There's an article on something similar here:
http://www.instructables.com/id/EQ8CBZBN7DEP286MR8/

And I can't resist the urge to plug my last project along similar  
lines but in a spherical format here:
http://jamesnsears.com/projects/orb

More to come...

-n.



On Jan 28, 2007, at 8:48 PM, Carl Denk wrote:

> There was an article a few months ago (maybe 6 or more) in either
> "Circuit Cellar" or "Nuts & Volts" magazine intended for a bicycle  
> wheel
> and display an American Flag. Both magazines have Web sites, just  
> google
> for the name.
>
> Also for the beginner (and even more advanced) I would recommend both.
> There are articles on theory, building and all sorts of projects and
> many advertisements for parts and services.
>
> Cedric Chang wrote:
>> I am looking for an LED bar that would mount on an overhead fan or
>> a fan setting on the floor that would be programmable on the fly  
>> using
>> wireless Xbee( or similar) or Infrared or sound or ???  The bar would
>> display text
>> as it rotates.
>>
>> Does any company sell such a thing ?
>>
>> Thanks and Best
>>
>> CC
>>
>>
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