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    Colorsonic MP3 Player Lets You Control Your Moods without a Prescription

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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    10/18/09

    In reply to Wii Nunchuck-Controlled Robotic Tail is the Ultimate Accessory for Furry Fetishists
    Simply, wtf? #wiimotecontrolledrobotictail
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    Image of TheodoraWendy TheodoraWendy
    07/29/09

    In reply to Philips goLITE BLU Light Therapy Clock Lightning Review
    I have one of these ... holy crap. It works. I've had SAD for twenty years. Not any more.

    For those thinking "surely this is bollocks":
    These is some very credible, peer-reviewed, medically journalled research linking the particular frequencies of light used to serotonin production in the brain.

    For those thinking "why not just open the window":
    I live in a country that has a wet, grey, overcast winter. There is nowhere near sufficient sunlight. I could move ... or now, I can stay!

    For those thinking "can't I just visit a blue website"; no. It won't be remotely bright enough. Also I have a feeling that 440nm LCD blue doesn't have research to back it up, unlike the 470nm blue light used in this device. Plus, you won't be able to multitask.

    I love my goLITE BLUE. It's changed my life, vastly for the better.
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    Image of laio laio
    01/31/09

    In reply to Colorsonic MP3 Player Lets You Control Your Moods without a Prescription
    yay, thumbs up for design concepts that are kinda stupid?


    c'mon, really, FoA: get me that simple earbuds wi-fi with battery that goes on for more than 14 hrs.


    2nd: Color study is not that simple as "red is love", they kinda skipped the part where you do an EXTENSIVE research before you start spamming millions of concepts.


    Yanko, learn how to IDEO.

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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    01/31/09

    @laio: Well, assuming we are allowed to tag our own songs via colorwheel, this could be a fun and playful concept. I would tag some things purple, some red, shades of orange, etc. It would be a fun way to catalog the music, an dcould lead to interesting screensaver effects if the software carried over to the PC... if inexpensive, this is a very playful and amusing concept.


    Let's not get so carried away with only function that we forget to have some fun with our tech once in a while...

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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    01/31/09

    In reply to Colorsonic MP3 Player Lets You Control Your Moods without a Prescription
    While it might not be the best MP3 player (perhaps by a wide margin), this is, at least, a clever and intriguing concept.


    As conceptual designs go, it's probably the most interesting and original I've seen in a long, long time. Kudos to whoever came up with the idea.

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    Image of Ethan Shaffer Ethan Shaffer
    01/31/09

    In reply to Colorsonic MP3 Player Lets You Control Your Moods without a Prescription
    I think this would be pretty sweet. I have quite a bit of music, and it gets old listening to the same playlists all the time. I don't like random shuffle because then I get Simon & Garfunkel thrown in with Ladyhawke and Muse. It throws me off.
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    Image of William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire
    01/31/09

    @Ethan Shaffer: Why don't you simply maintain seperate playlists for different styles?
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    Image of twoeightnine twoeightnine
    01/31/09

    @William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire: Or use Genius.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    12/23/08

    In reply to Philips goLITE BLU Light Therapy Clock Lightning Review
    Maybe this is a stupid (or impossible) idea, but I am wondering why someone hasnt set up a website using this color, brightness, light or broadcasting sunshine. Sell ad space (probably to Prozac) and make a fortune.


    (If it was possible wouldnt Gawker have done it already?)

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    12/23/08

    @Curves: I believe Gawker already has a website that produces similar effects.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    12/23/08

    @ripfire: I opened that link (breifly) and saw lots of boobage, which, sorry, does nothing for me. I heard Kotaku was a real sewer as well. I will check it out from home.... ;)
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    12/23/08

    @Curves: B/c only T-Mobile has been able to trademark a color? On the plus side, since two days ago, the amount of sunlight in the day has gone up, so that makes me feel better.
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    Image of lpranal lpranal
    12/23/08

    In reply to Philips goLITE BLU Light Therapy Clock Lightning Review

    The $250 price tag may seem like quite a bit to pay for something you only use 30 minutes a day, but think of it like this. We buy electronics all the time in order to give ourselves and emotional boost; the goLite is one that's actually designed for that purpose


    while i don't argue that one's emotional health is tough to put a price tag on, I do question why you need to pay $250 for, ostensively, light in the 470nm spectrum, when people with aquariums have been doing it for 1/10th the cost for a long time.

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    12/23/08

    @lpranal and the magic holiday taco dip: But does it have an alarm clock? Oooh! Burrnnn!!
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    Image of lpranal lpranal
    12/23/08

    @ripfire: lol. no, but your mother takes care of that for me.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    12/23/08

    @lpranal and the magic holiday taco dip: Just be glad she's nice enough to take care of that for you.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    12/23/08

    @lpranal and the magic holiday taco dip: How much does the 6" x 6" fixture for that 21" lamp cost, so that I can keep it on my desk?
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    Image of scarbrtj scarbrtj
    12/23/08

    In reply to Philips goLITE BLU Light Therapy Clock Lightning Review
    Between this and Ambilight, Philips definitely has that whole low-energy-photon-dispensation market covered.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    12/23/08

    In reply to Philips goLITE BLU Light Therapy Clock Lightning Review
    For $250 bucks, I might as well get a Nespresso machine.
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    Image of phoenix6666 phoenix6666
    12/23/08

    In reply to Philips goLITE BLU Light Therapy Clock Lightning Review
    I understand the basic concept behind this device and the practice in general, but I'm curious as to why it has to be blue. Does that wavelength have any special properties? Why can't I have a red light instead?
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    Image of slyseekr slyseekr
    12/23/08

    @phoenix6666: It's not a blue wavelength perse as much as it's a full spectrum lamp, containing all wavelengths, or the wavelengths the Sun affects through our atmosphere. We end up responding quite naturally to the "sunlight" and trick our endocrine system into believing that it's summer, then it can release the good stuff into our bodies ;)
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    12/23/08

    @slyseekr: Yeah, but you can get those bulbs at Home Depot for $5 bucks. And they're made by Philips!
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    12/23/08

    @phoenix6666: B/c we don't get energized by the light of a red sun, only yellow.
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    Image of Jonathan Butler Jonathan Butler
    12/23/08

    In reply to Philips goLITE BLU Light Therapy Clock Lightning Review
    and why can't i just turn the light on in my room?
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    Image of Jason Chen Jason Chen
    12/23/08

    @Jonathan Butler: Not the same frequency of light.
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    Image of rolfo87 rolfo87
    12/23/08

    In reply to Philips goLITE BLU Light Therapy Clock Lightning Review
    simulate the missing sun not stimulate
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    12/23/08

    @rolfo87: I would imagine that stimulating the sun would be rather dangerous:


    Side effects may include: singed stump, spontaneous combustion, blindness, boiling anal leakage, diarrhea, headache...

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    Image of DeepFriar DeepFriar
    12/23/08

    In reply to Philips goLITE BLU Light Therapy Clock Lightning Review
    Side effects may include: uncontrolled giddiness, inclination to wear weather-innapropriate clothing, freeze vision
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    12/23/08

    In reply to Philips goLITE BLU Light Therapy Clock Lightning Review
    Does anyone remember that episode of Northern Exposure where Walter(?) was abusing his prescription anti-SAD visor?
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    12/23/08

    @NHTOB_GitEmSteveDave loves->★: Yes, good stuff.


    I still miss that show.

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    Image of MagnoliaX12 MagnoliaX12
    12/23/08

    @SWAK_GitEmSteveDave loves->★: I feel so old now (and a little lame). Yes, and I miss it too ;-(
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