I just came across this product by my favorite Russian design studio, Art Lebedev Studios. The studio has designed this interesting USB hub - modeled after the idea of a prism splitting light into the colors of the rainbow:This thing is COOL! What I love almost more than Lebedev Studios products is their process sketches - and the fact that they actually include them on the website! Check out these process shots:What kinda bums me out is what the product finally ended up being, at least on the Lebedev Studios product page for Spectrus, is a product with no LEDs ... Read More»
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Jim on Light is written by Jim Hutchison, Chief Design Consultant of Alive Lighting. Jim has several years of experience in the Entertainment Lighting industry. Jim is a member of USA Local 829.
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Art Lebedev Studios’ Spectrus USB Hub – Interesting Design!
June 26th, 2010 by Jim
Posted in Accessories, Designers, Industrial, Just Plain AWESOME., LEDs, Lighting Toys
Posted in Accessories, Designers, Industrial, Just Plain AWESOME., LEDs, Lighting Toys
LightFair Day One – What A Great Conference!
May 13th, 2010 by Jim
Posted in Architectural Lighting, Conventions, Cree, Industrial, Industry News, Industry Professionals, Jim's Travels, JimOnLight Readers ROCK, JimOnLight.com, Just Plain AWESOME., LEDs, Light and Photography, Lighting Control, Lighting Design, Lighting Organizations, Lighting Technology, Lighting Toys, SeaChanger and Ocean Thin Films
Posted in Architectural Lighting, Conventions, Cree, Industrial, Industry News, Industry Professionals, Jim's Travels, JimOnLight Readers ROCK, JimOnLight.com, Just Plain AWESOME., LEDs, Light and Photography, Lighting Control, Lighting Design, Lighting Organizations, Lighting Technology, Lighting Toys, SeaChanger and Ocean Thin Films
LightFair 2010 - have you SEEN so many LEDs in your life?!I have to say I am having a TON of fun on the floor of LightFair 2010 - this is a conference I will be attending each year! I walked around yesterday on the floor, meeting people, getting hugs from people, and generally having an excellent time. One thing that I am super excited about is that I HAVE A REAL PHOTOGRAPHER shooting work for JimOnLight.com! Everybody's favorite Amanda Lynne Ballard is here, shooting pics and making me look GREAT! You have to see some of the work she ... Read More»
12X Blu-Ray Star Trek Phaser That Actually – Um, Phases
Okay, for super nerd-dom I have to hand this one to Jay Rob from the Laser Pointer Forums. Jay took a 12X Blu-Ray laser (from that great supplier AixiZ) and stuffed it into one of those old Star Trek phaser toys. So now, instead of being on stun, it's set on "I'll Burn You, Mofo."That's right. Check out this video - Jay opens up a can of ButtKick on some balloons from across the room:That is freaking awesome. Jay posted the entire how-to on the Laser Pointer Forums - definitely check it out! He's even added a safety to his ... Read More»
A Jump Rope is Fun – But It Also Can Make Light
I love to jump rope. I love love love it. I grew up in an area in central Illinois where Double Dutch was THE grade school recess activity of choice - either jumping or watching. I grew up in a financially poor area, but the kids I grew up and went to school with were rich with creativity - and when there was no rope to jump, they collected and tied bread bags together and made jump ropes with that.I just read about a toy idea that uses kinetic energy used in jumping rope to charge an LED flash light ... Read More»
Soap – A Portable Light
January 28th, 2010 by Jim
Posted in Accessories, Designers, Fixtures, Flashlights and Handhelds, Lighting Toys, Luminaire Design
Posted in Accessories, Designers, Fixtures, Flashlights and Handhelds, Lighting Toys, Luminaire Design
That's right - a bar of light, er, soap, wait, no, it's a light. It's a light that looks like a bar of soap. A Soap Light. Jiyeon Ahn and Jieun Kim of the multidisciplinary design firm Luca 12:00 have created this handheld light, which, as you can imagine, fades up and out as you rub it in your hands. Yeah, that's right - and it sits in a soap dish looking holder, too.Crazy.Thanks, Yanko!
