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    Telephone Company Ripping You Off? Get Revenge With This Lamp

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    Image of bonedog73 bonedog73
    11/06/09

    In reply to Telephone Company Ripping You Off? Get Revenge With This Lamp
    I'm sooo getting one. My telco is hosing me!

    My wife needed a land line for 3 months so she called and had them hook it up. Called to cancel the other day and they say we cant cause we signed up for a 1 Frackin Year Contract! WTF? Since when do land lines have contracts? Was news to both of us. So it's either pay $250 to get out or keep it for another 9months....f'n bastards Frontier sobs! #telephonelinepoweredlamp
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    11/06/09

    @bonedog73: Oh and "Currently in back order now." btw #telephonelinepoweredlamp
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    Image of Titus_Andronicus Titus_Andronicus
    11/06/09

    @bonedog73: out of curiosity, is your cellphone provided by the same company? they may have bundled the two together contractually for a lower price. #telephonelinepoweredlamp
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    Image of bonedog73 bonedog73
    11/06/09

    @Titus_Andronicus: nope they're separate #telephonelinepoweredlamp
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/06/09

    In reply to Telephone Company Ripping You Off? Get Revenge With This Lamp
    As news of this lamp spread around the blogosphere, John McCain began drafting legislation to deal with these "electricity pirates".

    How are electricity companies, who provide power for your television, stereo, embedded household lights, kitchen appliances, and cell phones supposed to compete when people are powering their lamps for free from the telco industries? Not to mention that AT&T and Verizon are now footing the bill for this tiny lamp. Outrageous! #telephonelinepoweredlamp
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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/06/09

    In reply to Telephone Company Ripping You Off? Get Revenge With This Lamp
    Interesting idea, but why not have a phone with it too. I still use a landline (VOIP) and actually have phones in all my jacks. #telephonelinepoweredlamp
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    Image of Project_J187 Project_J187
    11/06/09

    @Curves: I agree that they should have an alternate version with a phone. Perhaps it doesn't put off enough power for you to talk and have the light on.

    Also you could use a phone splitter:
    [www.google.com] #telephonelinepoweredlamp
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    Image of Sticks Calhoun Sticks Calhoun
    11/06/09

    In reply to Telephone Company Ripping You Off? Get Revenge With This Lamp
    Hey, with fewer people using landlines these days, may as well do SOMETHING with those empty sockets.

    Anyone know if phone lines carry enough current to power USB devices?

    Edit: Hey, looks like someone already did:
    [www.youtube.com]

    There's a market for that. I'd buy one. Beats taking up a wall socket with a silly phone charger.

    Edit again: Yahoo Answers informs me it will take a ridiculous amount of time to charge things. [answers.yahoo.com]
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    Edited by Sticks Calhoun at 11/06/09 7:34 AM Sticks Calhoun was starred Sticks Calhoun was unstarred
    Image of Sticks Calhoun Sticks Calhoun
    11/06/09

    @Sticks Calhoun: And here's a how-to guide:

    [www.wonderhowto.com]

    Oh, Internet rummaging. Thank you for making work bearable while I wait for stories to edit! #telephonelinepoweredlamp
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    Image of License_to_iLL License_to_iLL
    11/03/09

    In reply to Cheap, Printed Solar-Powered LEDs Could Change 1.5 Billion Lives
    I've been a reader of giz for a while now but this motivated me to sign up.
    I think it's great that even though this isn't the most advanced technology (yet) people are still willing to get behind it. #printedsolarled
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/03/09

    @License_to_iLL: Welcome on board and happy commenting. #printedsolarled
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    11/03/09

    @License_to_iLL: Don't forget to tag your comments with #RosaRocks ;) #printedsolarled
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    Image of Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!!
    11/03/09

    In reply to Cheap, Printed Solar-Powered LEDs Could Change 1.5 Billion Lives
    I too, can get behind such an awesome idea of self-contained illumination for the reasons stated in this article, as well as the seemingly infinite constructive uses that can come from this.

    Rosa, I have a question:

    Do you know if this can be invested in, and if so, which company is behind this seemingly "cutting edge" idea? #printedsolarled
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    Edited by Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! at 11/03/09 8:58 PM Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! was starred Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/03/09

    @Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!!: Based on what I'm reading, the research is being done through Denmark's Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy.

    PS: Yikes, that's quite the username. #printedsolarled
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    Image of Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!!
    11/03/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Thanks for that tidbit of info : )

    P.S Long story. Let's just say that I don't appreciate OP-EDs with no clear allowance of reasonable discussion (especially less respect when abitrary and capreciousness ensues afterwards.)

