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The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea.

  • boredtortoise@lemm.eeEnglish
    64·
    10 months ago

    It seems that the blue led is picked by many manufacturers now for its coolness factor. There are so many appliances people have in sleeping areas with blue lights glaring and disturbing sleep

    • AtmaJnana@lemmy.worldEnglish
      27·
      10 months ago

      I carry a bit of gaffer’s tape everywhere for those little obnoxious blue bastards.

    • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      10 months ago

      It’s such a big problem that there’s literally LED dimming tape on the market. It’s semi-transparent tape that you stick over the blue LEDs, to knock them down to a more reasonable brightness. It’s akin to putting sunglasses on your appliances.

      • arin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        10 months ago

        I just layer on masking tape until it’s dim enough, usually 2 layers

    • RedWeasel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      10 months ago

      The last like 3 computer cases have had blue power leds. They often are brighter than night lights. I have gotten to the point where I only connect the power button as the leds are so bright and the number of times I’ve inadvertently hit the reset button.

    • TimeSquirrel@kbin.social
      9·
      10 months ago

      I made a hobby PCB with indicator LEDs and I have to admit that was the reason for my choice. The surface mount frosted “milky” ones look especially great, where they have the diffusion layer so it’s not a harsh glare.