Gizmodo: color changing

RGBy Lamp is LED Color-Changing Toy for Color Scheme Fanatics

Kit Eaton — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:43:00 EDT

We showed you the impressive RGBy tabletop last year, but designers Makoto Hirahara and Shinya Matsuyama have gone and commercialized a new chameleon color-change lamp. The RBGy lamp is a simple battery-powered gizmo that changes color to match whatever object you've got it sitting on. You simply press to capture, and it copies the color by varying its LED illumination. It's hard to think of a purpose for it, other than impressing your date by matching the moodlighting to her dress... but there are cheaper ways to impress, given that each 2.75-inch steel and plastic lamp costs $199. [7Gadgets]

Color-Changing Shower Head Protects Your Junk from Scalding

Jason Chen — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:10:09 EST

Temperature-detecting faucets have been available here for a while, but the same concept for shower heads has been mostly a Japanese-only affair. Imagine our surprise when we found these shower heads from China, which have four different shades to correspond to different temperatures: white for "I need to pay my utilities," blue for "damn it, I should have waited for the water to heat up," pink and violet for "ahhh, time to pee," and hot red for "ouch my nads." And since it's from China, it's pretty likely that this shower head should appear in cheap online and offline stores sometime soon. [Alibaba via Gadgets News]

Video: RGBY LED Tabletop Changes Color Like a Chameleon

Sean Fallon — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:20:15 EST

Other LED tabletops have come down the pike in recent months, but the RGBYs cool factor could match or possibly surpass the likes of even the motion-sensing Wave coffee table. What makes the RGBY so great is the fact that it can change colors to match the object resting on it—an effect achieved using small clusters of photo sensors and multi-colored LEDs. Unfortunately, you won't be able to run out to your local IKEA to pick one of these up just yet. The device is only a prototype at the moment. Damn. Check out the video after the jump.

[MoCo Loco via Technabob]

Video Clip: Color-Changing LED Faucet in Action

Charlie White — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:15:00 EDT

Check out this action footage of that color-changing LED faucet we told you about earlier this week. It's available for just under 20 bucks, and changes color with the water temperature.

It runs on tiny watch batteries and looks like it's pretty easy to install. Now we really want one. But must the bathroom be dark for its effects to be visible? – Charlie White

Product Page [Think Geek]

Color Changing Faucet Actually Available for $19

Jason Chen — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:15:30 EDT

We've shown you various color changing faucets over the years, but many of them were either too expensive or too early of a prototype to be buyable. This updated LED Faucet light, however, is both real and cheap.

For just $19.99, you get a LED faucet light that streams blue water normally, but turns red as soon as it hits 89 degrees. Gimmicky, sure, but at that price how could you say no? – Jason Chen

Product Page [Think Geek - Thanks tipster!]

Mathmos Mini Lamp - Color Changing, Psychedelic Mushrooms

www.gizmodo.com — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:30:50 EST

With their uncanny resemblance to those Power Up mushroom hidden in blocks throughout the Mario video games, these groovy mushroom lamps cycle through 9 colors and can bring your back to your college days and/or trigger those acid flashbacks you've been itching to embark on. All of these lamps are made from mouth blown frosted white glass, ensuring that no two are identical. The LEDs inside are controlled by a computer chip that has them cycle through their trippy color spectrum, providing the perfect mood lighting for your next love-fest.

When the party is over and/or you've run out of drugs, simply push down on the lamp gently—the touch sensitive mechanism does the work for you and shuts the lamp off. A nice bonus since it's no fun to try to find a tiny on/off switch after a long night of tripping your face off. –Dana Bushman

Mathmos Mini Lamp [LazyBone via Ubergizmo]

Color Changing Silicone iPod Nano Case

Jason Chen — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 10:17:36 EDT

Eager to relive the Hypercolor T-Shirt days of your youth? Pick up the color changing iPod Nano cases and flash back to the days of Saved By The Bell, Jordan before a championship, and Reebok pump sneakers — all while keeping your Nano free of scratches.

With the Nano getting a size upgrade this summer, now's the time to be picking out cases.

Colour Change Silicone Case [proporta.com]

Hypercolor is Back!

Travis Hudson — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:55:50 EDT

Well not specifically Hypercolor branded awesomeness, but the same concept. ALSA Corporation has released their Eclipse wall paint that changes color depending on temperature. Also in the works is paint that can change color just by flipping a switch. The color changing paint will run $129 for a quart and $349 for a gallon. Man, Hypercolor clothes were so sweet, it s a shame my Mom had to burn all of them. It wasn't like I had that many lice.

Color Changing Wall Paints [mavromatic]