gadgets::a brilliant idea!

Got a light? Now you do and it's in your pocket - or your purse, or your wallet. This neat credit card lightbulb fits in your pocket or wallet just like a credit card and comes in quite handy when you get caught in the dark.Just pull it out, bend out the light bulb shape cut out and voila! you have light! Buy it for a measley $4.99 over at the Green Head. Cuz it's JUST COOL of course!

walls :: get moody

The Moodwall by Urban Alliance brings back memories of the those multi colored mood rings we wore in the 1960's. Of course it's not activated by mood or body heat like those were , but is  a 24 meter long interactive light installation powered by 2500 LED lights behind a ribbed semi-transparent wall. This cool  illuminated wallpaper installation is  situated in a pedestrian tunnel in Amsterdam and interacts with the people passing by, adding interest and humor as the walk through the tunnel.

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anion lighting :: feel good about it

How many people does it take to change a light bulb at my house? NONE! Because I switched years ago to all CFL's .You know, Compact Flourescent Lightbulbs. If you haven't  made the switch then you should!.I've saved a bundle on my electric bill, not to mention not having had to change or buy a light bulb  in the past two plus years! Okay so CFL's are nothing new. Right. But there's a new CFL on the block - the Anion CFL.

These innovative light bulbs save energy, money AND make you feel good at the same time. Not because you're saving but because they actually make you feel PHYSICALLY good. The Purely Anion's CFLs go green and beyond. How? These light bulbs include a negative-ion generator which produces negative ions which are said to have beneficial effects to indoor environments  which are typically flooded with positive ions from things like TV screens, computer screens etc.With negative ions counteracting the negative affect of positive ones, Purely Anion claims its bulbs allegedly can remove cigarette smoke and dust, reduce e.coli and ozone in the air and create 900,000 negative ions per cubic centimeter. So yeah, lighting your home,saving money and the environment and energy AND removing harmful stuff from the air at the same time-that's a no brainer. It's JUST COOL!

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art :: watch out for the flying tetris

High above the streets of Sydney, in a narrow alleyway, you will find a bunch of gargantuous, glowing Tetris blocks. These aren't industrial lighting at all nor are they meant to act as the primary light source for the narrow corridor, Abercrombie Lane, but are actually an art installation.

photos via Justin James

This cool giant tetris sculpture is part of an outdoor art exhibition called One More Go One More Go which runs until the end of this month. So get a gander now because it will be over before you know it. The larger-than-life installation was concocted by Gaffa Gallery and is JUST COOL! (So is there other stuff, take a look)

art :: gummi bear chandelier

Edible lighting! This chandelier will surely give you a sugar high. The brilliant confection by Ya Ya Chou is made entirely of gummi bears (with just a few beads and wire holding it together). How many gummi bears? I don't know, you count them. But there's A LOT!

Award winning film maker and Taiwan native Ya Ya Chou turned from film making to creating sculptures and installations.With no formal training in visual art she is a self taught mixed media artist using weird stuff like these gummi bears. This sweet and chewy sculpture is one from her gummi bear series.Check out more gummi bear creations at her website.

Ya Ya's yummy gummi's are JUST COOL!

lighting ::hermaphrodite candlelight

Feel like burning some Greek Gods /Godesses? This Hermes and Aphrodite candle couple will ignite your inner greek god. I wonder who will be the first to melt? I'm betting on Hermes.

Isn't wax mythology  JUST COOL?

via greece is for lovers 

green :: LED in NYC

I'm impressed. The Big Apple is now adding LED streetlamps to it's green bag of tricks. In 2009 it will be testing this new street lighting technology in designated areas to see how workable it is. With only six experimental installations, I don't know if you'll even notice them though. The good news about these new LED lamps is of course the energy savings and low carbon footprint. Hey, maybe they should make them solar too! I wonder if that is possible.

But as planned, they will use majorly less energy as well as reduce the city’s power usage by 25- 30 percent when and if the whole city goes LED street lit. And that's not the only perk. These lamps are expected to last 50,000-70,000 hours as compared to the high-pressure sodium lights that they will be replacing - the ones that last a measly 24,000 hours. As a result, maintenance and energy costs will be reduced and the expected ROI on each lamp is 2-3 years. Impressive, huh?

So look for an LED street lamp coming to a corner near you. LED street lighting - Now that's JUST COOL!

via inhabitat

cool product :: lightning lighting

Whoever would have thought up  this enlightening idea? Designer Sang-Kyub did. His clever umbrella called "LightDrops" looks ordinary enough but it's whats inside its unusual fabric covering that is extraordinary.  As rain pours over the surface of the umbrella, energy from the raindrops beating on the conductive membrane called PDVF transform into electrical energy powering embedded LEDs, filling the canopy with light.  When the rain comes down harder, the light inside your umbrella gets brighter, lighting your way through the storm.

I always liked rainstorms and this JUST COOL concept makes them even more fun!

via lightingtrends via yankodesign