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Rate [DOD and More] Led House number (Large) - $154.95 (Reg. $179.00)

Original at DODTracker.com New Deals external link    Sat, Jan 30

At night, the numbers light up brightly. The sign uses low voltage electricity and cost less than $1 per year to operate year-round.  F.A.Q: How many colors of LEDs do you have? We have a choice of 4 LED colors including white, red, blue, green.

Rate [Telescope.com] Orion RedBeam SP Self-Powered LED Flashlight - $18.00 (Reg. $29.95)

Original at DODTracker.com New Deals external link    Fri, Jan 29    1 related articles

Get the astronomy flashlight that never needs additional batteries!Winding the hand crank for 1 minute pumps out up to 15 minutes of red LED lightRed light preserves your night vision while you read star charts or check your equipmentChoose from two brightness settings, which illumin...

Rate USB Rechargeable LED Book Light

Original at Coolest Gadgets external link    Fri, Jan 29

By Ally I have a thing for book lights, but if I were being truthful I don’t really use mine a lot.  It just runs out of batteries and I forget to put in new ones.  Plus you’re only going to use it when you need a small light that isn’t going to disturb someone.  Although that does happen, it still only works w...

Rate Portable Eco Freezer

Original at Ubergizmo external link    Fri, Jan 29

Love spending a whole lot of time outdoors with your loved ones? The Portable Eco Freezer is fashionably sized to resemble that of a small picnic hamper, where its cover has a couple of LED lamps and photocells. Energy required for the freezer to run is produced through magnetic induction,...

Rate [EjectIt] Excalibur 681-CS Novelty Alcohol Breath Tester Keychain w/Digital Timer & LED Flashlight - Measures - $12.99 + $5.00 S/H

Original at DODTracker.com New Deals external link    Wed, Jan 27

Get an estimate on your legal driving ability before it's too late! Small enough to take with you anywhere, this keychain style Novelty Alcohol Breath Tester can measure your blood alcohol content (BAC) in seconds! The 681-CS operates on two AAA batteries (not included) and measures yo...

Rate [DOD and More] REi Huggable (Lighted Pillow) - $129.99 (Reg. $144.95)

Original at DODTracker.com New Deals external link    Tue, Jan 26

REi Huggable? can be powered by four AA batteries (not included) or a 4.5 volt AC adaptor (not included). When used with 2500MAH rechargeable AA batteries, REi Huggable? stays at its brightest for approximately four hours and then slowly fades off. It can be turned on and off by pulling the c...

Year 2010

 

Rate HP Notebook Projection Companion

Original at Ubergizmo external link    Tue, Jan 5

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CES 2010] HP knows that business people will need a projector to go along with their presentation slides, as those fancy pico projectors just don't quite cut the mustard - hence resulting in the HP Notebook Projection Companion. Compatible with any notebook or desktop with a VGA connecti...

Rate LCD to LED: Is it worth the move?

Original at Jakarta Post external link    Sun, Dec 27

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The LCD panel on an LCD TV has many Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps (CCFL) tubes behind it to light the display. The LED panel uses Light Emitting Diodes ...

Rate City Tests LED Lamps in Wicker Park Area

Original at New York Times external link    Sat, Dec 26

The city is testing LED and other 150-watt lamps in the Wicker Park neighborhood, in the First Ward. “These systems last longer and use less energy,” said ... and more »

Rate Opinion: Light Recycler Concept

Original at Ubergizmo external link    Tue, Dec 22

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This probably isn’t something that everybody has been dreaming about, but it does seem kind of unique. The Light Recycler’s job is simple to enhance the light emitted from the little LEDs from your gadgets, such as your computer’s power LED, cell phone charging status etc. There doesn’t se...

Rate How To: Det LED PT 12.mpgVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Dec 21

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By rss@youtube.com (BaileyEFT) Author: BaileyEFT Keywords: diy how to e-cigarette Joye 510 attomizer Mod Detonator volts sweet spot LED e-smoking Added: December 21, 2009

Rate Sunpak's inexpensive LED ring light

Original at CNET News.com external link    Mon, Dec 21

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One of the more recent additions to Sunpak's lineup of flashes is the DSLR67 LED ring light, a low-cost, easy-to-use LED ring light ... Energizer Night Strike Compact Light, The Perfect Bow Hunting LightBowhunting.Com (blog) all 2 news articles »

Rate New Kensington obtains $213000 grant for new lights downtown

Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review external link    Fri, Dec 18

They will be replaced with brighter and more energy-efficient LED (light-emitting diode) street lights. McAfoose said the change will be a marked ... and more »

Rate Vivitek H9080 review

Original at Stuff Magazine external link    Fri, Dec 18

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Home Cinema Choice If the revelation of the H9080's three LED system didn't have you whooping along with us, then we clearly need to fill you in on why LED lighting should be ... Exclusive hands-on with Runco's Q-750d LED projector, where colour is redefined...Home Cinema Choice

Rate Fairlawn: LCD, LED or Plasma? Which is best for you?

