Gizmodo: mathmos

Mathmos Glowing Wind Lights Probably Best For Breezier Locales

Kit Eaton — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:01:51 EST

Mathmos' eight-inch tall windlights are pretty simple—just a generator, 2.4-inch propeller and two LED lights—but that doesn't stop them from having their own cute, glowing eco-charm. Basically when the wind blows strongly enough, they light up: dot them about your garden and you'd have a great display, but only if the wind is blowing. If you're in London, Jason Bruges Studio has arranged hundreds of them into a 45-foot high Aeolian Tower scultpure at the Southbank which is showing until November 16th. But if you want just one, it'll cost you around $18. [Technabob]

Mathmos Poplight, Ditches Lava for LED Color-Changing Cuteness

Kit Eaton — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:45:00 EDT

I've just installed a set of color-change lighting strips in my new apartment, but now I kinda wish I'd spotted these new lamps from original lava-lamp makers Mathmos first. The Poplights are cuteness exemplified: just six inches high, and in hand-blown glass. They've got a set of LEDs inside the central "bulb" and change between blue, purple, violet, magenta, red lighting, and you turn them on my simply pushing down on top, which I guess must be the "pop" part. Available now for $75. On second thoughts, I might buy them anyway... you can't have too much color-change moodlighting can you?[Technabob]

Tiny Lava Light Cellphone Charm Blinks When You Have a Call

Charlie White — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:37:42 EDT

Most cellphone charms do nothing but sit there and be charming, but this one by Lava Lamp creator Mathmos actually serves a useful purpose: It blinks red (or blue, your choice) when you have a phone call coming in. Might be a good compromise between setting that phone on vibrate and possibly still irritating those around you, or missing all your calls. If you don't care for this retro-chic lava lamp replica, you can also get one shaped like a miniature light bulb.

While we're not keen on having any kind of charm clanking around in our pockets along with a cellphone—likely scratching it up severely—this is one of the most useful cellphone charms yet. It's not even actually plugged into the cellphone, either, working by picking up the RF interference from the phone as receives a call. Not sure if that works every time, but it sounds like a good idea, one that might be worth the $12 plus shipping it would take to find out. [Technabob]

Mathmos Air Switch Motion-Sensing Lamp

Charlie White — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:20:53 EDT

Mathmos, the company that created the Lava Lamp, searches for its next huge hit, and it might be onto something with the Air Switch, a line of lamps that are controlled as if by magic. Just a wave of the hand above it turns it on and off. They're $95 apiece. – Charlie White

Product Page [Mathmos, via Lighting, Life and Links]

The Mathmos Tuba is the New Lava Lamp

Brian Lam — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:10:29 EDT

This decorative gadget is a lamp that cycles through colors using an LED array. The 12-inch circle has a multicolored LED lightsource in the middle. The light activates when you push the diaphragm, or, in sound activation mode, it syncs the LEDs to your tunes. In other words, it sounds like it would be a pretty thing to own, but also, it seems like the kind of junk someone with too much money buys. At $179, we'll pass.– Brian Lam

Mathmos Tuba [via Outblush]