Gizmodo: lantern

Giant Lightbulb Is Made of Paper

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:40:00 EDT

At 17x17x30 inches, this huge lightbulb would have been absolutely amazing. But since it's not made of glass and metal, but paper, it's just cute. So cute that I still would like to have one, though. [Kyouei via Likecool]

How to Make Your Own Green Lantern Ring

Jason Chen — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:49:27 EDT

If you asked us what DC superhero we'd love to be and said we couldn't be Batman, Superman, the Martian Manhunter, Robin, Nightwing, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Power Girl, or the Flash, we'd probably choose Green Lantern. Instructables has a step by step guide on how to make your own glowing ring.

The only downside is you'll have to actually carve your own ring out of resin, something that's pretty tough for us nerds to do. But the good news is that when you're done, the fingers to ring ratio will probably be closer to 1:1 than when you started. Still, beats the old guide of Step 1: Find the Lantern Corps. – Jason Chen

Instructables [via MAKE]

Japanese Speaker Lantern Looks Good, is Functional

Travis Hudson — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:15:08 EST

Why would Gizmodo be featuring something as simple as a lantern? Well, you obviously didn't read the headline because this isn't an ordinary lantern. It actually has double functionality as a lamp and a speaker. It uses USB connectivity for the audio streaming and power. Don't expect it to have the best sounding speakers out there, but at least it looks nice. $37. –Travis Hudson

Product Page [Via Gearfuse]

eGear LED Lantern Keychain

Jason Chen — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 19:35:51 EDT

Those little keychain flashlights always come in handy, whether it's for finding the USB port on the back of your machine or for breaking into your mother-in-law's house to retrieve those shell casings.

If you want a little twist to your portable lighting, here's the eGear LED Lantern keychain. It's got a battery life of 25 hours and can be set to constant or blinking mode. It's around 2" tall and runs you $9.99 plus shipping. – Jason Chen

Tiny itty bitty powerful lantern [Think Geek via Shiny Shiny]