Lighting

This Millennium Falcon Night Light Makes a Kessel Run Right Through Your Wall

The latest addition to 3DlightFX’s line of three-dimensional night lights is this wonderful model of the Millennium Falcon that appears to be tearing a fiery hole in your wall as it makes the jump to light speed. It’s all an illusion, of course, accomplished with a flame decal you stick to a wall and then…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 15

The Shade on These Perfectly Flat Lamps Is Just an Optical Illusion

Using the same science that makes fiber optics and modern communications possible, these ultra-flat LED lamps look like they’ve each got a shade attached to them, but it’s all just an optical illusion. Created by Israel’s Studio Cheha, these new lamps are actually an updated version of an older design that looked like a giant…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 9

My Eyes Can’t Handle the Insanity of the Philips AmbiLux UHD TV

The Philips AmbiLux UHD grabs your eyeballs by the…er…balls and puts them through some sort of kaleidoscopic interdimensional warp hole. Despite the glitzy launches and top flight devices, it’s all been a bit, well, safe at this year’s IFA, especially around televisions. While other manufacturers focus on 4K delivery systems and HDR standards, it’s taken…

Tech News Gerald Lynch - Gizmodo UK Sep 5

Philips’ Smartphone-Controlled Lightstrips Now Do Natural White Light

At some point in their life everyone has to grow up, and the same goes for Philips’ flexible Hue Lightstrips. Once the perfect way to subtly turn your living room into a colorful rave, the LED strips can now be tuned to generate more natural white light for reading the paper, or just relaxing with…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Sep 3

You Can Now Dim Philips’ Hue Bulbs From a Wireless Remote

Popping open an app (and ensuring your mobile device is connected to your home’s wifi network) isn’t always the most convenient way to control Philips’ wireless lighting system. So the company is introducing another physical remote that lets you dim up to 10 of its bulbs at once. Unlike the Hue Tap, Philips’ first physical…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Aug 25

A Hidden Tesla Coil Wirelessly Powers This Lamp’s Interchangeable Bulbs

Based on a fun demo used at science centers across the country, the Arc Light features a pair of glowing LED tubes that aren’t actually connected to the lamp in any way. Instead, tucked out of sight is a compact Tesla coil that wirelessly powers the bulbs whenever they’re close enough. Designed by Vedat Ulgen,…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jul 30

Philips’ New Lights Are Glowing Versions Of Elsa, Olaf, and Spider-Man

When you’re trying to build brand loyalty, it’s best to snag consumers when they’re still kids. So Philips is teaming up with Disney to expand its lighting line with a series of glowing characters called SoftPals that kids can use as night lights right in bed with them. Made from silicone so they’re soft, squeezable,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 10

This Bacteria-Slaying Light Fixture Is Perfectly Safe For Humans

Bacteria-killing ultraviolet lights can sterilize everything from toothbrushes to bedsheets. But a new type of light fixture called the Indigo-Clean is able to wipe out those same dangerous pathogens while still being safe for patients or caregivers in a hospital. Originally developed at the University of Strathclyde Glasgow, the Indigo-Clean fixture, commercialized by Kenall Manufacturing,…

Health Andrew Liszewski Jul 6

The Death Star Crashing Through Your Wall Makes For a Great Night Light

3DlightFX has a new series of Star Wars-themed 3D Deco Lights enroute including this tiny glowing version of the Death Star that appears to be smashing its way through your wall thanks to an included decal surrounding its mount. Other new versions of the lights include R2-D2, C-3PO, and Vader’s hand holding a red glowing…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 2

Garmin’s New Bike Light Looks Farther Ahead the Faster You Ride

As part of its new Varia line of smart cycling devices, Garmin just introduced a couple of lightning options that promise to make it safer for cyclists riding at night. And not only when it comes to visibility but also because they help riders keep their eyes glued on the road. When connected to one…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jul 1

These Bulbs Mimic the Sun All Day To Help You Sleep Better At Night

It turns out that reading on your iPad is actually a terrible way to fall asleep because the device’s blueish glow can make your body think it’s time to get up. The color of light can have a big impact on the body’s natural rhythms, so a new connected bulb called the Silk works to…

Health Andrew Liszewski Jun 23

BMW Wants to Put a Vehicle Charging Station In Every Street Light

For electric vehicles to truly supplant their gas-guzzling predecessors, there needs to be as many charging stations on the roads as there are gas stations—if not more. So BMW proposes upgrading the street lights that already line roads everywhere with charging capabilities and energy-efficient lighting. Street lights are already tied in to a city’s power…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 17

