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more about #leds NorwoodIsMyHero: Merry Christmas to any folks reading this! Thanks for throwing a bone to those of us who are up before the families on Christmas day, Kyle! Have a g... more » The_One_Non-Engineer_German: Somehow it seems frighteningly crippled. It's always pulling one leg. Also could'nt you just do this with every other pre-programmable robot? more » Hachiken: Was staying with my brother in Munich last year when we visited this farm. It's practically impossible to convey the sheer size of these things. My (s... more » Gundem: Siemens also provided technology to Iran's regime in order for them to spy on people, capture and torture. more » Digo: Hummm...I think they're trying to cover up some missile testing. more » jedi4life: autobahn drivers? do i really want a giant LED distraction for people doing 140mph on the road? more » franco1975: This is amazing. Thanks for this post. [ps. When will I be starred?] more » Homerjay is utterly alone.: THats mighty cool. more » MaxPoint: hehe, siemens. more » Turkieshooter: There could be an inexpensive thermometer in these lights that turns on a heating element similar to the rear de-fogger on a car when the temperature ... more » Denver_80203: Oh guys everyone is talking about the shields BUT, just look at the sign next to the light....... Sticky snow will stick. Shields or not more » shooter: People - just use the standard "Rules of the Road"... If the light isn't working -- or you can't see the colors -- revert to actions required for a 4-... more » JayD16: Isn't the problem easily fixed by cutting out the bottom of those light shields around each light ? more » Noobs-R-Us: Very easy solution: just redesign the damn things so that it won't collect snow. There, problem solved! more » Fractal the Meek: So if one of the solutions are heating elements, why not just go back to regular lights? Yeah you waste some energy when it's not snowing, but the ad... more » PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: I think if the weather is that severe, you probably should think twice about getting in a car anyway. Also, this would probably only happen if the sn... more » dry-roasted-peanuts: I vote that we solve this with fire. Big ass, Mad Max style flamethrowers on all traffic signals. Not only would it melt the snow, but it would make w... more » badhatharry: They could just run heaters to the enclosures and melt the snow. They could use all that energy they saved by switching to LEDs. more » BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: DoH! more » Joe Valasek: They're obviously missing the real problem: The shades on the lights catch the snow. Why do they catch snow? Because wind blows in and stops, then d... more » -
#robots
Lightdrawing Robot Takes the Guesswork Out Of Long Exposure Paintings
Not everyone's a PIcasso when it comes to long exposure art—though some of you guys aren't too far off—but even Pablo himself couldn't replicate the precise, geometric light illustrations created by Nils Voelker's Lightdrawing robot. More » -
#leds
Siemens Awes Autobahn Drivers With Spinning LED Christmas Star
With 9,000 LEDs, a little superglue and some holiday magic, Siemens and artist Michael Pendry teamed up to turn a wind turbine outside Munich into "the world's biggest revolving Christmas star." It uses as much energy as a hairdryer. More » -
#leds
Energy-Efficient LED Traffic Lights Are Backfiring In a Deadly Way
Oops. It appears that old fashioned, power hungry incandescent lights have one major advantage over LEDs—they get hot enough to melt snow. Unfortunately, cold weather cities are discovering this glaring oversight the hard way. More » -
#diy
Papercraft Xmas Tree: Suck On That, Martha Stewart
Even Martha Stewart couldn't conjure up a decoration as charmingly nerdy as this papercraft tree from Sparkle Labs. More » -
#architecture
Follow The Plaza del Torico's LED Lamp Road
The Plaza del Torico in Teruel, Spain was renovated with something even better than yellow bricks—over 1230 color-changing LED lamps embedded in the pavement. More » -
#watches
Iron Samurai Watch for the Budget Conscious and Style Averse
The Iron Samurai watch, a spectacularly ugly bracelet-style watch made from "Samurai sword carbonized steel folded 1000x over," is available from Chinavision for a questionable $15. It also comes with one of the weirdest/funniest product descriptions I've ever seen. More » -
#leds
How Quantum Dots Could Make LEDs as Warm as Candlelight
I've had a nit to pick with LED lights and their sterile glow. But quantum dots—tiny crystals that emit a specific color—could be added to LEDs to alter their photonic output. Wee! More » -
#phallicsymbols
World's Largest LED Project: Come On, Guys
The United Arab Emirates aren't booming like they used to, which is worrying. Judging from the latest, though, the UAE was only about three major architectural undertakings away from building an actual giant penis, so maybe it's for the best. More » -
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#lighting
Punto Zero Is Either a Lamp or The Power Source of Some Future Spaceship
I suppose it goes without saying, but Punto makes a fine looking lamp. The Zero is almost entirely made of glass, and it looks like the power center of our sci-fi space future. More » -
#lights
Hot Electric Metal Encased in a Sphere of Glass
LEDs are efficient. But by choice, my house is still bathed in the warm glow of hot electrified metal, in a bulb of glass and inert gas. More » -
#art
A Glowing Mid-Autumn's Night Dream
Winter's not here, yet autumn's magic is already leaving. But thanks to a group of sneaky artists we can see the fall season frozen in time in the form of 200 carefully arranged leaves, some wire, and plenty of LEDs. More » -
#furniture
Sleep Doesn't Seem Like a Priority With the Expose LED Bed
My guess is that sleep isn't the priority when you own the Expose LED line of bedroom furniture. I'm surprised there's no waterbed option. More » -
#wtf
Telephone Company Ripping You Off? Get Revenge With This Lamp
Somehow it doesn't seem like landline providers would be happy about people using the tiny bit of electricity coming through phone-jacks to power lamps, but this thing is so kitschy looking that it'd be hard to resist. Plus it's cheeeeeeap. More » -
#lighting
Duct Tape With Embedded LEDs Opens Up a New World of Half-Assed Possibilities
Think about all of the half-assed repairs we can already do with duct tape. Imagine what it would be like if embedded LEDs were thrown into the mix? We're talking half-assed upgrades here. More » -
#art
LED Eyelashes Are the Next Stage in Woman's Self-Torturing Arms Race
Designer Soomi Park is a betrayer of her own sex. She could very well start a trend with these LED eyelashes, forcing women everywhere to painfully affix electrodes to their faces, blinding themselves with each eye-smile. (See the video!): More » -
#lighting
Firefly Lives On As an LED Light
Designer Harry Allen is the kind of person that would look at roadkill as an opportunity. For example, he recycled the carcass of a pig for a bank and a dead firefly for a lamp. More » -
#furniture
The Stardust Table: Furniture Reclaimed by Cylons
On one hand, the Stardust Table reminds us that furniture can be recycled through the simple integration of new technologies. On the other, it costs about $15,000 and is ugly as sin. More » -
#lighting
CTRL and Shift Button Lights Are a Shortcut To Escaping The Boogieman
For those of you who experience life mainly through a series of keystrokes, I give you the CTRL and Shift button LED light. More » -
#gaming
Blue Blood 360 Controller Modkit Looks Surprisingly Tasteful
For $30, console mod company XCM will sell you this Blue Blood Xbox 360 controller kit. It includes a new blue shell and D-pad along with a series of glowing LED buttons. Can techno-kitsch be beautiful? Apparently. [TotalConsole via technabob] -
#review
Gorillatorch Review: A Lamp with a Magnetic Personality
We've all heard of Joby's renowned Gorillapods, the tough, highly flexible ball socket tripods that fit everything from dSLRs to PSPs. The Gorillatorch takes this same basic idea and pops on magnet feet and a bright LED head. More »
