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17Nov/090

LED light that costs NOTHING to run!

Ma Bells seeing red (even though its pink).

Ma Bell's seeing red (even though it's pink).

Okay, it costs somebody, but not you - it plugs into your RJ11 phone jack. At under $5.00, I'd settle for a shocking day-glo pink.  Think your local phone company's gonna start cutting power?  Don't bet on it: you need the power there for older phones (the ones with the wires attached to the headset) in order to work.  This is also great if there's a blackout: you'll be able to see, and you'll be able to tell if the phone line's been cut, too.  Available at: www.uxsight.com
Via gizmag

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8Nov/090

LED Bulbs – Death nell to DIY LED Bulbs?

"... Now a team at Cambridge University may be close to having a winning design on their hands, perhaps for the L Prize, if they're eligible, and for the consumer market. The university has produced a new design which costs a mere $2.85 USD and despite being the size of a penny, produces similar light to a fluorescent bulb while lasting over four times as long with a lifetime of 60 years. ..."

DailyTech

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