While the standard chess set is of course a visual icon unto itself, we like seeing designers re-imagine the traditional board and pieces. Designer, architect and competitive chess player himself, Brent Blake’s electrified set is more interesting than most.
For some, finding just the right light can make the difference between a good room and a great room. GE’s new iPhone app should help: it lets you choose a desired mood and tells you which bulb can achieve it.
And God said, “Let there be light”, and there was light. God saw that the light was good. Then he went off to create the dinosaurs and Raquel Welch. She was good too. Definitely better than lights and dinosaurs.
Soon, when you buy a new light bulb you’ll see a new Nutrition Facts-style label that details the numbers most important to you: how bright the bulb is, what the energy cost is and when they’ll burn out.
Each time you’d switch these melting LED bulb lamps on, you’d be reminded of the unnecessary energy being wasted, killing our fine world. Keita Ogawa’s concept isn’t available to buy yet, but is a real product:
There plenty of fluorescent low-power lights out there, but their light depresses me. Unlike the EnduraLED, an LED-based bulb that produces the same light of a 60W incandescent light bulb but only takes 12W. The savings could be amazing.
The ever-present flower on my desk sits in a skinny vase that doesn’t exactly scream I’m-kinda-geeky-but-hey-it’s-OK-because-I-make-cool-things. Time to start using a funky DIY planter or mini terrarium made of repurposed light bulbs. Maybe the what-a-bright-idea puns will be a bonus.
Eternaleds announced their new Hydrolux-4 LED lightbulb, the very first liquid-cooled bulb in the world. The bulbs are incredibly energy-efficient compared to either incandescent or CFL bulbs, and come with a price tag to match.
Depending on your location, you may have heard that the European Union is banning all frosted incandescent bulbs in order to stimulate the adoption of efficient lighting. This bulb condom helps get around the rule.
