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light source glows for 12+ years without power

filed under: future tech

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…

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

rgby led desktop offers chameleon-like surface

filed under: design | interactive

RGBy Desk by Studio Mongoose

This amazing LED tabletop surface can sense the color of objects placed on top of it, then automatically change its own colors to match.

The RGBy desk uses small clusters of photo sensors and multicolored LEDs to work its color-changing magic…

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December 5th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

etree el lamp: make like a tree and get out of here

filed under: design | interactive

ETree Electroluminescent Lamp

This amazing floor lamp uses strands of brilliant electroluminescent tubes to form into an nearly infinite number of flowing organic shapes.

Designed by Jesus Felipe and Silvia Grimaldi of UK-based Nimble Critters, the ETree lamp is more of an interactive sculpture than simply a lamp…

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November 30th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

fake window sheds light on your cubicle

filed under: design

EL Window Shade by Makoto Hirhara for Mongoose

For those of us working in offices with no exterior windows, we’re always looking for ways to bring a little light into our lives. You could grab one of those outdoor scene rotators I showed you the other day, but if you’d like something a little more subtle, check this out…

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November 25th, 2007 9 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

sweet icicle lamp keeps its cool

filed under: design

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 acrylic to add drama to any room…

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November 11th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

multibook: don’t judge a book by its cover

filed under: design | gadgets

Rotaliana Multibook

This nifty gadget from Italy’s Rotaliana combines a bunch of useful capabilities in one convenient box. The Multibook offers a lamp, clock and a handy organizer for your electronic chargers, all under the same hood.

Until you turn on the Multibook, it looks a lot like an ordinary book…

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October 22nd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

solo microphone: speed of light, not sound

filed under: design

SOLO Microphone Lamp by Donna Jo Bradley

This unique pendant lighting fixture looks just like a microphone. The SOLO light casts an ethereal glow from its mesh cage, and would look great hanging over a bedside table or in front of your stereo rack.

Brooklyn artist Donna Jo Bradley offers these audio-inspired lamps on her Etsy shop…

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October 22nd, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

worst. lamp. ever.

filed under: strange and wonderful

Awful LED Dog Lamp

On paper, the idea of a little desktop doggie lamp might be cute, but somewhere along the line it just all went so horribly awry. There’s just absolutely nothing that’s right about this rechargeable LED dog lamp. From its demonic red eyeballs to its disturbing nostril hole charger, it’s just a big bowl of wrong…

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October 12th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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