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more about #lights more comments → Geisrud: You guys are welcome to photograph my Clark Griswald shaming display of electrical awesomeness. This year, just please ask before you go tromping all... more » Chris Jacob: Hi everyone, I'm getting quite a few emails about how this piece is similar in subject matter to another recent posting on [www.jimonlight.com] I sen... more » AtomFury: That movie was genius, the lighting was great with the TSO music. Love it. more » kokuou: Huh? You can still get NOMA Christmas lights in Canada (at Canadian Tire). Maybe it's a different company under the same name? o_O more » KingSnakeX4: You want to hurry this up, Clark? I'm freezing my baguettes off. more » Curves: I proudly strung 28 bubble lights on my tree just today. They fascinated me as a child and still do. more » Deckard: Just finished watching Christmas Vacation. Art: The little lights... they aren't twinkling. Clark: I know, Art. Thanks for noticing. more » njdevil: I love Christmas lights! Inflatable snowmen, santas etc, however, make me want to do drive-by's with a nail gun. Especially when they are left deflat... more » Deckard: Interesting article. Switched from incandescent C7 to the LED version this year, after my sons kept dropping them on the HARDwood floor. more » deanbmmv: " winter festivuses (festivi?)." Festivities? Also I need to go out tomorrow n pick up something Christmas-ey, maybe just a cheap small fibre optic ... more » Segador: Great article. I had no idea Christmas lights were so storied, or so interesting. I seem to remember that the big lights, like the C9's above, were m... more » FriarNurgle: They are so beautiful more » Alfisted: Tacky or not, I love bubble lights and have ever since I first saw them on Grandma's tree. Thanks, Noma! more » nowayman: this is happiness. I don't have a good camera, so good luck all, and I await the results. more » duck: I say, whatever lens took that picture has some rather good bokeh rings. Fixed-apperture lens? more » -
#christmaslights
Christmas Lights, The Brief and Strangely Interesting History Of
Thomas Edison was known for his wacky publicity stunts, but during the Christmas of 1880 he went for the sentimental rather than shock value. That year, instead of electrocuting an elephant, he brought us the first electric Christmas light display. More » -
#shootingchallenge
Shooting Challenge: Christmas Lights
Thanksgiving is well over, so that means mankind starts his all-out electrical blitz in search of holiday cheer. For this week's Shooting Challenge, we want to see your best shots of Christmas lights. And this week, you can win something! 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 » -
#photoshopcontest
Create Some Grinch-Like Christmas Decorations
Call me a killjoy, but as I've gotten older the holidays have gotten less and less fun and more and more annoying. You know what I really hate? Stupid decorations everywhere. Let's spice them up. 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 » -
#design
Walk Into the Light
You are lost, walking through a dark forest. Unknown animal sounds drill into your ears and fears. The freezing wind crackles above you. And then, reality breaks, opening a gate to an unknown white. Would you enter or run away? More » -
#architecture
The Living Light Sculpture
The Living Light Sculpture looks like a giant metal flower, or a man made approximation of a jungle canopy with artificial sunlight coming down through its branches. It's actually a digital map sculpture reporting air quality in Seoul, Korea. More » -
#necessary
Litecup, Where The Hell Have You Been My Entire Life?
Don't lie. Like me, you keep a cup of water next to bed, but you constantly hit it when searching for it in the dark. You also spill all over when attempting to drink laying down. Hellooo, Litecup! More » -
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#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 » -
#running
You're No Invisible Pedestrian While Wearing Black Diamond Sprinter Headgear
The Black Diamond Sprinter is designed with the adventurous night runner in mind, but I can just as easily see this headgear transitioning into a lightweight spelunking role... and, yes, there it is—I think I just invented cave running. More » -
#lights
Gorgeous Magic Made Out of Street Lights and Bugs
I mean, it looks like magic to me. But it's really just a series of long exposures of bugs, flying under a street light. Which somehow makes it more incredible. [Vimeo via Nick Bilton] -
#light
Manually-Powered Wind-up Light Is Perfect For Bed Time
This wind-up light is like a kitchen timer, except it counts down the minutes to when you're not going to be able to see anything. More » -
#motionsensing
Orthodox Jewish Couple Sues Over Motion-Sensing Light
Was that headline mean? I'm sorry, but the silliness of this lawsuit, which centers around one couple's quest to annoy/sue the hell out of their entire apartment building, warranted it. The story unfolds like this: Updated. More » -
#concepts
Reading Lamp Is a Book Stand, Light, and Bookmark All in One
This French "Reading Lamp" (clever name) concept turns off when a book is draped over it, and on when it's removed. It doesn't look particularly safe for the spines of prized books, but it sure is pretty. [Core77] -
#lights
Sputnik Solar Lamp Brings Free Light to Your Yard
This solar lamp from IDEA is inspired by Sputnik, requires 2-5 hours of sunlight for 8 hours of operation and costs a mere $16. [IDEA via Engadget] -
#bath
Fresh Fruity Floating Bath Favors
Do these floating bath fruits actually do anything? Other than draining three AAA batteries and lighting up your water in a rainbow of colors, no. [Himeyashop via Technabob via Boing Boing Gadgets] -
#imagecache
Firewinder Wind Light, or Photon Tornado?
In practice, the Firewinder wind light won't look quite this extraordinary. But God bless slow shutter speed photography all the same. [via Inhabitat] -
#toys
Light-Up Rubik's Cube Tries to Fix Something That Ain't Broke
The Rubik's Cube is a classic puzzle, one that's tough to improve upon. This electronic version tries, but it doesn't look like it succeeds on adding much value to the original. More » -
#design
Stardust Light Furniture Opens Plenty of Possibilities for Tasteless Bachelors
Stardust is a set of sofas and pillows that illuminate from within. Add a rotating disco ball, lava lamps, and a couple of awesome Philips LivingColors lights, and your psychedelic apartment will be complete. More »
