<![CDATA[Gizmodo: Lamp]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: Lamp]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/lamp http://gizmodo.com/tag/lamp <![CDATA[ 36-Inch Twitching Spider: Your Worst Nightmare in Lamp Form ]]> I have yet to meet someone who is genuinely not creeped out by spiders, so I would imagine that you could get a lot of laughs out of a 36-incher that features four twitching legs illuminated by purple incandescent lights. It would be great as a Halloween decoration, or for placing next to your partner in bed. Nothing starts a morning right like watching a loved one pee their pants and let out and a shrill, girlish scream. Now, that's invigorating. Available for $70. [Hammacher via Boing Boing Gadgets]

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Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EDT Sean Fallon http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5040585&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Straw Lamp Seems Like a Sucky Art Project (In a Good Way) ]]> If you've got 1,500 straws lying around the house—and i mean, who doesn't—then boy do we have the project for you! The straw lamp can be a unique addition to your decor throuh what looks like a few hours of work that requires little to no coordination. (Essentially, you stick the straws into a cylindrical mesh and after repeating several times you get this neato lamp.) Bonus points to anyone who fits a forty in the middle and links all the straws for a good group suckfest. [addicted2decorating via gearfuse]

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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EDT Mark Wilson http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039987&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Lamp Made Out of its Own Packaging ]]> Reviewing gadgets on a normal basis, you really come to realize how incredible wasteful all the packaging is. Something is shipped to you in a box that's packed with styrofoam. Inside it, you find another box packed with more styrofoam and whatever good you ordered. But this Package Lamp is different. It has no extra packaging because it is the packaging.

An egg-cartony, paper pulp box, the container is shaped like a lamp and thereby becomes a lamp. It stores the necessary hardware safely inside. And when the lamp arrives at its destination, the bulb and other electrical materials can be repositioned in their more precarious (installed) positions.

Sure, you can't necessarily build every electronic in this manner. But I'm thinking a cardboard computer isn't out of the question. [Dezeen via Treehugger]

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Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:50:00 EDT Mark Wilson http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5037662&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Dinosaur Light Scares Away the Monsters, Long-Term Girlfriends ]]> The "T REX" dinosaur light combines some of our best memories from childhood: Puzzles, dinosaurs and interior decorating. Assembled from 16 pieces (of some mystery material), this $26 tyrannosaurus is ready to destroy any monsters still lurking in your closet. And please note, we said "monsters" not "skeletons"—that time you were reprimanded for hopping the counter at Dairy Queen and mouthing the soft serve spigot is not this poor lamp's cross to bear. [Brando]

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Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:30:00 EDT Mark Wilson http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5035943&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Smoon Ombrella Light Protects Against the Sun by Day ]]> The Smoon Ombrella is a lamp which is a sunshade which is a "shining sculpture," according to designer Beau & Bien. I don't know if it could be classified as an sculpture, but it's beautiful and useful: a ten-hour charge will allow you to illuminate any place in your home, outside or inside, for six days, without any cables.

For $2,150, however, it's a bit out of most budgets. [Coliseum via Boing Boing]

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Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:53:00 EDT Jesus Diaz http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5035376&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Unlicensed Lego Lamps Give the Thrill of Lego and Eminent Subpoena ]]> It's sort of cheating to use one big Lego to build a "Lego" anything, but for this lamp we'll make an exception. By 25togo from Japan, the Lego Lamp is powered by white LEDs and has snap-off caps to store stuff in the pegs. But maybe the most promising premise is to interlock multiple units and create a gigantic glowing Lego robot, castle or—and I'm just throwing this out there—a mega Lego Lamp. And at that point, the process could repeat itself on an even bigger scale. But at $15 a lamp, my Vision could get expensive quickly. [25togo via technabob]

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Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:20:00 EDT Mark Wilson http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5031422&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ We Always Wanted a Custom Eyeball Lamp ]]> For those of you who've looked around their apartment and thought, "You know what this place needs? A lamp that's modeled after my eyeball!"—your day has finally come. 5.5 Designers will create your own custom hand-blown glass eye. You fill out their order form picking from various eye color swatches and including some pics of your peepers, and through the magic of creepy mail ordering, an anatomical illumination device will show at your door. But to be fair, seeing Murano-based Glassblower Livio Serena at work does make the whole thing seem a lot more "artsy" than "psycho-killery":

