Tweetlite flashes Twitter messages in Morse code

“Tweetlite” is a Arduino-powered plexiglass cube that displays a person’s Twitter stream in LED flashes of Morse code. That would probably drive me nuts (although its creator Bruce Drummond does make a good point about its usefulness as a Morse code learning aid), but I’ve always been a sucker for ambient lights communicating status, even if in practice it can be a bit tedious.

1. [royaltrux]

   @#2 i I crashed in to the river while trying to read that. Bad idea for road signs…

2. [Scuba SM]

   @2 and 4,

   That’d make people pay attention to the flashing yellow and flashing red lights at intersections…

3. [royaltrux]

   Older amateur radio operators who tweet will love it. I’m assuming that is a small demographic, though. The small demographic thing is also probably why Morse code is not generally offered as an input method for texting on regular cell phones. I wish it was…

4. [Anonymous]

   ….WOW…!!!!

5. [dross1260]

   -… .-. .. -.. –. . — ..- – .- …. . .- -..

6. [huntsu]

   This may be stupider than the pet rock.