LED is much appreciated, be it in eco-friendly electronics or on your clothes. It doesn’t matter, we just love to see it everywhere! LED clothing really isn’t anything new for we have seen the likes of glow fur coats, LED tops and brassieres. But so far, these clothes were seen to be the forte of techie geeks alone. However, thing will change now. The London based designer duo CuteCircuit has taken matter in their hands to create a spectacular Galaxy Dress.

It took the winners of the Best Inventions of 2006 Award by Time Magazine for their Hug shirt close to 24,000 full color LEDs to design their new trend. Already being claimed as the largest wearable display in the world, the Galaxy Dress is quite a sight. It has been made from silk and then embedded with full-color LEDs. But this has been done without letting go og the comfy feel of the dress. The LEDs are like flat paper and measure only 2 by 2 mm.

CuteCircuit designers, Francesca Rosella and Ryan Genz say that they have kept the circuits extra-think and flexible. These have been hand embroidered on the layer of silk such that it lets the LED fabric to stretch while behaving like normal fabric in lightness and fluidity. Several iPod batteries power this dress. These have enough charge to keep you glowing for a good 30 minutes.

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If style got translated to switches, Sentido light switches have it full volume. Using Patented Multi-touch technology, Basalte has designed Sentido switches.

Each such switch is simple, yet, spells comfort, elegance and quality. Far from the jarring switch designs in living spaces, it complements the decor of such places. The switch is available on retail in two versions, two-way and four-way.

How does it work? The Sentido light switch uses patented multi-touch technology to detect a multiple keypress. By touching more than one area simultaneously, an extra comfort function is activated. This can be used to switch all the lights in the room on or off in a single movement instead of multiple movements.

It features a timeless design that would become relevant after decades too, using the soft touch technology and high-quality material.
The touch-sensitive surface is brushed with aluminum, and controls scenes or curtains with a mild touch and effortless ease.

The switch has a built-in temperature sensor. It means you get an idea of room temperature on the home automation system. It also has an integrated color LED that you can program to light up blue and locate it in the dark too. The switch has an integrated bus-coupler to connect to the worldwide KNX standard.
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If you were looking for a cool concept car, look no further. I just came across this wonderful and almost futuristic TVR Artemis which has been designed by Niels Van Roij. It is named after the Greek goddess of Hunting and the car’s body is made of high quality engineering while a down force is given thanks to the under hood spoiler system.

The very same system also helps to cool down the car. The car is extremely lightweight and the slits on the body of the car are illuminated by LEDs at night. This allows approaching cars to identify the Artemis from a distance and save the occupants from disastrous car crashes.

The wheels have a rather strange design and thanks to which the car also can move along with less friction. It has a retro sci-fi look but in my opinion the car would not make it to the mass market. The reason for this is that most people would not like to drive anything that is extremely futuristic, no matter what. There is no information about its price or availability as it is still in the conceptual stage.

Via: Design Boom

Spas are good but thet can be deliciouly better when under the roof of your house. You know what we mean, a personal luxury bathtub! Having one at our disposal is a great way to relax and rejuvenate without the unnecessary trouble of driving out to the nearest one, this makes time also a constraint. And these are just the reasons why private bath culture has gained popularity. And this was indeed a favorable time for the launch of a new bathtub called Nirvana.

As the Hindi name suggests, this tub is aimed at bringing your senses to a nirvana of comfort and unwinding. It promises a heavenly bathing experience which is achieved by the 360 LED light spots on its surface. Chromotherapy forms the key principle of this stylish bathtub.

The control system has been integrated under the bathtub such that absolutely nothing interferes with your star-spangled relaxing existence. It boasts of touch controls. The control panel lets you have access to the electronice tap. And if you want the hand shower, just wave your hand. The temperature gets displayed on the rim of the bathtub. Again, the colored lights can be turned on and off to suit your preference.

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So much for the wellness of the body and the mind. A new shower head called WaterTherapy from brand Gugliemi has got our rapt attention. Now, this one is a bit different from the showers we have seen so far. Some 480 LED lightings luxury bath accessory that claims to take your mind and soul to new therapeutic highs.