Contact 5.5 Designers for pricing and availability info. And please refrain from asking if they can reproduce certain other bodyparts. You'll embarrass us. Again. [5.5 Designers via IfIt'sHip and Shiny Shiny]

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Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:40:00 EDT Mark Wilson http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5029941&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Pillo Lamp: A Light Source That Doubles As a Man-Fort ]]> According to the designer, Pillo is a "modern way of living" that can be described as "furniture or micro architecture." Essentially, it is a series of carbon fiber rods covered in fabric that can be easily unfolded or collapsed for easy transport. Throw a little light source in there and you have yourself one cozy, blinding little fort for adults that can also function as a unique focal point and lighting source in a room. Obviously, this thing has the word "concept" written all over it, so I wouldn't expect to see it being sold to the public anytime soon.

[Project Page via The Design Blog]

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Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:20:00 EDT Sean Fallon http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5027916&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ RGBy Lamp is LED Color-Changing Toy for Color Scheme Fanatics ]]> 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]

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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:43:00 EDT Kit Eaton http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5026604&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Lamp Rewinds Your Life to Embarrassing Mix Tapes Times ]]> Hey guys. John Mayer here. You know I love music as much as I love my iPod. That's why I'm so happy that Apartment Therapy has selected these amazing lamps made out of analog tapes still inside of their cases! How cool is that? I know! Cooler than Steve's turtleneck. They think it could be a good DIY project, but really, do you really need to go through all those embarrassing '90s mix tapes and glue them together? You know, the ones that you never sent to the love of your life—who never talked to you through high school—which included amazing classics such as:

• Captain of Your Heart
• Every Breath You Take
• Careless Whisper
• Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
• Smooth Operator
• Take On Me
• With or Without You
• It's Only Love
• Sign Your Name
• A Total Eclipse of the Heart
• And Many, Many More...

Yes, I know that nowadays you all fill your iPods with John Mayer rock, John Mayer ballads, and John Mayer folk. But come on, you know you all did it back then. Admit it, what was your most embarrassing mix tape moment?
Best, John.

[Transparent House via Apartment Therapy]

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Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:17:00 EDT Jesus Diaz http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5018210&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ TI Intros Industry First Lamp-Free DLP Projector ]]> Hot on the heels of the Optoma pico-projector that uses a TI chipset, TI itself has announced the "industry's first home-theater lamp-free projector." It uses a PhlatLight LED illumination source instead, and a Brilliantcolor chipset to give a 1080p display. This makes it capable of a 50% bigger color gamut than traditional projector tech (that's over 200 trillion colors!) and a contrast ratio that can go up to 500,000:1. The lamp-free bit is the part that will interest consumers: as well as not requiring expensive new bulbs, the LEDs consume far less power so you'll pay for less electricity if you're a heavy projector user. Apparently "multiple DLP customers" are expecting to launch projector products with the tech late this year. [Digitimes]

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Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:59:00 EDT Kit Eaton http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5017855&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Halo Lamp is Heaven Sent For Artists ]]> As a guy who dabbles in the arts, I can sympathize with anyone who struggles to find the perfect light for their creative projects. The Halo Lamp by Sander Muller offers a seriously good looking solution to this problem with the Halo Lamp. Because there is a circular ring of light and no bulb, it minimizes any annoying shadows that might interfere with your work. The Halo Light is a custom job, so be prepared to shell out some serious cash for it—but if you have ever been into an art supply store you are already well acquainted with exorbitantly high prices. [Sander Muller via Yatzer via Yanko via Boing Boing Gadgets]

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Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:40:00 EDT Sean Fallon http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5016961&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Get Creative With a Folding Origami Lamp ]]> If you find yourself with some time on your hands during this long Memorial Day weekend, making your own folding origami lamp could prove to be a good time-killer while you wait for meat to cook on the BBQ. The design is as basic as it gets—all you need is a pre-scored 0.8mm sheet of stainless steel and some sort of lamp fixture. Then it is just a matter of bending the segments into an origami design that suits your tastes. As you can see from the image, the light shining through the steel makes for an unique decorative lighting solution. [Yanko Design via DVICE via The Design Blog]

