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USB CheerLights for your Desktop

Posted on December 19, 2011October 30, 2026 By Hans Scharler No Comments on USB CheerLights for your Desktop

As promised pete@rasterweb posted the details on how he created a USB version of CheerLights for your desktop. The build produces stunning results and seems easy to replicate. I think this will be the gift of the season for next year’s holidays.

A black box with a Christmas tree cut-out lit by tiny LEDs, plugged into a laptop by USB: Pete's desktop CheerLights

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