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LightCap Transforms Cancer Into Neat Lantern

For those among us not afraid of mosquitoes or Bisphenol A, the LightCap 200 is a solar-powered LED light that screws onto 2" water bottles (like those from Nalgene), transforming them into lanterns. Just 2.6 ounces heavy and weatherproof (...though "waterproof" might have been more reassuring), the $20 LightCap seems like a practical way to reduce the load of your camping gear while still reining over wildlife as its technological master. Plus, drop it into a bottle of Gatorade and you've got yourself a party light. [Sol Lightvia OhGizmo!]

9:52 AM on Tue May 13 2008
By Mark Wilson
2,829 views, 17 comments

Latest by Git Em SteveDave: @ripfire4: Agreed. I took an idea from a really expensive bike light that had a water bottle shaped battery. I took an old water bottle, cut the top section off, and stuck a Radio Shack 7.2 volt rechargeable more »

green with envy

Radiohead's Latest Tour Features LED Stage (As Well As Radiohead)

Radiohead, wishing to alleviate the guilt of being a rich and famous semi-wielding touring band, has opted to use LED stage lights for their current tour. LED for such purposes is a relatively new phenomenon, as it's only recently that they've become bright enough to have any sort of eye-burning factor. The band is pleased to be wasting less power every performance, but bass player Colin Greenwood pointed out, "It's very exciting, but without the big Rock Lights it's going to be fucking freezing onstage." Though as we understand the rock world, that's what they make groupies for. [Word] Thanks Mike! More »

6:00 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Mark Wilson
5,477 views, 17 comments

Latest by toyotaboy: Radiohead is going overboard with trying to be green (who knows if they really think that way, maybe they're just doing that to get a following). canceling concerts because it uses up gas is going a little bit too more »

led plane

LED Plane Is More Like An R/C Comet

Flying an R/C plane in the darkness of night can be a difficult proposition. That is, until you add 150 LED lights to the hollows of the plane's fuselage and wings. The creator tells us the brightest model consumes 75W of lighting electricity and is "painfully bright at night." Irreversible cornea damage has never been so much fun! To see a video of the plane in-flight, hit the jump.
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12:10 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Mark Wilson
8,676 views, 32 comments

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LED Message Pen: Cross-Classroom Messaging, 21st Century Style?

Remember the LED message wand? Brando's now got a miniaturized version that fits in the top of a ballpoint pen, and can display messages up to 20 characters in length. Perfect for covert cross-classroom messaging? As long as the teacher doesn't spot the flash of a red LED across the room. Available now for $15. [Brando via Geek Alerts]

6:50 AM on Mon May 5 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,156 views, 5 comments

beijing

Beijing's Gigantic LED Wall Is Fully Solar Powered

Say what you will about the fiascoes leading up to the Beijing Olympics, but the event has brought along with it some amazing new architecture. Greeting visitors attending the Xicui entertainment complex near the site of the games is a 20,000 square foot wall of computer-controlled LEDs, the largest of its kind ever built. Better yet, the wall manages to power itself completely using only the sun. More »

12:30 PM on Sun May 4 2008
By Elaine Chow
7,233 views, 17 comments

Latest by celloids: Damn Commies just want to sell more sunglasses to fill their pockets more »

leds

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]

8:20 PM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Jesus Diaz
3,413 views, 3 comments

Latest by strider_mt2k: Heeey, that's no Vampire! That's the chick from the health food store! more »

hearware

Your HearWare Apparel Changes Color to Match Their Mood

HearWare is clothing that listens. Like any good listener, the concept design by Younghui Kim and Milena Iossifova understands the sounds around it, and produces an appropriate response. In HearWare's case this means using LEDs and electroluminescent wires embedded in the fabric of your favorite skirt, bags or pants. More »

7:30 PM on Sun Apr 13 2008
By Jack Loftus
3,704 views, 9 comments

gadgets

Picture Frame Shows Which of Your IM and Skype Friends Are Online

We absolutely love it when cyberspace and meatspace intersect, which is why we're enthused over this Online Notification Picture Frame. It's a DIY project that connects via some interface (the guy doesn't say) to a computer, which feeds online status information back to the display. If a person's online, the LED next to his photo lights up. We'd prefer it if this were a more digital solution like an actual photo frame that dynamically displayed the pictures of people who were online, but this is a good start. [Volunteer Lab Rat via Hacked Gadgets]

4:00 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Jason Chen
3,442 views, 24 comments

Latest by Ashley927: Does this work for all IM applications? I want to use my BigString Self Distructing app more »

casemod

NVIDIA Motorcycle Casemod is the Fastest Computer On Two Wheels, Kinda

There are roadwarriors with their ultraportables and then there's master modder Dennis Ilyin, who took computing on the go literally with this ambitious motorcycle casemod. While the two-wheeled computing wonder lacks an engine, it more than makes up for it with massive LED-lit water tanks and what's sure to be ample processing power. The compu-bike was part of an NVIDIA-sponsored modding contest and actually came in second to this green thing. Fair? Unfair? Take a look at additional pics after the jump and you tell us.
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7:59 PM on Sun Apr 6 2008
By Jack Loftus
4,435 views, 19 comments