We are informed that the shower runs in accordance to chromo therapy which has been combined with the rainbow effect to provide a rejuvenating shower to the user. The vast choices of program options are a real treat. Yes, you can choose from 9 mono-chromatic programs and 2 multi-color programs for personalizing the shower to suit your needs.

Hmmm…now this would be just perfect if there was a musical installation too. We know you might find us a bit wanting at this juncture but hey, we were only thinking of a product that combines the complete spa experience. Imagine the ultimate relaxation and the few bucks we’d save then.

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Philippe Starck has designed the Haaa!!! and Hooo!!! lamps which are as ridiculously priced as they are named. The Haaa!!! is a large floor lamp and the Hooo!!! is a small table lamp. Both the lamps come with white LED and hand made Bacarat crystal elements.

There will be a limited edition of 9 Haaa!!! lamps and 49 Hooo!!! lamps. Haaa!!! would cost $119,250 and Hooo!!! would cost $11,925. I think it is part of a larger joke these designers have come up with on the face of the consumers who are always ready to buy anything that is tagged in a very expensive manner.

Perhaps, the name itself would make people give the lamps a second or third look as the designer has cleverly understood consumer psychology. Yes of course, the lamps do look cool but they are too expensive. A stylish but lesser priced lamp would be a better option. I would instead save money for my next shopping trip in Monte Carlo.

It happens a few times every week. You get told off by an irate bed partner because you choose to keep the bedside light on to read up on that very interesting Playboy article, I mean, something for work. And using a torch is just way too annoying.

What you need is something that would only light up the page that you are reading so that the rest of the bed, and room, is kept wrapped in peaceful darkness. The Super Slim LED Page Light throws a light on your book with its bright white LEDs. The light projected is strong enough to read the book comfortably without being bright enough to hurt your eyes. Just place the Super Slim LED Page Light on your book and read away.

Slim and extremely portable, you can carry the page light everywhere you go and would be really handy on those camping trips. Get yourself the Super Slim LED Page Light at $25 so your late night reading habits never disturb anyone else.

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If you thought only the teens played video games and perhaps children in their late childhood would start playing, then  you are wrong. Even much younger children can love playing video games and what better way to treat them than buying a cool new pink chair designed especially for them! The Pyramat gaming chairs are Disney-branded chairs which will allow young children to enjoy playing games all the more.

Apart from helping them maintain a good posture, it comes in two colours, pink for girls and blue for boys. It also comes with presets for music, game and other multimedia files and the LED lights make it look almost futuristic.

This chair can be your child’s at just $120. I would say, this is certainly the best way to make your child happy and make him or her feel wanted. With great looks and lines, this is a sleek gaming chair.

Via: CoolGadgetConcept

Moritz Waldemeyer lives, designs and invents working in his workshop in London and what wonders he creates! His passion to is to wed technology with looks specially by using his trademark LEDs. His latest wonder is adding a smile on a bike to make it such a sexy sport that I am sure that it going to be a campus trend shortly. Both the wheel have each an illuminated smiling face that will surely lighten the mood of the rider and the pedestrians as well. Effectively called Joyrider, this bicycle was presented at the ICA 2008 Gala earlier this year, and was priced around $3,600. I wish I had the time and spirit of my youth and I would have surely bought myself a Joyrider!
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Around 430 LEDs infuse life to the Luxeed latest unveiling of LED Keyboard. The keyboard is competent of independently illuminating every key in your pick of shade. Further, it can play some appealing ingenious activities like a vigorous rainbow crossway all the keys or shining keys on a soft press of a button. The apex of the arrow keys sports four “preset” buttons that enables you instantaneously select among diverse customizable lit skin presets. The very application aims at setting a radiant skin for your preferred game with special shades to point each key action, or producing illuminated archetypes and designs.

Available in black or white, the keys of the pallid Luxeed have a lucent look and light up more vibrantly than the black, but the black Luxeed has a trendy behavior with only the letters being enlightened. Priced at $200 each the Luxeeds keyboards can be complemented with keypads retailed at $35. It also offers programming software only accessible for Windows.

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