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neon pac-man lights: viva pac vegas

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Wokka, wokka, wokka. Check out these bright Pac-Man neon lights.

Sure, they don’t look exactly the same as the original Inky, Blinky, Pinky, Clyde and Pac-Man, but they’re close enough to pass for their video game doppelgangers from a distance. Besides, it’s probably pretty tough to bend neon to look like the jagged pixel edges…

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March 1st, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design retro video games

768 led clock laughs in the face of 7-segment displays

768 LED Digital Clock

With a whopping 128 bright LEDs on each digit, there’s no chance that you’ll miss the time on this clock.

Sporting a total of 768 individually addressable amber LEDs, each one of the numbers slides into and out of view as the hours, minutes and seconds tick away. With all of those LEDs wired up…

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September 18th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design timepieces

torch flashlight so hot you could fry an egg on it

Torch Flashlight by Wicked Lasers

How many times have you pulled the flashlight out of your utility drawer only to find out it can barely light up 2 feet in front of your face? This insanely bright flashlight certainly doesn’t have that problem.

As a matter of fact, the Torch flashlight is so intense that it generates sufficient heat to…

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August 8th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets strange + wonderful

led hula hoops: you know, for kids.

LED Hula Hoop

Here’s something that’s sure to draw crowds the next time you feel the need to draw attention to yourself. This dizzying show of colored light is produced by a rapidly spinning Hula Hoop, packed with LED lighting.

Handcrafted by Etsy contributor Schablien, the LED Hula Hoop works its magic with 18 super-bright LEDs embedded into…

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May 8th, 2008 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun

aqualia led desk lamp: metal, modern, mine.

Aqualia LED Desk Lamp

I’ve been on the hunt for some decent illumination for my work area, but haven’t really been impressed with the desk lamps I’ve come across in my travels. That is, until now. This beautiful lighting fixture combines good looks, modern technology and is energy efficient.

Alliance Optotek’s Aqualia lamp uses a dozen bright LEDs to…

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February 2nd, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design

light source glows for 12+ years without power

Glowing Bike

Lightroenergy is an amazing new source of illumination which can produce a bright glow for up to a dozen years without any electricity or exposure to sunlight.

Litrospheres are tiny self-luminous particles which can be injection molded or embedded into paints. Brightness is said to be about the same as that of a 20-watt light…

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December 12th, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: future tech

sweet icicle lamp keeps its cool

Sweet Icicle Lamp by M+K Design

Designed by Japan’s M+K Design, these slick lamps use modern lighting technology to offer a cool, otherworldly glow. To me, they look like something taken right off the set of Blade Runner or Minority Report.

Designers Maiko Watanabe and Koichi Tanaka’s Sweet Icicle Lamps encase a bright cold cathode tube in a block of crystal clear…

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November 11th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design

slan led watches: the bold and the beautiful

Slan LED Digital Watches

The slick black case and bright, easy-to-read displays on these Slan LED watches really caught my eye.

There’s just something so refreshing about a digital watch that’s just clean and simple, unencumbered by extraneous information or newfangled display paradigms.
The face of these chunky black watches is simply a numeric readout of the current time…

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October 19th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design timepieces

philips livingcolors led lights: prices and dates revealed

Philips LivingColors LED Color Changing Lights

A while back Philips showed off these gorgeous color-changing LED lighting fixtures as part of a media event. However, up until now, there was no information on how and when we mere mortals could get our hands on these cool device (unless we lived in the Netherlands.)

According Le Journal du Geek, the Philps LivingColors…

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June 11th, 2007 comments (12) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design

o.d.m. electroluminescent pixel watches

O.D.M. Pixel Watches

These funky looking watches from o.d.m. design feature a jumbo electroluminescent display that wraps around the curvature of the watch band.

The watches come in three dramatic polycarbonate finishes: translucent pink, amber or white, and make a very dramatic statement with their high contrast pSEL displays. While o.d.m. didn’t seem to have them for sale…

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March 24th, 2007 comments (12) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design timepieces

nec working on laptop lcds that work in bright sun

NEC SL-NLT LCD Panels

NEC has developed a technology which could be used to provide laptops and media players with displays that can be read clearly, even in bright sunlight.

The company’s “super-transmissive natural light TFT” (ST-NLT) displays are designed for use in environments where there is an abundance of bright light. Initially designed for use in industrial applications,…

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March 8th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: future tech