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The Chinese Take-out Lamp

Abby McVay, Apr 24th 2007 Discuss [1]

Looking for a lamp to add a quirky twist to your home? These Chinese Take-out Lamps will do just that. Read The Full Story

Individually controllable colour-changing LED lamp

Chris Davies, Apr 10th 2007 Discuss [2]

Don't get me wrong, I love remote controlled gadgets. In fact I can imagine no better scenario than sitting in a bucket of my own filth, zapping at various TVs, fridges and bathroom-fittings to entertain, feed and wipe me. There's such a thing, however, as too specific control, and adding a remote to a single light fitting is a pretty good example of that. Read The Full Story

OLED grows up, flaunts eco cred for domestic lighting

Chris Davies, Mar 30th 2007 Discuss [0]

No, it's not Art Lebedev's latest Optimus keyboard, one huge OLED key that you can map to a single program or document, it's actually GE Global Research's prototype lighting. Now it may not sound as exciting as a keyboard that can change key legends in the blink of an eye, but you might be surprised to hear that it has the potential for far more impact on our lives. Check out the video footage after the cut... Read The Full Story

Recycling, geek style

Abby McVay, Mar 30th 2007 Discuss [0]

In today’s world with smog and the ever growing population we are becoming a little more conscious about the amount of waste we put into the world. We don’t always do something about it, but we at least know it’s a good idea to recycle. Why not recycle your old geeky gadgets, for example, your circuit board? The Circuit Breaker Circuit Board Floor Lamp offers exactly that, a lamp with old recycled circuit boards. Hey, why not be a little geeky about your recycling methods? However, there is a catch, as with all good things it comes at a price, $900 to be exact. Yes, you did read correctly; a lamp made of recycled goods is priced at $900. This is yet another one of those items that was a good idea but they took it a bit too far (about $800 too far). Luckily it’s a fairly basic design and if you have the right friends it would be really simple to make for less than half the price. Light up those circuit boards [via popgadget]

The Night Reader Hardcover adds a little finesse to late-night reading

Abby McVay, Mar 28th 2007 Discuss [0]

I think a book light is probably the dorkiest gadget ever. I mean what self-respecting person would be seen with one?! Okay, so I own one. What? I like to read at night once everyone has gone to sleep. When I was much younger I had a night light and I would curl up in the floor to read by it. Yes I am a dork. Read The Full Story

Combo LED speaker radio

Chris Davies, Mar 14th 2007 Discuss [0]

Bulbous glowing alien head lookalike or butt-ugly mood lamp? Whatever you decide the iMagic Motion Speaker looks like, the unparallelled joy of having a speaker, lamp and FM radio all in one unwieldy plastic totem might just push you over the edge. A simple wave of the hand around its periphery and various volume changes, light adjustments and radio frequency scanning takes place; you can also plug an iPod or similar in via the 3.5mm jack and hope that the colour display distracts you from the fact that you actually paid good money for it. Read The Full Story

The reincarnation of the light bulb

Abby McVay, Feb 28th 2007 Discuss [0]

I’m sure all of you live in a super chic household with not a single thing out of place. However, I don’t, shocking I know. Well for all of you the love chic look this lamp is definitely for you. Although, the design I’m sure sounds silly, it actually looks really cool. Read The Full Story