Latest by misterwho: Uh, where is the case? I see the mobo dangling from the bike, but shouldn't it actually be encased? The Green thingy doesn't do it for me. I like the one captioned "Power can be Elegant" and the one more »

clips

Seekway 3D LED Cube Amazes in Glorious Color Phasing Fashion

Seekway has put together this spectacular 3D LED display, which is capable of displaying images in full 3D (duh) at an amazing, 30 fps. The prototype consists of a 16 x 16 x 16 grid of interconnected color LEDs and if our mathematics doesn't fail us, that's 4096 individual diodes. We're sure you'll agree; it looks amazing, but the video is even more fantastic, so jump in.
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7:15 PM on Sun Apr 6 2008
By Haroon Malik
20,167 views, 31 comments

Latest by leMel: Needs 3D pong. more »

led

The World's Largest LED Chandelier Sips Electricity, Champagne

This 7000lb behemoth chandelier has a 35-foot diameter of steel, glass and acrylic. It features 328 lights. And it only uses 1120 watts of electricity. Constructed by Meyda Tiffany for the e Stanley Theater in Utica, New York, the opulence of a gigantic piece of lighting art is unquestionably more palatable when it's not eating our coal, killing our dolphins, etc. Bonus shot after the jump. More »

10:05 AM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Mark Wilson
5,122 views, 11 comments

grandpatent

Old Lady Sues Tech Giants for Patents, Bakes Cakes with Lasers

Columbia University Professor Emeritus Gertrude Neumark Rothschild, the scourge of high-tech companies and freeway drivers, is trying to block imports from Sony, Nokia, Motorola, LG, Matsushita and Samsung, after successfully settling a similar patent lawsuit against Philips last week. The U.S. International Trade Commission is launching an investigation on 30 companies, which will affect products with short-wavelength LEDs and laser diodes that are used everywhere, from mobiles to Blu-ray players:

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7:00 AM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Jesus Diaz
6,584 views, 58 comments

Latest by highfloydelity: @snej: Giz didn't demean this person because she's "old" or a "woman", it just so happened that's what the story was about. I assure you that if this article was about anyone else, they would have been made fun more »

multipen

5 in 1 Gadget Pen, Lights, Points and Yes: Writes

It's a pen, touchpad stylus, LED flashlight, laser pointer and UV banknote checker. In one. Handy for... well, all those things. Available for $11. That is all. [Gadget4All via Red Ferret]

6:32 AM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,572 views, 8 comments

Latest by Lorne: @Billman13: By the cashier, next to the gum and batteries. more »

led watch

Time-It Watch's LED Display Curls Around Your Wrist

This new LED watch curls around your wrist automagically, a bit like those weird snap-on bracelet thingies that were all the rage a while ago. Time-it's display is suitably LED-geeky, with several different modes, much like the Tokyo Flash or Nooka designs. Strangely its got a rechargeable battery, so it has to lie in its "magic case" to wirelessly charge every now and then. Inconvenient, perhaps, since it lasts between a day and two weeks depending on how often you activate the display. More »

6:13 AM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Kit Eaton
7,536 views, 11 comments

Latest by qbrad: @SonicFury: Only if the D in LED stood for display. But the last time diode spelled display was, er, never. more »

gadgets

Luxim's 250W Tic-Tac Sized Bulb Blows Away 400W LEDs

Luxim's new bulb may only be the size of a Tic-Tac, but this little bugger can crank out way more light at 250 watts than a traditional 400 watt LED. It can achieve this feat thanks to gas that is heated inside the bulb via electrical energy delivered to it by a "puck." As the gas turns to plasma, the bulb is illuminated. However, since most of the energy is not lost to heat, the light can reach a high level of brightness. In fact, it can produce up to 140 lumens per watt which is twice that of an LED and around 10 times that of a standard bulb. Impressive. Hit the link to see the light in action. [CNET and Luxim]

4:00 PM on Tue Mar 18 2008
By Sean Fallon
18,964 views, 53 comments

Latest by EmEwing: Doctor Who ... couldn't live without it ... he's so my ideal sexy man! more »

leah buechley

Signal Jacket for Cyclists

Ph.D student Leah Buechley has designed several items of electronic clothing, but her signal jacket for cyclists is, I reckon, something that should be picked up by clothing manufacturers at soon as possible. LEDs embedded in an arrow formation flash to indicate the cyclist is about to turn left or right, warning motorists, and so, hopefully, preventing any unnecessary squishing. The LEDs are powered by that cute flower-like thing in the center of the jacket. It's the LilyPad Arduino, a small, sewable computer chip that was designed by Leah herself. [Leah Buechley via DVICE]

12:30 PM on Fri Mar 14 2008
By Addy Dugdale
5,966 views, 37 comments

Latest by Apocolypse: Motorists are so detached from their environments even communications with symbols would not be noticed by them. The only signal they heed is the finger. more »

projectors

3M on Verge of Releasing Mini Mobile Projector, Possible $300-$400 Price Tag

The race to release the world's first mobile projector continues to heat up with the word that 3M has found a "leading consumer electronics company" to help get its product out the door. It appears that the product in question is the same half-inch thick LED illuminated projection engine that 3M was shopping around back in January. More »

6:00 PM on Fri Mar 7 2008
By Sean Fallon
15,492 views, 20 comments

home theater

Rotating Home Theater Makes Our Couch Look Like Garbage

While we enjoyed the Batman home theater and the Star Trek home theater, neither system was really practical for—we'll just say it—normal people. But this rotating home theater with a rotating floor is both amazing and the sort of setup that our wives could get behind...pending we had the necessary endless piles of money. More »

9:41 AM on Mon Mar 3 2008
By Mark Wilson
10,658 views, 14 comments

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