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Turn-signal Jacket To Protect Cyclists
Leah Buechley designed several impressing clothing elements, but one surely deserves our attention. This LED jacket enables cyclists to signal whenever they make a turn, letting the drivers know where they are going and, this way, preventing accidents. It has a 40-pin microcontroller, a battery, an [...]
22Mar2008 | Martin J. | 1 comment | Continued
Time-IT - The LED Rechargeable Watch
This has to be the coolest watch design that I have ever seen. Meet the LED-based Time-IT Watch. It’s flexible, in fashion and in the same time it looks like a sports bracelet because it wraps up easily around your wrist. The Time-IT is wateproof, wireless rechargeable, it’s made of silicone and is available in [...]
19Mar2008 | Martin J. | 0 comments | Continued
Mobile Light, A Stylish Solar Powered Accessory For Your Home
Kyouei Design house has released a stylish, modern, environmental-friendly accessory, called Mobile Light, which uses a small solar panel as a power source and a LED. It charges during daytime and lights when the night falls, but don’t expect it to be a powerful lighting gadget, as it only has a low amount of energy [...]
10Mar2008 | Martin J. | 1 comment | Continued
Wind Powered Lighting Effects In Your Garden
Nowadays solar powered lights are something usual and met often, but have you ever heard of a wind-powered light ? Firewinder uses only the wind blowing to power itself and light, creating a great visual effect. It’s spiral form-factor allows it to light indifferent the direction the wind blows and it creates a helix of [...]
8Mar2008 | Martin J. | 0 comments | Continued
Mini LEDs - The Next Generation In Lighting Applications
Researchers at the Tyndall National Institute, Ireland, have developed a miniature LED which could run about 80 years with the help of a battery the size of a coin. The project is called FLAME which means - future lighting applications for miniature entities
This LED measures about 15 microns across, which is very small considering [...]
Cool-Looking LED Spotlights To Light Up Your House
If you were thinking yo light up your entire house with tasteful spotlights, but you don’t want to drill any holes and neither to struggle with the wiring, then here is the perfect solution - LED Spotlights. They are very easy to install, they run on batteries and with a simple click on the light [...]
4Mar2008 | Martin J. | 0 comments | Continued
Ski Suits With LEDs Powered By The Sun
Willy Bogner transformed LEDs from decorative parts for clothes into useful ones. He made a suit that is powered by the sun and has LEDs on it to make you more visible while skiing. The technology has been created by Osram. The clothes have been shown at an event in Munich, Germany. Let’s hope that [...]
5Dec2007 | Martin J. | 0 comments | Continued
Taiwan to switch all traffic lights with LED-based ones
LED are becoming more and more used and so Taiwan announced than in the following three years all their traffic lights will use LED technologies. The project will cost them about $7 million and they will begin to replace the lights from 2008, changing 420,000 traffic lights. This change will both improve the quality of [...]
4Jul2007 | Martin J. | 0 comments | Continued