    That said, I appreciate MOST of the Gawker writing and editorial staff. The username extension is nothing more than a retort in protest.

    It's actually very rare of me, actually (as many Gawker readers can attest.) #printedsolarled
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    Image of Joseph Lau Joseph Lau
    11/03/09

    In reply to Cheap, Printed Solar-Powered LEDs Could Change 1.5 Billion Lives
    I have my reservations on technologies that can change lives in developing worlds. At the developing countries poor state in terms of just basic infrastructure (sanitation, water, etc.) how are they going to manage all the garbage they end up producing if the developed countries begin introducing these wonderful technologies to them? Will this, and a lot of other great ideas, be a 'too-fast-too-soon' phenomenon? #printedsolarled
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    Image of Gann Gann
    11/03/09

    @Joseph Lau: 'too-fast-too-soon' is a valid concern, although less valid than it would have been a decade or two ago. 'too-little-too-late' sounds more like it. Surely though, something like this will do more good than harm? #printedsolarled
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    Image of Panzer23 Panzer23
    11/03/09

    In reply to Cheap, Printed Solar-Powered LEDs Could Change 1.5 Billion Lives
    Nice post, if only there were more innovative people working on these types of things instead of military strength, then we might be getting somewhere. #printedsolarled
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    Image of tamoko tamoko
    11/03/09

    In reply to Cheap, Printed Solar-Powered LEDs Could Change 1.5 Billion Lives
    Great post Rosa... this is the kind, like solar charging cell phones, and micro loans, that will really help make a difference in people's lives. #printedsolarled
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/03/09

    @tamoko: Thanks. And I absolutely agree. This is my favorite sort of innovation to read about. #printedsolarled
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    Image of ekap ekap
    11/03/09

    In reply to Cheap, Printed Solar-Powered LEDs Could Change 1.5 Billion Lives
    They could start putting these on road signs, granted they're bright enough in mass, and save a lot with the lighting of them. #printedsolarled
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    Image of TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
    11/04/09

    @ekap: When I lived in Japan I noticed that a lot of the LED based traffic lights had solar panels on them. #printedsolarled
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    11/02/09

    In reply to The Living Light Sculpture
    It's gorgeous, and bizarrely informative (or informatively bizarre?)... but what the hell is its purpose? The Living Light article just calls it a "project". Best I can come up with is art installation to keep people thinking about how they're impacting their local air quality? It's also good for long-term data collection, I guess.

    Seems kinda silly as a daily warning system. People normally have shit to do in certain neighborhoods, so they can't just say, "Oh, air quality's bad in that area today, I guess I won't go," or, "Hey, air quality's bitchin' uptown, think I'll check that out!" Weekends would be another matter, I guess. #livinglight
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    Image of Jaredu Jaredu
    11/02/09

    In reply to The Living Light Sculpture
    That is pretty amazing. I'd love to have something similar to this just hanging in my room, not for this purpose, but it looks like something out of stargate XD

    If anyone would like to let me know how to do the laser etching and such to make glass light up like that, please let me know, DIY FTW! :D #livinglight
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    The Lab promoted this comment Jaredu was starred Jaredu was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @Jaredu: I'm gonna guess (and not RTFA) that the glass is simply acid etched. The glass panels are then made to light up like that by putting LEDs on the edge of the glass. #livinglight
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    Image of Gann Gann
    11/02/09

    @Jaredu: [www.wootenmetal.com]

    They can laser etch any vector or raster image into anything from plate steel to blue jeans. They can also do glass. Oh, and if anyone is interested they told me they can probably do iPhones (I was specifically asking about first gen, not sure how the plastic would hold up).

    After you etch the glass, just end-light it with a LED strip.
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    10/31/09

    In reply to Stuff We Didn't Post Today (and Why)
    I know of at least one Giz staffer who's waiting for the multitouch ottoman to go with that table... #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of xenti xenti
    10/31/09

    In reply to Stuff We Didn't Post Today (and Why)
    Spork-ulina. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of blunt blunt
    10/31/09

    In reply to Stuff We Didn't Post Today (and Why)
    Not wanting to shove something made out of algae into your mouth kinda rules out sushi, doesn't it? #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    10/31/09

    @blunt: That's seaweed, but I guess people are grossed out by that as well, despite how delicious it is. #gizmodoremainders
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    10/31/09

    @Xagest: Seaweed is algae, unless someone messed up Wikipedia again ;) #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of jeffbr13 jeffbr13
    10/31/09

    @blunt: Don't want to eat from algae cutlery? Why not try traditional plastics, made from the dead bodies of HUNDREDS of different creatures, from millions of years ago! #gizmodoremainders
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