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The LED Bench seems a bit pointless

By Abby McVay on Wednesday, Jul 2nd 2008 2 Comments

LED bench Add this one to the section of random devices now with added LED lights. I’m not entirely sure it was necessary but I suppose it does look cool.

The bench is obviously weather resistant, so you can use it both indoors and out. It glows either one color or you can program it to change between several colors.

It’s supposed to be relaxing or something along those lines. This 95w bench is made by a German company and to find out more on pricing you’ll have to actually contact them (which is never good news).

The DIY Turn Signal Biking Jacket

By Abby McVay on Monday, Jun 23rd 2008 No Comments

If you’d like to save money on gas and ride around on a bicycle instead of driving to work everyday, then this shirt tutorial might make you feel a bit more safe. Although biking saves money, all the traffic and people in a rush can be dangerous and this sweater lets drivers know which direction you are going

I have to admit, I moved to a small city and the traffic conditions tend to be a bit congested and on the hazardous side. Which means, I really don’t feel like going out on a bike into a bunch of traffic. The tutorial on Instructables teaches you how to put some LED lights into your sweater, that also includes a brief video.

The way to turn on the signals are the buttons which are mounted on the inside of the wrists. You have to hit the button to turn them on as well as off and she suggests turning them both on for any night riding you might do.

[via hippyshopper]

Luminus PhlatLight LEDs set to replace projector bulbs

By Chris Davies on Friday, Jun 20th 2008 No Comments

It’s been a year and a half since we first saw a TV using Luminus Devices’ PhlatLight LED back-lighting system, and it’s taken that long for the technology to reach brightness levels sufficient for a big-screen picture. Now, courtesy of some collaboration with Texas Instruments, PhlatLight technology is set for inclusion in a number of high-definition projectors to be released before the end of the year.

Samsung Phlatlight LED projector

Image via Digitimes

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The USB Illuminated LED Waterfall Cloud Fountain

By Abby McVay on Tuesday, Jun 10th 2008 No Comments

If you’re tired of your cubicle having all of those usual obnoxious office type noises, drown it out with this USB Illuminated Cloud Fountain. It would be much more soothing than the shrill sound of phones ringing throughout the office.

USB illuminated LED fountain

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The Firestix LED drumsticks

By Abby McVay on Monday, Jun 9th 2008 1 Comment

If your plain boring wood Rock Band drumsticks just aren’t cool enough for you, you might check out these shiny little LED drumsticks. Although glowing drumsticks aren’t for everyone, I am definitely comfortable enough with my geeky tendencies that I’d be happy to play with a set of these.

Firestix drumsticks good for Rock Band

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LED lighting system remote controlled from BlackBerry

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jun 5th 2008 No Comments

It’s still early days for LED home lighting systems; they’re certainly more flexible and, in some cases, efficient than traditional lighting, but for now they’re seen as a niche product. Buying off-the-shelf is limited, so usually your choice is to pay for a custom install or build the whole rig yourself; this Instructable goes for the latter, and details a homebrew system that’s either controlled by what’s on the TV or remotely via the owner’s BlackBerry. Make sure to check out the video of the set-up in action after the cut!

DIY LED ambient light system

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Apple switching all MacBooks to LED backlight claims Chinese report

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, May 21st 2008 No Comments

Apple is set to replace all the CCFL backlights in its MacBook range with LED systems, according to the latest news from China. Reported in the Chinese-language paper the Economic Daily News (EDN), Apple have selected Taiwan-based BLU maker Kenmos Technology to provide the LED backlight units (BLUs). The company already supplied Apple with the majority of its BLUs in 2007, according to the EDN.

MacBook LED screens

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AUO Ultra Slim 9.98mm LCD panel with LED backlight

By Chris Davies on Thursday, May 15th 2008 No Comments

AUO Ultra Slim 9.98mm LCD TV panel Another day, another ultra-slim LCD TV. Right now it’s AUO’s turn to release a super-skinny panel, and their 42-inch TFT-LCD measures in at just 9.98mm deep. It also weighs significantly less than rivals – 44-percent less, according to AUO – and uses LED backlighting to reduce power consumption and make construction more straightforward.

Despite the narrow build, brightness is still 450 nits and apparently very uniform across the image. There’s no suggestion of a product release as yet, nor how the panels might be priced.

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Tokyoflash stainless steel S-Mode Oberon watch

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, May 13th 2008 No Comments

Despite the fact that they’re, generally, frustratingly difficult to tell the time from, I do have a soft spot for Tokyoflash watches. One of the company’s more recent designs, the Oberon, has been diving in and out of stock for a while now, but they’re celebrating a return to availability with the launch of a new, stainless steel variant. The S-Mode Oberon SS uses three rings of blue LEDs to indicate date and time.

Tokyoflash Oberon SS

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Sony XEL-1 broken down – shot from the dissection at the Embedded Systems Conference

By James Allan Brady on Friday, Apr 18th 2008 No Comments

For some reason the announcement of a newer, thinner OLED TV by Sony and the attention of an event gave someone cause to disassemble an 11-inch OLED TV that costs $2500. It’s 3mm thick, so reassembly was probably harder than disassembly.

sony xel1 oledback sm