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We’d personally like to wish you happy holidays from the staff at Gearfuse. Whether it be Christmas, Hanukkah or Festivus, the team would like to wish you a good one. Spend some time with family, eat some delicious food and unwrap some fantastic gifts. Who knows, maybe you’ll score an Arduino this year!

We’ll be taking off today and tomorrow (Xmas day) to spend time with our families. Posting will resume full-time on Monday with limited posting this Friday. Don’t forget about the contest, either!

December is almost upon us, which means you can expect to see a whole bunch of Christmas and Hanukkah decorations like this 5.5” tall, 9” wide LED menorah. Who says you’ve got to be Jewish to enjoy the festival of lights? The LEDs are controlled via a potentiometer, so you’ll have to make sure you light the candles in the correct order or you might get a surprising shock of electricity. Kidding.

Not only is this a kick ass digital design for a menorah, but it will also save you on candles and eliminate any potential fire hazard you once had when using live flames. Only a gentile would pass up this $25 menorah.

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Hanukkah starts at sunset tonight, and many jews still use traditional menorahs lit with candles. There is no need anymore my friends! This cool DIY project shows you how to make an LED lit menorah.

We understand that lighting the candles is an essential part of the process, but it’s just so 17th century. Jews living in the modern age need a modern method, and the LED Menorah is a sexy way to start the celebration of lights. — Andrew Dobrow

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