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Sun, 25 May 2008 19:30:00 EDT Sean Fallon http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=393171&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Sensor Tray Lamp Is Pretty, Will Probably Never Hold My Stuff ]]> Kazuya Koike's Sensor Tray Lamp, an ABS resin and polycarbonate tray which uses four LED lamps to light up when you put something on top, is one of those ideas that would be perfect if you were organized enough to always put your personal stuff on the same place. Knowing me, its cool design—available in sand white, charcoal grey, and wenge brown—would probably disappear in a mountain of unopened mail and bills in its first week here. If you are one of those organized people, however, you may want to buy it for $77. [Ideaco via Apartment Theraphy]

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Mon, 19 May 2008 04:33:21 EDT Jesus Diaz http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=391575&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ DIY Duck Hunt Lamp Still Has That Blasted Laughing Dog ]]> 250_april25_020_Medium_.jpgWhen I look at the classic Nintendo Zapper I think of my younger days as a screaming, hot-headed 8-bit gamer, but not Fluffypants. No siree. The enterprising DIY lamp artist looked at the orange and gray plastic and saw a lamp. A few hours and one fabricated cardboard NES cartridge stand later, that laughing dog was back in action, ready to haunt my dreams once again. If this model played the level intro music I'd be tempted to break out the glue gun, but for now I'll just marvel at its brilliance from afar. [Craftster via Boing Boing Gadgets]

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Sun, 11 May 2008 16:00:00 EDT Jack Loftus http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=389330&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Rocket Lamp Built From Jet Engine (Can We Get A "ZOMG") ]]> yhst-34162194635666_2002_2741679.jpegThis retro-styled rocket lamp is more than the absolutely most perfect accessory to complete any room, it's the absolutely most perfect accessory to complete any room that's built from the igniter can of a freakin' jet engine. One-of-a-kind and shamelessly worth its $2,100 sticker price, we want to push each and every one of its glowing jewels...even though we know that they don't actually do anything...and that they probably aren't even buttons in the first place. [Moto Art via Bornrich]

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Fri, 09 May 2008 09:20:00 EDT Mark Wilson http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=388889&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Lava Lamp Shot Glasses Blink with LEDs, Turn You Into a Vampire ]]> Missing from our weekend alcohol guide but not from Addy's bar, these $9-per-unit Lava Lamp Shot Glasses—which use multiple LED flashes to illuminate your favorite spirit until you empty them—promise never-ending enjoyment, quick drunkenness, and, according to the product shot, will turn you into a vampire. Which funnily enough, is precisely what I turned into after my divorce, coffin at home included. [Lighter Side Co. via Random Good Stuff]

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Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:20:00 EDT Jesus Diaz http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=385015&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Pole: Is This the Most Minimal Lamp Ever? ]]> Designed to use a minimum of materials and components, the "Pole" lamp just looks very, very cool indeed. Designer Paul Cocksedge was trying to create the illusion of bending light, so made the acrylic and concrete design "to send rays of light on a journey of internal reflection." Simple: the bulb is in the base and light emerges from the giant fiber-optic at its top, providing a bright directional beam and an ambient glow. It's available from Established and Sons as either a desk lamp or floor lamp, for an unknown, but presumably high price. And you know, it would go perfectly with (what else?) the Ghost chair. [Dezeen]

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Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:24:00 EDT Kit Eaton http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=383986&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Lamps Designed Like Medical Gizmos Chill Our Blood ]]> Designer Andrew Aloisio's lighting designs, dubbed Somewhere in between were apparently an attempt to combine the work of the homeware and labware manufacturing divisions of plastics-maker Kartell. So the aluminum lamps are dotted with test-tube racks, retort stands, burette clamps and more. But by using striking red metal tubing and cables, what did Andrew actually achieve? A set of lamps set to induce shivers, medical gadget nightmares and attacks of the heebyjeebies in all who look upon them, that's what. Thankfully they're a one-off artwork. [Dezeen]