Original at WKYC-TV external link    Tue, Dec 15

But for customers who are placing their big new television in a room with lots of windows and competing light sources, Hughes says the LCD televisions are ... and more »

Rate Opinion: Enfren Free Style LED lamp

Original at Ubergizmo external link    Fri, Dec 11

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Enfren of South Korea has introduced its eco-friendly LED lamp known as Free Style, where it comes with a flexible spring tube which allows you to adjust both height and angle to suit your current purpose. Let's see now - green, check. Flexible, check. LED, check. Affordable at $68? Check. Gues...

Rate LED Throwies - "Invented at Thinkgeek" ?

Original at MAKE Magazine external link    Tue, Dec 1

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By Phillip Torrone LED throwies made their first appearance and were popularized and developed by the Graffiti Research Lab a division of the Eyebeam R&D OpenLab in February 2006 (Wikipedia page). It's also in Make - Volume 06 - LED Throwies (Page 116).

Rate Opinion: Hot Electric Metal Encased in a Sphere of Glass

Original at Gizmodo external link    Mon, Nov 30

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By Brian Lam Most of this does not concern me, or move me to object in any way to LED lightbulbs, as much as the thought of LED light itself, so alien, in my house. In wikipedia, we get a description, under the disadvantages of the problems of white LEDs that "spike at 460 nm and dip at 500 nm," causing objects...

Rate Opinion: Voice controlled LED signageVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Ubergizmo external link    Tue, Nov 10

What happens when you throw in 120 LEDs, NerdKit, Python and an appropriate Google Voice module? Well, throw in some technical know how and you end up with a voice controlled LED sign. For instance, leaving a voicemail on the recipient's Google Voice account by starting with “message”, an...

Rate How To: CharliePlexed LED string for the ArduinoVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at MAKE Magazine external link    Wed, Oct 21

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By Marc de Vinck Instructables user 'computergeek' sent in this Arduino Charlieplexing tutorial. It's a great technique for controlling a lot of LEDs without having to use up all your I/O pins. In this example, only 4 pins are used to control 12 LEDs.

Rate Opinion: [SnaggStuff] Apple Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard Upgrade Single User - $22.97 (Reg. $52.99)

Original at DODTracker.com New Deals external link    Mon, Oct 19

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New core technologies in Snow Leopard unleash the power of today?s advanced hardware and prepare Mac OS X for future innovation. 64-bit support, the next big step for the Mac. All key system applications are now 64-bit so they can take advantage of all the memory in your Mac. Grand Central Dis...

Rate How To: Current Meter LED Bar Graph

Original at electro-tech-online.com external link    Sun, Sep 27

By jakeselectronics So, 0-99mA will light 1 LED. 100-199mA will light 2 LED's and so on. I was thinking of using the LM3914 to drive the LED's, but this means I need to convert the Current to a Voltage. So, I was thinking of using this part; ASC712 Hall Effect Current Sensor

Rate Sony XBR10 Flagship LCD HDTV Has Sidelit LED, Wireless HDMI and Media Streaming

Original at Gizmodo external link    Wed, Sep 9

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By Brian Lam Bravia Internet Widgets, powered by the Yahoo! Widget Engine, also expand and personalize the TV experience by adding on-screen applications that provide such information as weather reports, stock information, financial news, Twitter, and additional content.

Rate Opinion: Sizing a Solar Panel & Battery for an LED Light

Original at electro-tech-online.com external link    Tue, Aug 25

By Drunk Dumbass I have a 12 volt, 10 LED light that I would like to hook up to a battery & solar charger with a photocell switch so that the light will come on at night and shut off during the day. The current draw for the light is .08 Amps. So 12 volts X .08 Amps = .96 Watts

Rate Review: I Love You, Sony XBR8 Triluminos LED LCD HDTV

Original at Gizmodo external link    Wed, Aug 19

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By Brian Lam Sony's engineers went to remarkable lengths to create it, almost as if the ghost of Sony's founding fathers came down and rekindled the engineering pride of the company, telling them to spare no measure to create the TV. "Use LEDs! Use three or four of them for every one those bastards in Kor...

