We knew Philips would be showing off its OLED lights this week, but we thought we were just going to see a few working panels plugged into the mains. Instead we’ve got a full blown chandelier made from the stuff! Read on for the video.
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OK, it’s not the most exciting slot machine, but the Coin Operated Lamp does gently raise our awareness of power consumption. The power cuts out when you stop feeding it loose change.
Zune owners could be getting a wall socket wireless speaker adapter too and for once, the Microsoft effort looks much better than Apple’s iPod equivalent. Zune Bug’s tiny speakers are actually built into the device along with an LED light that responds to the rhythm and volume of the music.
It’s the perfect way to illuminate your home cinema – a set of less-than-subtle lamps that pay homage to those familiar icons on your remote control. All you need to do is wire them up so that they actually operate your kit.
It’s hardly the most colourful of colours, but the mighty morphing LED light from Philips is back in a misty black pearl livery. It still lives up to its LivingColors name though, by throwing a whole spectrum of coloured light onto your walls at a touch of the remote control. Wow, the colours man…
Jake Dyson is a chip off the old block and while his dad was reinventing the vacuum cleaner, young Jake was coming up with an automated uplight that can put on a robotic lightshow.
A candle probably seems a bit low-tech for Europe’s biggest electronics manufacturer, but Philips has improved on the ancient Egyptian design by using a colour changing LED to, er, make it look nicer.
With the power cord wound around its middle this lamp looks just like an original Duncan Yoyo, but it’s the size of a foot stool, so please don’t try ‘walking the dog’ with it.