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Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:45:07 EDT Kit Eaton http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=381007&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Jet-Setter Lite Is Wall Lamp-Uplighter For That Airplane Feeling ]]> Ah, there's nothing better than sleeping all twisted up in an airplane seat, with the gentle glow around the edges of the little plastic window shutter interrupting your snooze-time. Oh wait a minute— that's rubbish... bed is way better. But clearly designer Charles Cha prefers the airplane effect, since that's what his Jet-Setter Lite is all about. It's a selectable wall-lamp or uplighter that re-creates that window lighting in your home, controlled by a lever that adjusts the direction of the light cast by its LED lamps. It even looks like a plane window and comes in a swish "1950's jet age" polished metal frame. Weird, and thankfully just a concept. [Yanko design]

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Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:46:59 EDT Kit Eaton http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=379810&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Touch Interactive DVD Player Looks Like the Lamp iMacs ]]> Apple may have strayed away from design that looks like a table lamp, but Touch Interactive is having none of that. Their Hybrid DVD Player and Display unit has the same weiner tip base as the old iMac, but instead of a levered arm attached to the display, this goes straight up and out. We may not have much use for an all-in-one DVD player unit around our houses, but dentist's offices, rich people's kitchens and sperm banks have much different needs than we do. [Touch Interactive via Cyber Theater]

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Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EDT Jason Chen http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=378963&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ World's First OLED Lamp ]]> 72dpi_OLED_Early_Future_1_small.jpgWe're not sure why someone would want to make an OLED desk lamp at this point in time, what with the technology being relatively new and somewhat expensive right now, but OSRAM Opto Semiconductors and designer Ingo Maurer have done just that. This lamp, called "Early Future", is made up of ten distinct OLED tiles measuring 132 x 33 mm each. There's no price on this as far as we can see, but it's going to be a while until people will actually be buying these OLED lamps anyway. For now we'll stick to illuminating our offices with the soft glow of four LCD monitors. [OSRAM via OLED Info]

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Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:45:00 EDT Jason Chen http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=376929&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Senslux SLD Desklamps Try to See Off Your Winter Blues, Acne ]]> Senslux's new SLD range of desk lamps will light your stuff with LEDs for low power-consumption eco-friendliness, and come in three types. The SG-1500 model appears to be just a plain ol' desk lamp, but the SF is apparently a "full spectrum" lamp, presumably to give more natural light to combat the dim winter sun. The last, SA model, claims to be a light therapy for acne. Brilliant. Available in Korea for around $150, not sure if or when they'll make it over here. [Aving]

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Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:51:01 EDT Kit Eaton http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=376002&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Flower Filament Lamp, Lights With a Bloom. Not a Boom, Fool ]]> Hey ladies— I wanna show you my lamp. No, no, really: it's just a lamp. It looks like a light bulb, and only lights up when you put a flower inside. See, I can be tremulous and tender too. Say what? There's a bug on the flower? I'll squash that bug, man! Squash it good! *SMASH*. Uh ... Hey Ha-Na Yeom, designer person, can I get another? [Yanko design]

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Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:49:15 EDT Kit Eaton http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=374547&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ RelaxStyle Lamp: Like Tripping at the Bottom of the Sea ]]> Need to unwind? The RelaxStyle Room Palette Effect lamp can transport you to a tranquil undersea world at the push of a button. The lamp projects light onto walls or ceilings that resemble undulating waves—giving users the feeling of being submerged in shallow water, looking up into the sunlight. You can even set a timer that will automatically shut the light show down after 120 minutes. That way you can blissfully set adrift into sleep and peacefully pee your pants in the middle of the night. Available for $69. [Japan Trend Shop via Crave via DVICE]

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Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:30:51 EST Sean Fallon http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=362636&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Surveillance Lamp Brings Big Brother Style To Your Space ]]> Swedish designers Per Emanuelsson and Bastian Bischoff believe that their Surveillance Lamp is "Orwellian" in the sense that it is an "ambiguous reflection of their thoughts about the political future." That's deep and everything, but the bottom line is that a lamp modeled after surveillance cameras looks pretty damn cool. The only question is whether or not it is cool enough to drop over 50,00 EUR ($7,500) on—because that is where the bidding is on eBay right now with about six days left. [eBay via Surveillance Light via Dezeen]

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Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:00:10 EST Sean Fallon http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=361582&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ USB Memo Lamp: Ambient Lighting For the Absent Minded ]]> If you are the kind of person that has Post-it notes strewn all over your desk, this USB-powered lamp may help you cut through the clutter while simultaneously providing some colorful ambient lighting. Using the included pen, users can write notes on the base and simply wipe the message off when needed. Sure, it is stupid, but it is unique—and it will only set you back around $20. Additional pic after the break.

