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DMO's Iconic Flat Light

While this may not be the first time we've seen the flattening of light fixtures around the home, Korean-based DMO design group has their own take on the graphic icon-inspired lamp. Not only does in c...

Final Frame Rubik's Lamp

The Rubik's Lamp: We just hope you don't have to solve the puzzle to turn off the light....

How To: Make Your Halloween Flashlights Brighter
(For Under $10)

As our little ones traipse about the neighborhoods on Halloween, it's always a good idea to have them carry a flashlight. Larger and brighter ones can be too heavy to carry, but watch the how-to vid...

LEDs Add Some High-Tech Flair to Campsites

It's that time of year when the weather gets mild and makes everyone—even the biggest homebody technophiles—want to go outside and spend a weekend camping outdoors......

A 12-Year-Old's Sophisticated Workspace

Envy fuels ambition. But we're feeling a little let down by the fact that our own 20-something's humble workspace pales in comparison to the desk in this pic—the desk of a pre-teen Web designer....

Solar Oak Effect Post Lights

Most garden solar lights aren't designed nor capable of really illuminating an outdoor space like traditional halogen lighting. But if you're looking to light a pathway, LED solar powered lights can b...

Illuminated LED Ornaments

Before you panic, we're not suggesting that you start thinking about the December holidays in October. But we are suggesting that these outdoor holiday ornaments could be fun indoors, year-round... ...

New Green ESL Bulbs Will Be As Efficient As CFLs and LEDs

In the race to finding the greenest way to illuminate our nights, a new company has come up with a new refinement of old technology to serve our needs. Will it be enough to save you even more money? F...

Great-Looking Illuminated Speaker and USB Hub

When you work with your laptop, you tend to use a few USB hubs when you are on the go. It doesn't really matter from what brand they are, as long as they work well. It's also best to work with some ki...

Backlit Wooden Wall and Ceiling Paneling

The X.Lumen by Menotti brings back memories of the King of Pop prancing around in the Billie Jean video, each step lighting up the way. This wood panel material isn't quite as interactive, but you can...

Incredible Piet Indoor Stove Will Enable New Layouts

Above all, this object is really beautiful. It's hard to tell what it is, but once the clean-burning ethanol fire is lit, you get the idea. This is basically a reinvented fireplace. Since it uses etha...

Final Frame: The Pixel Bulb

Marcus Tremonto's Pixel Bulb, a 2D electroluminescent electronic paper light source....

Modular Light Screen Room Divider

Got a large room you'd like to subdivide for privacy or partition off to create a home office area? Here's a modular PVC wall divider system that can connect up to 5 screens while also powering a buil...

Digital BBQ Tongs Come Equipped with LCD & LED

W.W.B.F.D. (what would Bobby Flay do?) when faced with some late evening grilling, when it's difficult to see whether your ribs or chicken are properly cooked on the grill. Well a decent grill master ...

Zoran Sunjic’s Blind LED Light Handrail

The beauty of LED lighting besides its energy sipping efficiency is that the technology gives off very little heat. This means interesting lighting solutions like Zoran Sunjic’s Blind LED Light Han...

Replace Boring Bricks With Star Light

The lights of the city will severely decrease the visibility of stars. Bummer. Good thing there's home tech designs like these bricks to bring a little star light to our outdoor spaces. ...

A Great Example of Lighting Your Home Theater

Home Theater - Light Setup from msouza on Vimeo. We'll pardon the spastic video editing stylization of this Vimeo piece uploaded by msouza, only because the video does a great job showcasing an excell...

LED Pin Lighting

The beauty of LED lights are their bright efficiency. A small bulb can light up a large area without using much energy, and that's the premise behind Korea designer Sungho Lee's LED Pin concept, a s...

Macrolux LEDs Poles: They Are Supercool

Not all lamps fit in all spaces. Some spaces have awkward and unforeseen angles in which the best suited lamps don't really fit. That won't be a problem anymore, since the Macrolux Supercool LED lamps...

Future of Lighting: Super-Efficient OLED Lamps

We all know that LEDs are become more and more popular, thanks to their low-power needs and their brightness. Frankly, it's inevitable that LEDs will finally easily surpass traditional incandescent li...

MoMA Pig Lamp Makes CFLs Feel at Home

We love this lamp from the Museum of Modern Art for the cheeky little way it makes tech feel cozy and cute. Never before has a compact fluorescent light bulb seemed so much like an intentional part of...

Bluetooth Enabled Lamp Enables Customized Color Therapy

After a hard day at work, it's nice to come to a relaxing mood in your home. In order for you to accomplish this, you can modify your lighting to be more soothing. It's been proven that the colors tha...

Final Frame: Romantic Lamps

Self Reflecting Lamp by Oliver Schick is a conceptual object that may reveal the secret romantic lives of lighting....

Mathmos: Perfect Store For Outdoor Lights and Lava Lamps

Finding the right type of lights isn't always as straightforward as heading to the nearest hardware store or Ikea. You got to search for the right stuff. Mood lighting is also something good to integr...

LEDs Are As Efficient As Compact Fluorescents

Our recent articles on energy efficient lighting proposed that LEDs were a lot more efficient than standard incandescent bulbs. But how do those fancy LEDs compare to energy efficient compact fluoresc...