Rate Looking for recommendation of LED driver with individual LED PWM control

Original at electro-tech-online.com external link    Wed, Apr 8

By tdg8934 Lighting and Display Solutions - LED Drivers - TLC59116 - TI.com I am concerned that this chip can only connect up to (14) I2C TLC59116 chips. That is only 14 X 16 outputs or 224 LEDs. How would I get around this? I need to have 1000's of LEDs in 16x8 modules driven by a 'smart' PWM LED driver.

Rate How To: Make A Simple LED Flasher Circuit HackVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at fr.truveo.com external link    Mon, Apr 6

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Using a small motor, wire, and LEDs, you can make a really cool LED flasher in a matter of minutes without 555 timers or programing. fr.truveo.com

Rate How To: Spyder Installation Video: Ford F150 04-07 LED Tail LightsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Mar 19

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By rss@youtube.com (spyderauto) Author: spyderauto Keywords: spyder sonar Installation how to install Aftermarket car parts guide tail altezza light lights led leds ford f150 f-150 150 04 05 06 07 2004 2005 2006 2007 Added: March 19, 2009

Rate How To: Wiimote Rumble LED Mod Tutorial 1/2 By: INSANITYVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Tue, Mar 17

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By rss@youtube.com (i7vSa7vi7y) Author: i7vSa7vi7y Keywords: Wii LED LEDs light lights bright blue wiimote nunchuck hack hacks hacking easy mod mods modding modify modified i7vSa7vi7y INSANITY Added: March 17, 2009

Rate How To: Astable then steady

Original at electro-tech-online.com external link    Wed, Mar 11

By jeno2 I try to build an auxiliary LED brake light driver to my bike using a basic 555 astable circuit. I want it to flash 3-4 times in the first second when the brake applied then hold a steady light until I release the brake. Any idea how to achive this?:confused:

Rate How To: MAKE presents: The CapacitorVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at MAKE Magazine external link    Thu, Feb 26

By Collin Cunningham In this installment of the MAKE presents series I explain - how to build a leyden jar, how the capacitor was invented, and how to use one to light an LED. I incorporated some viewer requests from MAKE presents: The Resistor and I'll be adding more in the next installment. Please a comment if the...

Rate Osram GmbH - Strategic Analysis Review - http://www.companiesandmarkets.com adds new report

Original at PR Inside (Pressemitteilung) external link    Mon, Feb 23

PR-inside.com) http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Company-Profile/Osram-GmbH-Strategic-Analysis-Review-66763.asp Osram GmbH - Strategic Analysis Review Summary OSRAM GmbH (Osram) is one of the leading lighting manufacturers operating across the world. Siemens A...

Rate How To - Simple method for blinking LEDs

Original at MAKE Magazine external link    Thu, Feb 12

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By Collin Cunningham From the MAKE Flickr pool Flickr member xmasons shares this easy recipe LED blinkage using a 4060 binary counter chip.

Rate Opinion: Steam Iron With LED

Original at Ubergizmo external link    Wed, Feb 11

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No matter how much technology advances, irons still retain their general form factor and this Steam Iron with LED concept does not stray from that premise, although it does feature a cool LED lighting that denotes the temperature in proportion with the hot red color. As for the other pract...

Rate Opinion: I-Quad LED Electronic Board

Original at Ubergizmo external link    Mon, Feb 9

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The I-Quad is actually a bunch of tile-shaped LED electronic boards that are held together by a simple frame, and they boast interactivity with external devices, taking either the USB or wireless route. Individual tiles can display a low-resolution image that brings back fond memories...

Rate Opinion: LED Bulbs Costs £2, Lasts 60 Years

Original at Ubergizmo external link    Thu, Jan 29

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With some people doing their part to go green these days for the sake of our planet's future, we are heartened to report that Cambridge University researchers have successfully developed cheap, light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs which light up the room brilliantly while sipping on very...

Rate How-to Tuesday: Valentines LED displayVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at MAKE Magazine external link    Tue, Jan 20

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By Marc de Vinck This week I am going to be making the Open Heart kit by Jimmie Rodgers. It's a great open source kit that uses a technique called Charliplexing for lighting up the LEDs. Why? Charlieplexing allows you to control each LED's state individually. All you need to do is create a simple program and upl...

Rate Opinion: Leo Hickman on ecofriendly lightbulbs

Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk external link    Wed, Jan 7

By Leo Hickman The packaging should always tell you the equivalent wattage of the bulb. In general terms, CFLs use 65-80% less power than an incandescent bulb. Therefore, a CFL marked as "100W" could need as little as 20 watts of power. There are even some newer bulbs that use LED (light emitting diode) tech...

