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Solar-Powered String Lights: Love or Leave?
If you want to pimp the outside of your house with a ton of Christmas lights but don't want to spend a small fortune on the electricity bill, consider Solar-Powered Lights.
When Popgadget compiled their Christmas gift guide, she added these versatile lights to the list. With 102 bright LED bulbs on each string, these solar-powered lights can be used on trees or on your front porch.
Lights, Camera, Smoke!
You'd think that smoking Christmas lights would be something only Clark Griswold would have to deal with in Christmas Vacation. Guess again! I was totally shocked when TeamSugar told me that her new Micro Lights short-circuited and melted the outlet plug.
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Xmas Eve Time Waster: Light Up Tree
If you're at home today twiddling your thumbs, here's a fun way to not only get into the Christmas spirit, but to get your game on as well! Light Up Christmas Tree is a skill-testing logic puzzle that provides some quality time wasting fun.
The object of the game is to connect all the wires and lightbulbs to the electrical source.
Motherboard Christmas Tree With Flashing Lights
Go Urban Outfitters for getting their geek-on this holiday season! For only $10 you can score a pretty sweet Motherboard Christmas Tree at U.O. to go alongside your Circuitboard Ornament Set.
Mark Your Territory With Marquee Alphabet Lights
I really do love the vintage alphabet blocks I found last year, which would go perfectly in a little geek-in-training nursery. But since I'm not planning to add to my family anytime soon, I wanted to find a more grown-up, flashier alternative for my apartment. So when I stumbled upon these letters, I realized the missing component was — lights!
geeksugar's Christmas Tree Tech Tips
If you plan on rocking around the Christmas tree this holiday season, here are some techie Xmas tips to ensure you have a bright, safe, and energy- and money-conserving Christmas!
- Popgadget offers some nontraditional Christmas tree suggestions including this pink prelit artificial tree from Treetopia.
- Wondering whether or not you should switch to LED Christmas lights? Gizmodo provides a condensed list of the pros and cons of LED lights from Consumer Reports.
Merry Christmas From geeksugar!
Fa la la la la, it's finally Christmas! I just want to wish everyone a very safe, jolly and festive Christmas. May you have a fun-filled day with friends and family.
How a Shutter Cable Will Keep Your Hands Warm in the Cold
Toss this Geek Tip in the "Duh, why didn't I think of that before?" file! Digital Photography School's blog has opened my eyes to many photography tricks, and this one is no exception.
Geek Tip: Taking Great Photos of Xmas Lights
By the time Christmas rolls around each year, I'm usually too busy having a jolly ol', good time with friends and family to be paying attention to my photo skills. Thankfully there are easy tips and tricks like the ones below from the Strobist blog that will turn blurry Xmas pics into beautiful clear images. - If you are taking pics outdoors, make sure you shoot them before it gets totally dark for proper exposure.
- Turn off your flash and set your camera on a tripod or steady surface.
- Shoot a test shot every minute so you can watch the Christmas lights appear as the ambient light level goes down.
Weekly Recap: Decking the Halls With Lots of Gadgets
It's hard to believe that Christmas has already come and gone. Thankfully we had a very memorable week filled with lots of lights, cameras and gadgets. Here on geeksugar we suggested the perfect website for last minute shoppers, posted a
festive concept iMac commercial, talked about a NES ornament that we'd rather hang from a keychain than our Christmas tree and asked you what gadgets you got for Christmas.
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