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design

Tangled Wires are Ugly, But What About Tangled Wire Lamps?

Exposed cables can be downright hideous or damn near artistic depending on the situation. Apparently, when South Korean designer Kwangho Lee sees a mess of tangled wires, he thinks "art." The concept behind these "lamp sculptures" was to strip lights down to the bare essentials and weave the exposed cable into intricate designs. Whether the final result can be considered art is a matter of opinion—but I can tell you that I won't be hanging one of these in my apartment anytime soon. [MoCo Loco via Gearfuse]

8:30 PM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Sean Fallon
2,548 views, 38 comments

Latest by macserv: Sean Fallon wrote: Tangled Wires are Ugly, But What About Tangled Wire Lamps?@Sean Fallon: Yeah, tangled wire lamps are ugly too. more »

gadgets

World's First OLED Lamp

We'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]

3:45 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Jason Chen
4,784 views, 21 comments

Latest by erik1974: Although OLEDs used in lighting applications are not expected to become popular in the next few years and will initially target niche markets, the technology has several advantages over that of conventional lighting. First among the advantages is slimness. The more »

lamps

iHome's iHL10, iHL20, iHL31 iPod Dock Lamps Are For iPod Dock Haters

iHome just devised a genius iPod dock—a category that's already full up with five times too many models than it really needs—that's not only an iPod dock, but also a lamp. It's an iPod dock lamp, and it's available in three models, one of which is shorter and fatter, another of which comes with a remote. The perfect thing for a desk that's in need of lighting and/or music. At $49.99, it's neither too expensive for a lamp or too expensive for a dock. If we could only get more of the stuff on our desk to converge, we could actually see our desks. [Checkolite via Slippery Brick via dvice]

5:30 PM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Jason Chen
2,483 views, 7 comments

Latest by jennyyu: cool, i love its style, and its price is reasonable for only $49.99, just like these ipod docks i came accoss. more »

lamps

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]

3:51 AM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,211 views, 8 comments

Latest by Mith: Your absolutely correct, And i didn't mean to be holier than thou or anything by saying there is a high volume of medical students here or anything, its just one of the many factors that helps the progression of that kind more »

design

Perspektiva Lamp: For Anyone Who Dreams of Being Stalked By the Paparazzi

According to the designers at Transparent House, the idea behind the Perspecktiva lamp was "to integrate an iconic object into modern day life while maintaining the qualities of art and function." In this case the "iconic object" was a vintage camera inspired by the classic Leica design. The result is a work of art that should appeal to just about anyone—especially Hollywood hopefuls that dream that they too will one day have to file a restraining order against a paparazzo. Too bad it is only a concept at this point. Video after the break. More »

6:20 PM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Sean Fallon
3,356 views, 17 comments

Latest by zenpoet: There are two sides to the argument that the light should come from the flash area. 1. If it did, it would look and act much more like a camera. In which case, everyone would assume its a real camera and more »

lamps

Brain Lamp is New Gizmodo Leader, Future Galactic Emperor

When I saw this come up in my RSS feeds, I thought it said Brian Lam, and so I got rather excited. I was, however, (as I so frequently am) wrong. This lamp is the brainchild of Alexander Lervik, who had an MR scan done in Stockholm of his own grey matter, before printing up the results on a 3-D printer. "Yes," he says about his creation. "It is bright." Oh, no one loves a smart arse, Lervik. [Lervik]

6:56 AM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Addy Dugdale
2,074 views, 31 comments

Latest by Daimyo Nintendo: Ah The Gamesters of Triskelion. I bet 600 quatloos the brain will indeed become galactic emperor more »

mudes

Mudes Lamps Make Me Think of a Prize-Fighting Egg

But I guess that's the drugs talking. Designed by Nicolloe Alves Rincon with teenage girls in mind, these portable, rechargeable Mude lamps will, I guess, have pride of place at slumber parties. Just like our apocalyptic friends on horseback, four knobs control war, famine, pestilence and death the color and intensity of one of the lights, while the second light lets you read your Judy Blume under the covers. [Mude via MoCo Loco]

6:20 AM on Thu Mar 20 2008
By Addy Dugdale
1,137 views, 6 comments

Latest by Supercollider: Does this remind anyone else of Maniac Mansion? more »

christian maas

Intravenous Lamp Turns Your Home Into a Prescription Drug Den

The Lichtinfusion lamp from Christian Maas makes me think of the best insults you can lob at someone who spends too long in front of the mirror (it's too rude for the first para, I'm afraid). With the power cables disguised as the rubber tubes that would normally feed sick little puppies like me their daily dose of Pethidine, the lamp only lacks the wheels to enable your light to travel around the apartment with you. [Yanko]

