Tag: Lights

While the whole internet is abuzz about Baby Yoda these days, he or she doesn’t have the exclusive on Star Wars cuteness. Nope, not at all. And I’m not talking about Porgs or Ewoks either. I’m talking about these adorable Star Wars Icon Lights. These little tabletop lights feature cute and charming versions of a First Order stormtrooper, Chewbacca, and Rey.

Looking to take your Christmas tree lights to the next level this holiday season? While there are already plenty of LED light strings on the market, the ones I’ve seen in stores generally offer very basic color selections.

A while back, I outfitted my garage with a pair of Striker TRiLIGHTs. Those bright LED lights are still going strong, and have proven an excellent way to illuminate the entire space. But what about those times when you need to work under the hood of a car, or need direct, up-close lighting?

It’s something I experience here almost every morning. I wake up about an hour earlier than my wife, and it’s still pitch black in the bedroom when I’m getting dressed. I could turn the lights on, but then I’d end up waking her up, and that wouldn’t go over well.

These days, most of us only have our latest photos in digital form. But sometimes it’s nice to have prints of our pictures so we can frame and display them around the house. Whether you snap traditional 35mm images, get your digital images printed, or use that shiny new-old Polaroid camera that just came out, here’s a fun and different way to hang your images. These LED photo clips are basically just like Christmas lights, but each light sits behind a see-through clothespin.

I love my dear wife, but she can be a real asshole sometimes. If I get out of bed in the dark to go to the bathroom, I stumble through the pitch black room, navigate the gaping maw of the pile of 57 shoes she never puts away that reside on my side of the bed, silently lift the lid, and then pee on the sides of the bowl so the splash doesn’t wake her.

These days, there are lots of ways you can add colorful light to your rooms, but most of them involve changing out standard lightbulbs with LED ones. If you’re looking for something that’s more of a cool accent light you can hang on your wall, you should definitely check out the Nanoleaf Aurora. This modular system of LED light panels lets you create unique pieces of self-illuminating wall art.

Looking for a truly unique piece of videogame art to hang on your wall? Artist Enriqve Aranacci has got you covered with these awesome handmade lights which incorporate traditional lighted signmaking techniques. While he makes all kinds of awesome designs, these two Pac-Man inspired ones are my personal favorites. The Union Pier, Michigan artist creates each of his illuminated signs using wood, bent metal, and tons of individual light bulbs.

Christmas is a time when friends and family get together to celebrate. Sadly, this also means that there are many empty houses, which are easy pickings for burglars. This means a lot of families get robbed during the holidays.

Check out this one-of-a-kind Lexus LIT IS. This unique version of the Lexus LS sports sedan is covered with 41,999 programmable LEDs. It can display animations, respond to hand gestures, even act as a giant visualizer for the music playing in the car. It took over a mile of wire to string all the LEDs together, and the end result is truly impressive. This thing just looks awesome.

Intel is talking up a new drone made just for light shows called the Shooting Star. The drone will be available commercially and might usher in a new era of drone light shows around the world.

What you’re looking at here is Making Weather, a fluffy cloud that levitates above its base while blasting your favorite tunes. This new weather phenomenon for your home comes from designer Richard Clarkson Studio and levitation platform experts Crealev. When set up on its levitating base, the cloud hovers an inch or so above the surface while spinning continuously (with a slight bobbing motion), creating quite a sight in your home. A induction-charged battery inside allows the cloud to operate untethered, although the mag-lev base will need to be plugged in. 

Hanukkah 2015 is just a few weeks away, but there’s still enough time to buy a new menorah if your old one is looking a little worn out. Being a total ’80s geek, I can think of no better way to celebrate the holiday than with this 8-bit Menorah. With a pixelated look from the base all the way through the blinky LED candles, it’s a great way to celebrate the tradition, and not have to worry about starting a fire. Just don’t expect these candles to burn all night long.

Doctor Who fans will know better than to take their eyes of this set of Weeping Angel string lights. They seem all nice, but sad at first glance. However, when you look away, they will get you.

The Walking Dead is the coolest TV show out there. If you’d like to decorate your home theater area or cubicle with some grisly items to show your fandom, check out these Walking Dead zombie string lights. You can even string these up outdoors if you need to do something like make your patio scary or light up a campsite.

LEGO is an awesome system for building just about anything, but the one thing it lacks is illumination. Your LEGO cars don’t have headlights, LEGO homes don’t have interior or patio lights and so on. Well, Build Upons ca change all of that.