project. The early bird cost was $50-60 with it now being a straight up $80 which may sound pretty steep but if you’re a PC gamer, or just a tech nerd it could dim the effect that the lights have on your eyes when you have an all night binge online. Wooden Shark have provided lots of infographics to keep the nit pickers at bay displaying all information from product info to health benefits.
The device itself is about the size of a hockey puck and once you’ve plugged it into your PC and the 10 LED strips into the hub itself, booted up the software and set it up, you’re all good to go. The software itself can be controlled via iOS and Android in case you’re looking for some external ambient light, and can also be setup to display things such as email notifications, CPU temperature or for the Azerothian Mage’s and Warlock’s out there, a spell recharge timer.
The whole system looks great and the software is basically finished, and with the peculiar Kickstarter goal amount of $261,962 they’ve done their maths. With it’s estimated delivery date being July you will have it time for the big Summer Movie marathons in the holidays!