12:20 PM on Tue Mar 18 2008
By Addy Dugdale
4,810 views, 15 comments

Latest by Final: If it was a Catheter bag or the collector from a chest tube you'd have me sold. more »

lamps

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. More »

6:00 PM on Wed Feb 20 2008
By Sean Fallon
4,699 views, 16 comments

Latest by SonOfMagicFact: Whoo! New comment entry format! more »

lamps

Gravity Lamp Lasts 200 Years, Will Gmm/r2 Torchiere Lamps Out

This 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]

12:40 PM on Tue Feb 19 2008
By Jason Chen
10,894 views, 52 comments

Latest by Otto42: Gearing and drive and such aside, you can't overcome the basic energy problem inherent here. As shown above, to produce that much light for 4 hours requires about 100k joules, and there simply isn't that much potential energy due to more »

toy fair 2008

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. More »

4:55 AM on Wed Feb 6 2008
By Haroon Malik
6,983 views, 21 comments

Latest by tekka: i've been checking on hasbrotoyshop.com this really doesn't come out until fall? more »

lights

Shiny Shiny Reviews Seasonal Affective Disorder Lights (Verdict: A Bright Idea)

Seasonal Affective Disorder, or winter depression, or "where the hell is the Sun," can be treated by gadgets that mimic the sunlight you're otherwise not getting. The special name for these gadgets is "lamps," or "lights" if you're going strictly scientific. The crazy dames over at Shiny Shiny reviewed two of them and decided (I think) that the lights are great, but using the alarm function to wake up to frogs or static is "rubbish." [Shiny Shiny]

4:00 PM on Tue Jan 29 2008
By Jason Chen
3,118 views, 16 comments

Latest by uberfu: one could also move to a warmer climate that tends to have sun more often than not_ more »

glowingglofab

GloFab Fiber Optic Lamps Look...Halfway Decent?

When most of us think fiber optic lamps, we have visions of black plastic casing emitting rainbow effects through fiber optic tubes sticking out in pony tail fashion. GloFab challenges the ugly fiber optic stereotype by weaving together what is almost a fiber optic fabric around a single light source, and shaping it into spheres or various custom fixtures. Staring at this ceiling fan that we've meant to replace for years, we're given more ideas, but sadly, not any addition motivation.
. [product via technabob & designboom]

8:56 AM on Fri Jan 25 2008
By Mark Wilson
8,524 views, 19 comments

Latest by bantamweight: Great invention. There has never been a fiber optic light that does so much! Can't find that king of hanging lights eBay. more »

diy

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]

7:21 AM on Tue Dec 25 2007
By Brian Lam
2,153 views, Comment

lamps

Lamp CD Tower Is Beautifully Obsolete

The Light CD Tower by Kwang Hoo Lee was inspired by the fact that people spend an ever-increasing amount of time sitting in front of their computers. In the end, he came up with a design that merged a lamp and a CD holder into one sweet looking practical device. Unfortunately, the design is not without its flaws. For one thing, the lamp would be rendered useless when filled with CDs, the device is battery powered (why not USB?) and CDs are on the fast track to obsolecence. Still, not a bad concept piece from a design perspective. [Designboom via Gearfuse via DVICE]

9:00 PM on Fri Dec 7 2007
By Sean Fallon
4,385 views, 17 comments

Latest by omg-ponies: @strider_mt2k: TRON babes are hot more »

lamps

Twistalamp Makes K'nex Lovers Nostaligic

The Twistalamp is basically nothing more than some resin blocks with LED lights inside to make it glow. The eye-catching feature, however, is the multiple configurations that you can make by snapping the blocks together much like a set of K'nex or Legos. Each set comes with four blocks, but you could string together as many as 24 for large scale mood lighting. You'll have to shell out 100 per set, but it's a small price to pay for being able to play with blocks again. [ThinkGeek via Tech E Blog]

2:40 PM on Wed Nov 28 2007
By hook
4,590 views, 7 comments

Latest by Sculptor_Dan: @COOLREPUBLICA In case you're about to get laid and don't want to. more »

lamps

Mllamp Brings Luxo Jr. to Life

Kitchen Budapest's Mllamp project is out to give everyday items the ability to simulate emotions. As you can see from the video, a pair of lamps have been rigged to mimic human emotions. What those human emotions are, we're not sure. We just know that these lamps totally remind us of Pixar's mascot, Luxo Jr. [Kitchen Budapest]

1:30 PM on Thu Nov 22 2007
By Christopher Mascari
7,093 views, 8 comments

Latest by ideaman2020: Why would I possibly want my appliances to show emotions? See "Adams, Douglas"... more »

Packaging Lamps Look Better with the Lights Off Anke Weiss has designed these neat lights made from packaging, by pricking holes in soap boxes and juice cartons. There is one problem, however:

7 comments