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Glowpots bring light and neon to potted plants

Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 5:05am

If you like glowing outdoor decorations but can't quite afford these balls, consider the Glowpot. It's a white plastic pot with a light inside it that runs on triple-A batteries. When you turn it on, the pot doesn't just...

Moon orb lamps make every scene more beautiful

Friday, April 11, 2008 - 2:30pm

Moonlight is a German company that makes these beautiful glowing orbs. The polyethylene spheres range from 13-30 inches across and can survive in temperatures from -40 to 170 Fahrenheit. Though they've been around in Europe for a while (they...

Ebay much? Try an LED macro ring light

Wednesday, April 2, 2008 - 9:43am

Taking a macro picture with a compact point-and-shoot digital cameras is about as easy as making a dog play fetch with a cinder block—the awkward flash, bad zoom and blurry picture makes high quality macro pictures hard to come...

The Light provides supersize lighting fun at the cost of your health

Friday, March 28, 2008 - 1:45pm

Touch The Light is an interactive work of art in Osaka, Japan. At the top of the KEPCO building is a large circular lighting fixture. Stationed one kilometer away is a 1/100 scale model of the KEPCO lighting fixture....

Lightway: OLED solar lights built into window frames

Friday, March 7, 2008 - 9:00am

Here’s a design concept that uses nanotech teamed up with photovoltaics to make windows that light the night using organic LEDs (OLED). Winner of a Dyson Student Award, Lightway uses panels shaped in a style that harkens back to...

Krank Lamp requires your assistance to light up the night

Wednesday, March 5, 2008 - 8:00am

You too can be an energy star with this illuminated concept designed by Efrain E. Velez for the Core 77 2008 Greener Gadgets Design Competition. Of course, as with any earth-saving measure, the Krank Lamp’s energy has to come...

RelaxStyle Room Palette Effect lamp takes you to a tranquil undersea world

Friday, February 29, 2008 - 11:00am

You’ll be murmuring erstwhile hipster phrases such as “oh, wow” when you fire up your RelaxStyle Room Palette Effect lamp, projecting images of undulating waves onto your ceiling for your relaxation and entertainment. Harried stockbrokers might like the feeling...

Flower Power! Plastic potted plant turns to nightlight

Monday, February 11, 2008 - 4:50am

Meet Bloom's Daylight "table lamp." Like this sun jar it collects energy during the day so that it can illuminate your room at night. In the morning the lamp looks like a potted plant— that flat "flower" on top...

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Gorgeous hand-blown light bulbs turn mere illumination into high art

Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 11:02am

Let's re-consider the light bulb for a moment. Instead of a disposable, soulless compact florescent fixture, why not embrace a re-usable work of art like these dazzling bulbs hand-created by sculptor Dylan Kehde Roelofs? Depending on design, each limited-edition...

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Lighting stories

Glowpots bring light and neon to potted plants

Moon orb lamps make every scene more beautiful

Ebay much? Try an LED macro ring light

The Light provides supersize lighting fun at the cost of your health

Lightway: OLED solar lights built into window frames

Krank Lamp requires your assistance to light up the night

RelaxStyle Room Palette Effect lamp takes you to a tranquil undersea world

Flower Power! Plastic potted plant turns to nightlight

Gorgeous hand-blown light bulbs turn mere illumination into high art

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