Geeky Summer Sports Accessory: LED Bocce Ball Set


Updated 08/03/10 3:34 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

LED Bocce Ball Set

Bocce ball is widely regarded in certain circles as a "yuppie" sport, mostly because you can hold your glass of vino or icy cold pint of beer and still play like a pro. It's also great for seniors. But this LED-lit Bocce Ball set ($100) takes the game to a whole new level. Coming in sets of eight — two each of red, blue, yellow, and green — along with the regulation white pallino, each ball Read more

Katy Perry Lit Up the Costume Institute Red Carpet With LEDs


Updated 05/04/10 10:50 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Katy Perry's LED Dress at the 2010 Costume Institute Gala

Katy Perry showed off her toned legs and geeky style at last night's Costume Institute Gala — her dress, designed by tech fashion duo Francesca Rosella and Ryan Genz from CuteCircuit, was infused with 24,000 LED bulbs. This isn't the first time we've seen technology woven into the fabric of fashion, and CuteCircuit is definitely no stranger to this practice itself — its Galaxy Dress is Read more

Don't Just Get a TV, Get an Iron Man TV


Updated 04/15/10 8:27 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

New Marvel Branded TV Sets

Hold on to your hats, nerds — a company called Roundtable Concepts is launching their own line of Marvel-branded LCD and LED HDTVs that will arrive styled in classic Marvel comic book characters like Iron Man, The Hulk, Captain America, Fantastic Four, and more. Ranging in sizes from 22" to 46", these TV sets will have your choice of superhero embellished on the bottom corners of the set, but Read more

Light Up Your Life With an LED Keyboard


Updated 12/21/09 9:16 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 5 comments

LED Illuminated Keyboard Lights Up Your Desktop Workspace

I've mentioned this keyboard briefly before, but its worth revisiting. The Luxeed U5 Dynamic Pixel LED Keyboard ($150) comes in white or black and lights each key individually with colored LED lights in your choice of color. It also comes with a few preset options (like the full rainbow of keys in the image) and has four customizable preset buttons to allow for easily switching between design Read more

Daily Tech: New EcoATM Will Pay You For Your Old Gadgets


Updated 10/05/09 12:20 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Daily Tech: New EcoATM Will Pay You For Your Old Gadgets

New EcoATM kiosks will take your old electronics to be recycled and then provide you with an in-store payment — CNET Samsung's new Behold II with Android has just been announced on the T-Mobile network — MobileCrunch Twitter's cofounder Biz Stone talked to Martha Stewart about how Twitter got its start — Mashable Thousands of Hotmail accounts have been hacked and are being posted online Read more

Cool Idea: Stoneage Lighting


Updated 06/22/09 6:50 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 2 comments

Cool Idea: Stoneage Lighting

Once you've decked out your patio or deck with an outdoor dining table and other furniture, it's time to make sure the space is well-lit. You could go the route of candles or standard light fixtures, OR you could go the route of earth-friendly LED lights . . . in your patio's stonework. Denmark-based company Stoneage Lighting ($100 and up) makes paving stones (cobblestones, flagstones, etc.) with Read more

Casa Verde: Times Square Ball Lit by LEDs


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Casa Verde: Times Square Ball Lit by LEDs

This year, when the Times Square Ball drops at 11:59 p.m. on New Year's Eve, it will be bigger than ever, at double the size of any other Ball in history, and nearly 12,000 pounds heavy. However, this ball, which is lit up by 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDs, is also decidedly green: It only uses as much energy as two household ovens. LEDs, or light emitting diodes, use much less power than Read more

"Flying" LED-Lit Books Light Up San Francisco's North Beach


Updated 11/29/08 8:50 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 6 comments

Language of the Birds Art Installation in San Francisco's North Beach Features "Flying" LED-Lit Books

On Sunday night, I witnessed the unveiling of a new art piece consisting of LED-lit books, hung high above a square in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco. Called "Language of the Birds," artists Dorka Keehn and Brian Goggin participated in the literal unveiling — at first, each book was shrouded and unlit, and one by one, a string was pulled to reveal each book, which were then lit Read more