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Pedestrian Power Will Generate Holiday Lights at Shibuya Station, Tokyo
Tokyo's Shibuya train has a special installation for Christmas that uses its pedestrians' footsteps to generate electricit. A mat using piezoelectric gadgetry runs a LED display board and a small holiday lights display. More »
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By Elaine ChowComment by RayLast: How come culturally non-christian communities still do the Christmas thing? Shouldn't it be "Buddhistmas" or something? 6 Responses | Other threads
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Crazy Synchronized Christmas Lights Season Starts Now
We've featured crazy ass Christmas lights on here before, and seeing as it's officially past Thanksgiving, it's time to show them off again. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by ぶっちぎり IN THE FACE!: Video isn't working for me, anyone else having problems in FF? 3 Responses | Other threads
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$5,000 in Electricity = Lots of Christmas Lights
Over the 52 festive days that this Canadian house stays eye-blindingly lit, the owner pays about $100 a day, or about $5,000. And in addition to his large donation to the power company, the owner also pulls in over $30,000 in gifts for charity. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by MacBandit: There's a historic house in Portland, OR that they put a Million lights on every year. They call it... more » | Other threads
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guitar hero xmas
Interview With the Guitar Hero Christmas Lights Guys (With Bonus Videos)
We just talked to the two guys responsible for the Guitar Hero Office Christmas Light Extravaganza and asked them to elaborate on the process of creating such a badass light show. The two guys, Kyle and Colin Bryson, have been using equipment from National Instruments to make automated light shows already, and just took it to another level with the Frets on Fire (the PC Guitar Hero) integration. Check out the full interview and bonus video (playing Through the Fire and Flames, the hardest GH3 song) after the jump. More » -
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Guitar Hero + Office Christmas Lights = Crazy Ridiculous
One of the developers at NI (we think this is National Instruments) took a guitar hero guitar, a copy of Frets on Fire (the open source PC version of Guitar Hero) and the office Christmas lights and rigged the three up to a cacophonous symphony of light and sound. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by nirichard: @neverisforever: It is National Instruments in Austin, TX. We make hardware and software for control, test, and design...we are the... more » | Other threads
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blinding christmas
Man Installs Industrial Power Cable to Power His Griswold-like Christmas Display
When UK-based electrician (go figure) Alex Goodhind found that he couldn't make a cup of tea when his massive Christmas display was turned on, he decided to shell out £700 ($1385) to install a factory-strength 145-amp power line to his home. The display took five weeks to put together, and it will run him about $1000 in additional electricity costs over the course of three weeks. Additional pic and info after the break. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by UlanEagle: Hi, To answer some of your question about my display. The cable I had put in was a 300A 3 phase 415v... more » | Other threads
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horrible christmas
We Wish You a Tacky Christmas
There are those who celebrate the holidays as a time for friends, family and merriment. There are others who feel that this time of year solely exists as a canvas for their oil paint that is horrible Christmas lights. Here are the best/worst of what you sent, depending how you look at it. More » -
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Last Call for Crazy Christmas Lights
Do you, a loved one or a neighbor you don't know at all suffer from an affliction of either absurdly tacky or absolutely awe-inducing holiday decorations? Then this is your last call to send them in to be immortalized on the pages of Gizmodo. We need all entries by today. So procrastinators, congrats, you made it this far. Now send that picture you've had in mind to our tips@giz line labeled clearly (in a manner not relating to penis enlargement or desperate princesses looking to avenge their father's untimely death and cash 145,000,000 euros). -
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Neighbor-Networked Christmas Lights Are Four Shades of Awesome
Whatever Christmas light scheme your dad cooked up as a kid most likely pales in comparison to these four Canadian families, who connected their Xmas lights together in a network-choreographed way. As you can see in the video, the lights go off according to pre-programmed timers (like the water fountains at the Bellagio) that are posted on their website so you can sync your own house up to them. Better yet, you can even log on and change their patterns yourself either from your desktop or your BlackBerry. Best. Lights. Ever. [Calico.whittaker.ca via BlackBerry Cool]
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By Jason ChenComment by Trackback: Starting today, you can now get Sonic the Hedgehog and Peggle on your iPod. — JoystiqCheck out a neighborhood where... more » | Other threads
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these aren't christmas
Lightning Round: LED Rain Christmas Lights
The Gadget: LED Christmas Lights with Decorative Rain Light, feature 40 muti-color LEDs, various effects / speeds, clear wiring, and control box for selecting effect settings. What makes these lights different is the "Rainy" effect, that is produced by a clear bubbled end cap on each LED. More »
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Comment by Dreamwriter: What a stupid review - they took the things off that differentiated these lights from all other lights before even... more » | Other threads
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submissions
Send Us Your Worst Christmas Lights! Yeah, You!
While a few of you have been kind enough to send in the best and worst holiday decorations in your neighborhood, we need more. Are you Clark Griswold? Do you know a Clark Griswold? Have you ever heard of Clark Griswold? If so, we want to hear from you. Please send pictures to tipsATgiz and they will be immortalized in our own celebration of holiday spirit(s). Until then, here's another picture for some inspiration. [photo]
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By Mark WilsonComment by ProjectMoonlightCafe: I really liked the one with Christina Brinkley on the freeway more » | Other threads
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christmas lights
Web-Controllable Holiday Lights Setup is Christmas Spirit Overload
It's the Christmas season, so you know what that means: completely insane, over-the-top lighting displays. Yes, they get crazier every year as front-yard hobbyists figure out how to put more and more tech into their shows to make them even more impressive. One of my personal favorites is "Alek's Controllable Christmas Lights for Celiac Disease," so named because they exist as a fundraiser for Celiac disease research and because you can actually control the entire setup via the Internet. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by gadgetfanatic: @ToddBradley:Yeah, MOST OF THEM. What about the rest, huh? more » | Other threads
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gadgets
Voice-Activated Dimmer Does What It's Told
Hey look, it's the new Clapper for 2006. This $14.99 Intela Voice Dimmer works by voice control instead of clapping, obeying your commands with whatever word or phrase you teach it. Perfect for that outlet way back behind the Christmas tree. More »
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Comment by sr105: hmmm.... there was more to that, but it was filtered out: You: "Lamp Commander" It: beeps You: "Lights On" It: beeps and turns on... more » | Other threads
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