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Using long exposures and light sources ranging from sparklers to Christmas lights, Eric Staller has created light drawings in photographs. The coolest thing is that these were all done using ordinary film back in the 70s. No computer enhancement or modifications required.

Check out a whole gallery at Centripedal Notion: Eric Staller: Light Drawings

This is pretty cool. A company called ELShine, has come up with a custom light fixture that is thin and flexible in a tape form. So you can stick it pretty much anywhere. I can really see putting lighting like this in crawl spaces and small corners, where a full size light fixture wouldn’t fit.

Via TheCoolHunter: Light Tape

ComputerWorld has an interesting article about the large numbers of status lights on our devices. Our computer towers, monitors, printers, keyboards, mice, and even speakers have status lights. On many of those devices the status lights cannot be turned off. Even if the device is turned off! I have a monitor, that has a small status light that turns on when you plug it into a power outlet. The monitor is turned off, but the status light stays on. Turning the monitor on, brightens the already on status light. Most of our electronic devices have status lights that are on if the device is on. No options are given to turn them off. On some devices, the status lights are there to let you know the device is on, or connected, or processing some task. On others, they are there only to make the device look cooler or more futuristic.

At home, my computer, router, and DSL modem never get turned off. All of the status lights on them generate a nice glow in the room where they are set up. This doesn’t usually bother me, since I don’t sleep in that room. Since that room also doubles as a guest room, it does make a big difference when people stay over. I don’t mind turning the computer in that room off for my guests, but I don’t really want to power down the router and DSL modem. So I guess the questions is, do we really need as many status lights as our gadgets have?

Via ComputerWorld: We the people demand a Gadget Bill of Lights

My house is located on a bay in sunny Florida. And the truth is, you wouldn’t believe the amount of wind that comes off of that bay throughout the day and night. On a stormy day, that wind can be a stiff gale that will knock over my trash can and blow the trees all around. But even on a sunny day, you get a nice breeze coming off the bay. So this product is something I would actually be interested in buying.
An industrial design group called Demakersvan has come up with a garden light that is powered by wind. The product is called the “light wind.” Basically it uses a propeller at the top to generate electricity from wind, and stores that electricity for future use. The lamp runs off of the stored electricity and produces a soothing light for you yard or garden. I would love to get a few of these and put them around my yard. With as much wind as I get, I doubt I would have any trouble charging them.

Via Core77: Light Wind by Demakersvan
Demakersvan official website: Demakersvan

A company called Tenebraex has come up with a pair of night vision goggles that can create a color image rather than the traditional green monochromatic view of night vision goggles. The goggles are completely mechanical with no computer parts. So there is no heavy power pack required. The color view does require some light. A minimum of at least a quarter moon light is required for the color view. But if there isn’t enough light for color images, you can easily switch them to the green view by twisting a knob.
The main application for this is probably in the medical field. Doctors have long complained that it is difficult to work using night vision goggles, due to the lack of color. But over all, this could be useful for everyone.
The price for the goggles is currently $6,000. The company that developed them hopes to start selling them to the military, though they do not currently have any contract in place.

Check out the original story here
The Tenebraex official website here