[Robert] wanted more out of his GE Color Effects G-35 LED Christmas lights. He reverse engineered and then hacked the protocol the lights use to communicate so that he can control each bulb.

For a few years now, the set of Christmas lights most wanted by hackers and makers the world over is the GE G35 color changing ... Arduinos or buy a longer RGB LED strip. Still, having two ...

Why it matters: Christmas is less than two weeks away and eye-popping holiday lights ... Park GE Lighting's Nela Park holiday display is in its 100th year and features nearly 1 million LED lights ...