• By Charlie White
    Dec 21, 2006 11:08 AM 0
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    Magic Orb: Spinning LEDs Are More Than Just Blinkinlights

    From the same NYU Interactive Telecommunications Program that brought you the alluring solar bikini, James N Sears brings you his Orb, a tricky experimental device that consists of rapidly rotating LEDs and some clever programming. Your persistence of vision ties it all together, making it look like a solid object.

    Take a look at the device at rest without the LED on, and you'll see how it works:


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    Can't wait to see what else he does with this concept—the possibilities make my head spin. – Charlie White

    Design Page [James N Sears, via treehugger]


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