<![CDATA[Gizmodo: james+sears]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: james+sears]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/jamessears http://gizmodo.com/tag/jamessears <![CDATA[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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