Microsoft’s next peripheral announcement, the Blue Track mouse, has been unearthed in advance of the official unveiling. Intended to launch on September 9th, the teaser campaign featured the slogan “Say goodbye to laser”, a reference to the fact that the Blue Track uses a blue LED and special lens rather than a standard optical mouse.
The Portable Motion Detecting LED Night Light is a fun and useful gadget that makes getting around in the dark a whole lot easier. And though it only works at night, you don’t need it during the day, anyway.
Whether you’re walking around the house at night or stepping outside for a moment, this LED Night Light makes getting around easier and safer. It runs on a battery and produces a soft blue light so as to not be harsh on the eyes. A photocell is built in that can detect the brightness of the area. The device will only switch on if it is dark.
When the motion sensor is triggered, the LED will turn on and make seeing in the dark easy. The batteries are preserved due to the at-night only function and you can even set auto shut off times. This is a really cool product and for $24.99, it’s something you may very well find yourself using once the sun goes down.
[via The Red Ferret Journal]
I’m all for cool lighting fixtures, but this one looks especially neat. If you are looking to set the mood, the Light Cast from Gadgetshop should do the trick.
The future is upon us! In New York City, a few LED streetlights are being tested. And if they’re approved, look to see brand new lampposts that sport LED lights.
LEDs are known for their efficiency. And that’s a good thing, considering they’re in just about everything these days. But the truly fantastic thing about LEDs is their ability to convert 50-70% of the energy that goes through them into light. However, high costs have prevented them from taking over traditional lighting like fluorescents, until now. The Organic LED, or OLED may be the cost solution, but energy efficiency will be lost, according to researchers at the University of Utah.
If you have $1000 to spare, I know just the thing to put the finishing touch on your Halloween costume. Yes, I know Halloween is over two months away, but if you’re going to sport Cybertek Wings on the Hallowed Eve, you had better plan ahead.
If you’re looking for a new HDTV to hook up to LG’s new BD300 Blu-ray player and Netflix streamer, the company is hoping you won’t look much further than their 47LG90 [pdf link]. A monstrous 47-inches, the HDTV’s claim to fame is a whopping 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio aided by the local-dimming capable LED backlight.
Birthday candles haven’t changed a whole lot over the years. The biggest change was when the obnoxious candles that don’t blow out were created. Well now Instructables has a new slightly more hi-tech version.
Even with the New York Times reporting that 82% of us aren’t texting, we all know that the entire 18% that are engaged in a BlackBerry war are driving behind us. If you don’t feel that your brake lights are enough to save you from the Escalade tailing you for 5 miles of 3 lane highway, add this nifty gadget to your arsenal: the SuddenStop LED light warning system.
If you want a mouse with shining LEDs and in odd shapes, then you might need to pick up one of these little guys. Last year they released these, but now they have more colors to choose from.
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