It’s No Hoverboard, But This Levitating Light Bulb Is Still a Neat Trick

Most of us have come to terms with the fact that we won’t be floating to work on a hoverboard anytime soon. But that doesn’t mean our lives have to be completely devoid of levitation. Not when Simon Morris is Kickstarting an amazing floating light bulb that actually lights up while it hovers above its…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 22

Watching this stunning kinetic chandelier move is like seeing magic

This is so cool. The Leningrad Center in St. Petersburg has this awesome kinetic chandelier hanging from its ceiling that can move and change the color of its 1089 lights to basically bend the concept of reality. It’s so fun to watch the lights work in concert to create mesmerizing patterns. Just check out some…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 21

This Lamp’s Levitating Glowing Disc Borders On Magic

There’s no shortage of fancy lamps on crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, but the Lunaluxx looks like it truly brings something unique and innovative to the table, or your desk, or your bedside table. It uses a small floating disk that glows brilliantly when hit with an invisible blue LED from underneath. It sounds like witchcraft,…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 21

You Have No Reason Not to Upgrade To Philips’ New $5 LED Light Bulb

Unless you refuse to light the room where you write about conspiracy theories with anything but antiquated incandescent bulbs, you really don’t have a single reason not to upgrade to Philips’ new 60-watt equivalent LED bulbs that cost just five bucks without a utility rebate. It will officially be the cheapest 60-watt equivalent LED bulb…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 21

Microlenses Can Help Significantly Boost the Brightness of LED Bulbs

A Taiwan-based company called Beampro Technology has come up with a clever way to boost the brightness of LED-based lights without increasing their power consumption, or over-driving the electronics which can reduce the life of the the components. While most lights redirect and focus the glow of an LED using a reflector, Beampro has instead…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 13

This Lamp Opens Like a Blossoming Flower to Cast More Light

Mother Nature has had a lot more time to perfect her designs than we have. And since she hasn’t bothered patenting a single one, we’re free to not only use her creations as inspiration—but to straight up steal them. So if you’re trying to create a pendant light with an adjustable beam, there’s no reason…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 10

LA’s Street Lights Can Now Be Wirelessly Controlled

Los Angeles recently converted 140,000 of its street lights to energy-efficient LEDs—the largest such upgrade in the world. Now a new partnership with lighting giant Philips will allow the city’s Bureau of Street Lighting to wirelessly manage all those street lamps, similar to the way its Hue systemallows you to control the mood lighting in…

Tech News Alissa Walker Apr 8

You Can Use Philips’ First Rechargeable Hue Light Anywhere You Want

Philips’ Hue line of bulbs and other smartphone-controlled lighting accessories have been some of the more popular and successful home automation products of the past few years. They’re easy to setup, easy to customize, and now easy to use anywhere you need thanks to the new Philips Hue Go—which is powered by a rechargeable battery.…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 2

This Millennium Falcon Night Light Makes a Kessel Run Right Through Your Wall

The Shade on These Perfectly Flat Lamps Is Just an Optical Illusion

My Eyes Can’t Handle the Insanity of the Philips AmbiLux UHD TV

Philips’ Smartphone-Controlled Lightstrips Now Do Natural White Light

You Can Now Dim Philips’ Hue Bulbs From a Wireless Remote

A Hidden Tesla Coil Wirelessly Powers This Lamp’s Interchangeable Bulbs

Philips’ New Lights Are Glowing Versions Of Elsa, Olaf, and Spider-Man

This Bacteria-Slaying Light Fixture Is Perfectly Safe For Humans

The Death Star Crashing Through Your Wall Makes For a Great Night Light

Garmin’s New Bike Light Looks Farther Ahead the Faster You Ride

These Bulbs Mimic the Sun All Day To Help You Sleep Better At Night

BMW Wants to Put a Vehicle Charging Station In Every Street Light

It’s No Hoverboard, But This Levitating Light Bulb Is Still a Neat Trick

Watching this stunning kinetic chandelier move is like seeing magic

This Lamp’s Levitating Glowing Disc Borders On Magic

You Have No Reason Not to Upgrade To Philips’ New $5 LED Light Bulb

Microlenses Can Help Significantly Boost the Brightness of LED Bulbs

This Lamp Opens Like a Blossoming Flower to Cast More Light

LA’s Street Lights Can Now Be Wirelessly Controlled

You Can Use Philips’ First Rechargeable Hue Light Anywhere You Want

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