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DIY Smart Coasters Tell You What You Already Know

Techie coasters have been popping up everywhere. We've already blogged about coasters themed after circuit boards, floppy disks, pixelated images, Apple compatible icons, vintage records, Polaroids, a...

Rainbow Star LED Lamps: Changing The Mood of Any Room

We are fans of LED lamps. The enable you to change the mood and atmosphere of a room quite easily. Rainbow Star Lamps from Lumenworks are color-changing LED lamps. Just like the LivingColor lights fro...

LED Pong Coffee Table

Sparkfun is known for modding retro gadgets with new school tech -- their rotary phone that accepts cell phone SIM cards was just one of those ideas. Now the company has made a coffee table that lets...

Jumbo Display LED Alarm Clock Looks Like A Giant Lego

We love the look of Legos. Whether it's a PC case modeled out of the little bricks, a custom lamp made of clear ones, or even an iPhone unboxing done by lego men, we're all over it. This might not be ...

Final Frame: Light Bright

Flickr user Steve modded his daughter's stackable Fisher Price toy with $2 LEDs. ...

Constellation Chandelier: Incredible Lighting From The Stars

What's amazing about this modern piece of lighting is how organic it looks. The individual cords are bunched-up together and will attract the eye no matter where it is placed. This incredible looking ...

Skeleton PC Case: The Bare Bones of Style and Function

Worried about airflow and overheating with your gadgets? It's a valid concern for a common problem. Well how's this: The Skeleton PC Case from Antec allows for unprecedented airflow because it's essen...

Two-Faced Spark Lamp Is Gorgeous, Eco Friendly

When great technological functionality meets amazing design, Unplggd will be there. The Spark Lamp from designer Beverly Ng has a very practical application. It acts as a plant by day, soaking up rays...

Look: Flashlight Battery

Okay, the last moderate size earthquake here in Los Angeles had us double checking our emergency kits for essentials. The one thing we were missing were some small sized flashlights in all our bags (w...

BRAZO LED Table Lamp: Multi-LEDs To Help You See

The one thing that everyone needs while working is adequate lighting. Most of the time, there isn't enough of it to go around. The BRAZO LED Table Lamp is a high performance LED task light with 18 LED...

Liquid-Cooled LED Projector

The Taiwanese OEM manufacturer Chi Lin has created a prototype of the world's first liquid-cooled LED projector. The liquid-cooled RGB LED light source will last for about 6 years of continuous use, m...

Talking 1500-LED Clock

Dutch designer Peter van der Jagt came up with this really nifty LED clock. It shows the current time, day and date using 1500 red LEDs. That's not a type, that's really the right number. 1500. The cl...

Flickr Finds: Headboard in the Spotlight

Sandra over on Flickr shows off her Ikea headboard outfitted with LED lights that let it shine at night. After the jump an explanation of how she made it......

Wood LED Clock

The Wood LED Clock designed by Kouji Iwasaki takes the wood theme even further. We have seen wood used in similar fashion, but never like this. Wood was used as a case with the Furni Knox alarm clock....

Smoon Ombrella: A Flying Saucer LED Lamp

This modern lighting fixture might look like an umbrella, but it looks more like a flying saucer or a strange jellyfish. The fixture was created by French furniture designers Beau & Bien. The Smoon Om...

Nemo LED Chain Lamp

If you're tired of your old and cheap lighting fixture, the Nemo LED Chain Lamp may be a good way to spruce that ol' desk of yours; just be ready to throw down $600......

A Cool Clock Post (Or, How To: Time Travel)

Sometimes a really great piece is less about function than it is about a stylish form. Ok, so that’s almost always true here. But this clock is actually really nice to look at and pretty functional....

Luxeed LED Keyboard

If you think spending $1600 on an OLED keyboard is ridiculous, but love it's Disco Stu appeal, maybe the Luxeed Dynamic Pixel LED Keyboard is the right alternative for you. Formerly only available i...

LEGO Brick Lamp

The Japanese store 25togo has designed these clever little desk lamps inspired by classic LEGO building blocks... ...

Firewinder: The Wind Powered Light

Marketed as an eco outdoor light, we think the Firewinder is a little bit of a marketing stretch since its 14 LED lights produce the equivalent of a Burning Man attendee with nightsticks spinning arou...

Look! Ikea Billy LED Hack

Oh hellz ya! This Ikea Billy hack has our DIY loins a quivering! More info after the jump......

Philips Highlights: LED Lamps with 16 Million Color Options

This week Philips held its Holidays in June press preview. We stopped by to check out what's in store for the rest of the year. Today and tomorrow we'll give you the scoop on Philips highlights. Firs...

Yamaha YST001 Speakers with Ambient Lighting

Yamaha recently announced the YST001 (shown below the jump), speakers with three integrated halogen lamps of 25W that can be dimmed and lit via remote control. We immediately thought this was a great ...

Portable iPhone LED Projector: Honlai QingBar MP101

Here's an interesting little iPhone peripheral that will help you share those photos you snapped during your vacation down in Baja which doesn't require you friends to squint at the wonder device's sm...

Stardust: LED Lightup Furniture

We haven't decided if these furniture pieces from Italian furniture company Meritalia are weird or cool...or both. We do know they kind of remind us of our little sister's childhood toy, Glo Worm......