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[Funshop via TFTS]

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Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:00:14 EST Sean Fallon http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=360602&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ DIY AIM-9 Sidewinder Air to Geek Missile Lamp ]]> After all of this talk about the Pentagon preparing to blow a spy satellite out of the sky, missiles have never been hotter. So it is high time you got a piece of the action with this AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile floor lamp. Unfortunately, you can not purchase the lamp in one piece—it has to be built from an instruction kit—although the results look to be worth the effort. A video of the lamp in action is available after the break.


For anyone willing to put in the serious amount of time it will take to piece this lamp together, the kit contains instructional videos and manuals, templates, and decals. Expect to pay around $60 for parts on top of the $20 it costs for the kit itself. All in all, $80 is a small price to pay for a lighting solution this awesome. [Roger Dodger via TFTS]

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Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:00:13 EST Sean Fallon http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=358857&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Gravity Lamp Lasts 200 Years, Will Gmm/r2 Torchiere Lamps Out ]]> gravia_w_person_cutout.jpgThis Gravity Lamp by a Virginia Tech student won second place at the Greener Gadgets Design Competition this week. The idea is quite simple in theory: a mass moves slowly down a column, which generates electricity by when the potential to kinetic energy conversion of the mass falling spins a rotor. To "reset" the lamp, the user just flips the thing over and sets the process in motion again. The entire setup should last about 200 years if used only eight hours a day, but should be plenty long for anyone we know. [Greener Gadgets via via DVice]

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Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:40:41 EST Jason Chen http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=358154&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ E-Light Brings Light, Entertainment, Ugliness to Your Garden ]]> Designed to clamp onto your garden umbrella pole, the E-light is an LED lamp and MP3-speaker combo for outdoor music and moody light action. It's got a standard headhone jack to connect up your audio player, and its AA batteries will run both the six LEDs and stereo speakers for around six hours. Sounds like just enough time to really chill your bones if you're going to try some alfresco Valentine's Day dining. Available for $99.50. [Red Ferret]

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Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:18:39 EST Kit Eaton http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=355840&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Solar Streetlamp Watches You to Save Power ]]> claverostreetlamp2.jpgBy integrating LED lighting and motion detectors, Clavero's design only uses full power when people pass by. The rest of the time it remains at one third power to save power and reduce light pollution. Though this will no doubt save thousands of dollars, walking down a street lined with these could feel like a spotlight is following you. [Treehugger]

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Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:20:00 EST Eric Sheline http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=354734&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Solution w/o Problem: Water Tree Light Also Serves Water ]]> This pendant lamp concept by a group of Korean designers has an extra function as a dinner table water fountain: hot and cold water is delivered by the globe "fruits" you can see plugged into it. So yes, it's a nice idea and certainly seems convenient, but no no no! Water supplies, light bulbs and electrical wiring all hanging over your head ready to plunge down and zap your dinner party into the next life? Sounds like too much of an electrical Sword of Damocles to us. [Yanko Design]

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Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:12:31 EST Kit Eaton http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=353718&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Hasbro Room Tech Clock Wirelessly Wakes the Lamps in Your Room ]]> Hasbro's Room Tech Clock, which looks like a mix between an iPod and a Goomba, is an alarm clock with a wireless link to the shroom-shaped Room Tech Lamp. When the alarm goes off, two things happen; the alarm clock will either stomp its fists on the table making an awful racket, play back the radio or pump out tunes from a connected MP3 player. Secondly, the Room Tech Lamp, which is styled like a shroom-Martian hybrid, will be activated, bringing illumination to your dank, dingy room.

The Room Tech Lamp has a touch sensitive domed head, which allows the user to turn the light on, as well as select from a variety of colors simply by touching it. Additionally, the lamp has a speaker built in that can be hooked up to your MP3 player. The Room Tech duo are due out in September and will retail for £39.99 ($79) each.

