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marcus tremontos’ el lamps create 3d illusions

Electroluminescent Wall Lamp by Marcus Tremonto

At first glance, this lighting fixture might look like a table lamp. But upon further examination, it turns out that it’s actually a sconce you hang on the wall.

Designer Marcus Tremonto pokes strands of illuminated wires through glossy sheets of Perspex acrylic to create the illusion of 3-dimensional geometric forms.

While the bright self-lit…

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December 4th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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keyboard lights up, rolls up

USB Illuminated Roll-Up Keyboard

I’ve seen plenty of illuminated keyboards in my time, and also several that are flexible, but this is the first keyboard I’ve seen that both lights up and rolls up.

Made from flexible Silicone, The USB Illuminated Roll-Up Keyboard from USBGeek gets its glow from a cool sapphire blue electroluminescent layer. It’s designed to be…

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March 9th, 2007 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing gadgets