Found on Youtube, here’s a cool video of a guy who used 18 LEDs and an Arduino to fade the lights on a project case. The end result? A machine looking very similar to Knight Rider’s KITT. If you want to build your own, the creator, John Tokash, has included a HOWTO and Arduino code on his website. Get buildin’, Hoff!
Looking for the hottest party of the year? Want to do your part and help save the planet WHILE dancing? Of course you do! Hit up the Sustainable Dance Club this weekend for $3 SoCo Limes ALL NIGHT. We’ll be re-charging our famous LED lighting system via a “rechargeable dance floor” of sorts. Futureshock will be on the decks all night and later on DJ Clue will throw down the FRESHEST OF BEATS.
SO COME ONE, COME ALL!!! THIS FRIDAY, JULY 4TH AT SUSTAINABLE DANCE CLUB. $20 COVER, REDUCED ADMISSION AFTER 1AM. 21+ ONLY
My father still owns an 17-year-old desk lamp from IKEA that closely resembles the Hector Dome lamp from Graham & Green. The ‘Dome keeps your work area lit evenly with just the right amount of light. And it looks good while doing it too.
Critics would argue the basic look of this lamp but I call it classic. Used car salesman lingo aside, the Hector Dome lamp would be right at home in Peter Keating’s office. At $205, it’s certainly priced appropriately.
Mario fans will most likely go apeshit over this lamp. It’s a fantastic, smoothed out replica of the mushroom power-up from Super Mario Bros. that doubles as a lamp. But it’s not just any lamp. It’s an Ambiance Lamp.
That’s right. Experience the ambiance this lamp has to offer whilst you drink Absinthe and listen to chiptunes in your beautiful Parisian setting. Call on your servant to deliver the finest magic mushrooms available in your countryside so that this lamp will deliver unto you it’s golden light. All for $40. Not a shabby deal.
Accidentally tangling your wires into a knotted mess really sucks. Doing the same thing in a organized, purposeful fashion, can be pretty damn gorgeous. Take a look at these light installations from designer Kwangho Lee. Lee has mastered the art of tangled wires in the form of lighting fixtures.
The original concept was to strip your average everyday lamp down to it’s bare hardware. Over a two-year span, the project evolved into creating tangled wire sculptures for adding a deranged angle of lighting to a room. Attempting to untangle this mess is not recommended.
Chemistry was always my worst science subject. I was always more of a physics guy. For whatever reason, I could never grasp the periodic table, which sadly put a damper on my dream of becoming a mad scientist. You soon realize that having crazy hair just isn’t enough.
So you don’t have a home laboratory for designing your diabolical compounds? Big deal! No worries my world domineering friends. The Science Lab Lighting unit incorporates pieces of plastic labware into your interior design. If you’re feeling a little redneck, you can even use the lighting for your exterior design (fancy for lawn trash.) (more…)
Hanukkah starts at sunset tonight, and many jews still use traditional menorahs lit with candles. There is no need anymore my friends! This cool DIY project shows you how to make an LED lit menorah.
We understand that lighting the candles is an essential part of the process, but it’s just so 17th century. Jews living in the modern age need a modern method, and the LED Menorah is a sexy way to start the celebration of lights. — Andrew Dobrow
I have learned to absolutely loathe the sound of alarm clocks. The high-frequency buzzing and beeping of the things make me want to smash the living hell out of any alarm clock that comes in eye or earshot. The Hybrid Alarm Clock by Francesco Costacurta uses a pulsing, flashing, red light to wake you up instead.
Place it close enough to you and the incessant lighting is supposed to wake you, and only you, up out of your slumber. I have a feeling I would start to hate all sources of light too. Which could pose a problem. — Andrew Dobrow
We know that some of you readers are bound to have a fine knowledge of wines, which leads to having collections worth thousands and thousand of dollars. Do you ever worry one od your guests will sneak down there on a drunken rampage and start stealing and breaking your finest bottles? Well if you have the money to throw away on fermented grape juice, than odds are you have the money to properly secure your collection with this Monogram Walk-in Wine Vault.
Combining advanced cooling technology, an electronic inventory system (like the eSommelier Wine Invetory system), insulation, racking, and lighting, the Walk-In Fault is the stand alone unit you need if you have the means. Different storage configurations are available depending on the buyer’s needs. It will cost you so much though, that there is no price listed. If you’re interested, just ask your local retailer. — Andrew Dobrow