Given Gizmodo writers mostly work from their beds, the biggest chore in the morning is turning on the light; we're just too lazy to pull the blinds up. Frankly, how we got by without the Room Tech series is quite beyond us. We're already in line. [Pocket-lint]

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Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:55:00 EST Haroon Malik http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=353151&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Psychedelic iTube Speaker With Built-In Viagra Mode Gives You a Bigger Dock ]]> itube.jpgHokay: the iTube looks like it is the 21st-century version of the Lava Lamp. A 30-inch-tall iPod speaker with 360º speakers and special effects that react to your tunes, the iTube connects up to either an MP3 player or your stereo, and you can control the psychedelic levels of its LED lights and bubble blower via remote control. Video and more info below.

Er, did the voice behind the disembodied hand waving around the RC just refer to two of the light effects as "Tylenol" and "Viagra?" There's also an aromatherapy function for the full-on Julie Patchouli effect. Cost is $249 from Aquallusion. [GeekAlerts via TFTS]


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Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:08:28 EST Kit Eaton http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=349502&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Sensory Lamp Concept Brings Garden to Mousemat ]]> If you couldn't escape to experience the Great Outdoors because you were stuck in an office cubicle, or happened to be living through a rain-lashed Winter, then this ambient light mousemat complete with mini-lawn might be a tiny desktop alternative. Sara Rossbach's concept has a patch of grass curling around your mouse, and lights the pad with a cycle of cheery colors. The good: nurturing the grass might distract you from day-to-day office grind. The bad: no automatic water sprinkles. The worse: more bugs for your computer. [SaraRossbach.com via Elit Alice]

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Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:31:06 EST Kit Eaton http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=348423&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Sex in Progress Light Broadcasts Your Achievement For Your Roommates, Parents ]]> Do people often walk in on your copulation sessions? Just hang a Sex in Progress Light outside your door, fire it up whenever you're meat spelunking and no one will ever "accidentally" bother you again. And as our own Sean Fallon says, if there's ever a "Masturbation in Progress" sign, he'll let everyone know. [Baronbob via Nerd Approved]

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Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:00:06 EST Jason Chen http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=347677&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ PC + Lamp = Turning Lamp ]]> Turning Lamp by designer Seungchan Lee, is a revolutionary design that blends a lamp and a PC; two items that aren't usually associated with each other. The PC sits atop a lamp stand that still has its power-pull-cord, allowing for the PC's power to be controlled by simply pulling on the cord. With an OLED screen on each face of the PC, each of the four sides can act as their own screen, allowing four users to do their own thing. The screens themselves can display pictures, music, weather, memos, aquariums etc. Being completely wireless, the Turning Lamp is controlled by a compact folding touchscreen keyboard and a pen style mouse. Hit the jump to see more this beautiful lamp/PC mash-up.

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Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:47:07 EST Christopher Mascari http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=342330&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Make a Lamp That is Straight Out of Tron ]]> It is not hard to see where designer Greg Madison got his inspiration from for the Madylight —namely sci-fi movies and video games. He believes that one of the common threads between these mediums is "luminescent shapes which represent electronic circuits or magic spells." So the goal was to reproduce these shapes in everyday objects —like a lamp. It looks awesome, and the best part is that it is not all that difficult to make yourself. Hit the jump for a video and a link to the complete instructions.

[Instructables via Make]
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Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:45:09 EST Sean Fallon http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=341304&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ DIY LED Chandelier From Xmas Lights ]]> Xmas is almost over. Use this tutorial to make an LED lamp from Christmas lights, which is a good way to get use out of them the other 11 months of the year. I'd hang it upside down as a DIY geek chandelier. Be Warned: The tutorial has some mind-numbing steps, like stripping out the LEDs from the Xmas light strand, and some complex wiring and soldering. Much like a professionally made chandelier, making something this ornate is going to be labor intensive. And maybe electrocute you. [Instructables]

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Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:21:34 EST Brian Lam http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=337109&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ This Is What Lamps Look Like In Hell ]]> Chances are that if you have $45,000 lying around to blow on a lamp, you probably did something shady to get it. So a Fall of the Dammed lamp depicting a Dante-esque decent into hell should be right up your alley. Thanks to a sophisticated laser sculpting process, owners can now enjoy an extremely expensive reminder that when the apocalypse hits, Satan will be there to kick their ass. [Product Page via BLTD]

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Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:30:41 EST Sean Fallon http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=322402&view=rss&microfeed=true