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  • You Glow Girl: Barbie Gets An Interactive LED Dress
    March 1, 2013
    Don't worry, I just punched myself in the neck for that whole 'you glow girl' thing. I deserved it. And probably much worse. Because we live in the future, and the future shines like the lens flare in a new Star Trek movie, Mattel is releasing a $50(!) Barbie with an interac... / Continue →
  • I Can Still See It -- I Can Still See It!: Mercedes-Benz Makes 'Invisible' Van To Advertise New Fuel Cell Cars
    March 5, 2012
    Mercedes Benz decked out one of their minivans with an LED screen on one side and a camera on the other that can stream it's feed to the screen to make the vehicle look invisible. It was done to advertise the company's new F-CELL hydrogen fuel cells, which generate zero emissi... / Continue →
  • Guy Snowboarding At Night In An LED Lightsuit
    February 17, 2012
    This is an artistically shot video by Jacob Sutton of a guy shredding some fresh pow-pow at night wearing a suit covered in LEDs. That's pretty much it. One thing's for certain though, if brobro keeps this up he might wind up gaining the unwanted attention of some Yetis. And... / Continue →
  • 55,000-LED Light Castle Looking Cathedral Thingy
    February 2, 2012
    The headline: I let my little sister write this one. Just kidding, it was me but I figured I'd cover my bases in case you thought I was dumb. "You are." I am so stupid. This is the 55,000 LED light 'Luminarie De Cagna' built in Ghent, Belgium to celebrate the 2012 Light Fes... / Continue →
  • Nightvision On The Cheap (And Iffy): LED Slippers
    November 8, 2011
    Those ankles. $30 LED slippers: so you can find that bit of midnight snack you dropped on your way back from the fridge. And don't even act like they're to prevent stubbing toes because nobody watches their feet while they walk unless they're trying to avoid dog shit or break... / Continue →
  • Turn Off The Lights!: Glow Pillow With LEDs
    November 4, 2011
    The Lumi Nube is a conceptual pillow with integrated strips of LED tape that light up so you can...I dunno, do whatever the hell you'd do with a glowing pillow. "OMG, I'm gonna have my girlfriend sit on t--" Stop it right there, pervert. I don't even wanna hear what kind of ... / Continue →
  • Sweet LED (Light Emitting Dinosaur) Drawings
    September 4, 2011
    This is a series of (mostly) dinosaur LED drawings by artist Darren Pearson. Obviously Darren has a superhuman sense of spatial awareness because one time at a rave I tried swinging two glowsticks around on shoe strings and ended up putting some dude's eye out and strangling m... / Continue →
  • LED TV Coat Designed For Burning Man
    July 11, 2011
    Seen here looking cooler than a cucumber in a bowl of Rectal Fire hotsauce, Dave Forbes displays the 160x120 pixel LED television coat he built to wear to Burning Man. Me? I'm just gonna wear a gourd on my pecker LIKE A NORMAL PERSON. Jk jk, normal people don't go to Burnin... / Continue →
  • Taste The Rainbow: Roomba Pattern LED Art
    July 1, 2011
    Hey -- this rainbow tastes like pet fur and dust bunnies! What happens when you let seven Roombas (each with a different colored LED strapped to its head) loose in a room for a late-night cleaning sesh? This. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS, LARRY. The creators, IBR Algorithm Group, e... / Continue →
  • All Tokyoflash Sale Proceeds To Go To Japan Disaster Relief For Next Two Days
    March 22, 2011
    For the next day and change, until MARCH 24TH, 5PM JAPAN TIME (MARCH 24TH, 3AM EST), Tokyoflash is giving 100% of all purchases values to the Japanese Tsunami Relief Fund. So now you can buy the watch you've always wanted and donate to charity at the same time. It's the feel-... / Continue →