Year 2008

 

Rate Unique LED light chaser questions, w/ schematic

Original at electro-tech-online.com external link    Mon, Dec 29

By R2-D2 Can I use just one resistor for each group of LEDs (R7, R8 and R9) instead of one for each of the six branches in the LED groups? If I need a resistor for each branch (of three LEDs), I have calculated them to be at 75Ω each. R = (1.8 volts dropped / 0.024 Amps) = 75Ω

Rate Twas the light before Christmas, or maybe a book

Original at Toledo Blade external link    Fri, Dec 19

Perhaps I can shed a little light on your shopping dilemma — LED, as in flashlights and headlights. Switch onto these new lights, powered by advanced lithium batteries, and you won’t look back. Your old gear will become backup. Since late summer I have been field-testing an Energizer e2 lith...

Rate Opinion: SureFire E2D LED DefenderVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Dec 13

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By rss@youtube.com (SL044310) Make: Surefire Model: E2D LED Defender Power Cell: 123A lithium (x2) Lumens: 5/120 Type of Light: Target Acquisition and Task Light Runtime: 76/1.9 Hours Product of: USA? Practical for Tactical Applications: Very Practical Customization and Accessories: - Surefire F05 Red Filter - S...

Rate Podcast: Lights fantastic

Original at Wisconsin Radio Network external link    Mon, Nov 24

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The Kohl Center gets new lighting -- with a high tech twist. UW Madison faculty member Steve Feren helped design the new lights, twelve separate lighted sculptures. "The actual lighting will be very active, very colorful and animated," says Feren. "It will fit in with the sort of celebrator...

Rate How To: Make's LED History Movie Is Pretty Cool, Includes DIY Instructions [LEDs]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Gizmodo external link    Mon, Nov 24

By Kit Eaton We all take LEDs pretty much for granted, but the guys over at MAKE have done a good job with this movie that shows the history behind the little glowing things. Turns out the Light Emitting Diode was one of those devices that was more or less discovered by accident, during an experiment at Mar...

Rate Bob Shallit: Rancho Cordova firm builds biggest LED sign in Big Apple

Original at Sacramento Bee external link    Thu, Nov 20

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By bshallit@sacbee.com (Bob Shallit) It's absolutely spectacular," says George Pappas, a managing partner for D3 LED, a 3-year-old local firm that spent six months building and assembling digital components. The company, which also retrofitted the ribbon-like marquee out- side ABC's "Good Morning America" studio, pic...

Rate Cool Light Microscopy with Leica DM IL LED

Original at Medgadget.com external link    Mon, Nov 10

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Leica has released a new inverted routine microscope that features LED (light emitting diode) illumination of the target. LED's tend to run much cooler, and so do not disturb samples that are sensitive to temperature fluctuations. Product page: Leica DM IL LED

Rate Podcast: Reinventing the Domes

Original at Wisconsin Radio Network external link    Sat, Nov 8

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The privately funded project includes a specialty LED lighting system in the Show dome. The other two domes, Arid and Tropical, also got new lighting, as did the lobby. Black's favorite time to visit the Domes? In the middle of a hard Wisconsin winter, of course.

Year 2007

 

Rate Field Notes: Hands On With Samsung's Newest TV Tech: Wi-Fi Plasma, LED-Backlight LCD and 120Hz Blur Reduction

Original at Gizmodo.com external link    Wed, Jul 11

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By Wilson Rothman LED backlighting is the wave of the future for LCDs, and not just because they are "greener" than the current CCFLs. Because they can alternately dim and brighten 60 or 70 separate clusters of LEDs underneath the LCD panel, you get deeper contrast, but without losing detail in dark scenes. T...

Rate LED Backlit and Santa Rosa Macbook Pros

Original at eWeek external link    Tue, Jun 5

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By Cisco Cheng While the overall design remains virtually unchanged, there is one really exciting improvement, and that's the use of LED backlights on the 15-inch Macbook Pros. This makes Apple the first to incorporate LED backlights on a 15-inch display. I've only seen this technology on 12-inch disp...

Rate Podcast: You Probably Missed A Great Show Saturday

Original at Seattlest external link    Mon, Apr 30

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By Donte We spent the bulk of Parts & Labor's opening set staring at the drummer. The frequency of Chop Suey's LED-based light system made for trails on the drumsticks so it was pretty trippy to watch. The fact that he was at the top of his game only added to that, cracking the snares and booming the b...

Rate How To: Trigger happy LED modVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Nintendo Wii Fanboy external link    Sun, Apr 29

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By Eric Caoili Filed under: How-tos, Controller, Video, HomebrewWii remote modders won't rest until they've installed fluorescent lighting on every button and pad, decorating the controller like some kind of rectangular christmas tree. Today's DIY project adds an LED to the usually unseen B butto...

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