Jakub’s Almost Light Theremin (If Theremin Could Do Video)
January 27th, 2010 by Jim
Posted in DIY, Digital Light, Display Technology, Gadgets, Hack It!, Innovation, Just Plain AWESOME., LEDs, Light Art, Lighting Control, Lighting Technology, Lighting Toys, Lighting and the Human Element
Posted in DIY, Digital Light, Display Technology, Gadgets, Hack It!, Innovation, Just Plain AWESOME., LEDs, Light Art, Lighting Control, Lighting Technology, Lighting Toys, Lighting and the Human Element
A guy named Jakub Koźniewski created something quite awesome - using photocells, Arduino, a real-time audio synthesizer called Supercollider, and the Processing environment, Jakub created a pretty excellent audio and video controller.I wrote about the Processing environment a while ago, in relation to a project called MSAFluid. It's worth checking out the Processing and Supercontroller websites if you're a geek like me.This thing is awesome, Jakub. Great work. Check out Jakub's Vimeo channel - cool stuff.Here's the original video of Jakub's work, this set not quite as detailed as the one above:Thanks a lot, Make Mag. This is why I ... Read More»
Tags: arduino, DIY, hack, Jakub Koźniewski, photocells, Processing, real-time, Supercollider
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Solar iPods? QUE?!
January 26th, 2010 by Jim
Posted in Accessories, Electronics, Industry News, Lighting Toys, Lighting and the Environment, Solar, photovoltaics
Posted in Accessories, Electronics, Industry News, Lighting Toys, Lighting and the Environment, Solar, photovoltaics
There is news out right now that Apple has filed for a patent on adding photovoltaic cells to their iPods. That's right.I almost put this in the What? category, but I am staying strong that maybe it's a possibility. Can you imagine? I mean, I have replaced the battery in every iPod that I have ever owned. It's not hard to do, and it's certainly cheaper than buying a whole new iPod - who does that anyway? Doesn't the Apple Store gouge you for changing the battery, or do they just replace it? That hardly seems resource efficient.I wonder how ... Read More»
Gifts? For a Lighting Professional?! Oh my.
December 21st, 2009 by Jim
Posted in Christmas Lighting, Lighting Life, Lighting Toys, happy holidays
Posted in Christmas Lighting, Lighting Life, Lighting Toys, happy holidays
Yeah, oh my indeed. I think one of the hardest things to do is to buy gifts for people working in the lighting industry. I mean, it's like anything technical, really - if it isn't related to gaming, clothing, or nerdiness, then it's something like a $16,000 spectroscope or a $3,000 dollar oscilloscope.What? Who asks for that for christmas? Can Santa's elves make that? Do they just contract that out or something?The other hardest thing about buying presents for a lighting professional is when you forget to get them until the Monday before Christmas!! I went through Amazon this morning ... Read More»
The Boid Interaction Toy – A Sensitive Ball of Light
September 9th, 2009 by Jim
Posted in Education, Gadgets, LEDs, Lighting Toys, Lighting and Human Physiology, Lighting for Enjoyment!
Posted in Education, Gadgets, LEDs, Lighting Toys, Lighting and Human Physiology, Lighting for Enjoyment!
My friend Tina told me about this really cool light toy called a Boid Interaction Toy - a light ball that senses other Boid balls and adjusts its intensity accordingly. Imagine a sensitive toy that gets happy when its friends are around - that's the Boid:From Leiteq's website about the Boid Interaction Toy: "An interactive light-ball, responding to other boids and overall ambient light. The Boid senses it’s surrounding Boids by integrated sensors, and changes it’s brightness accordingly. The boid is a stand-alone product, and a single Boid already reacts to ambient illumination. A few together can synchronize joyfully, or display ... Read More»
A Bed Full of Light
September 6th, 2009 by Jim
Posted in Home Lighting, Interior Design and Lighting, LEDs, Light and Furniture, Lighting Toys
Posted in Home Lighting, Interior Design and Lighting, LEDs, Light and Furniture, Lighting Toys
Ever think to yourself - "self, it would be so great if I could wake up to a custom color glowing all around me."Meet the Poesy Luminotherapy Bed:The Poesy Luminotherapy Bed is one of those "well, where on Earth did you come up with that?" designs from French designer Philippe Boulet to combat the lack of such a bed. Poesy has an integrated color mixing LED system with a remote controller system, and you can apparently mix custom colors. You can set to wake up or go to sleep with any color of your choice, and from what I've been ... Read More»
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