Considering the $5,000 a day rental price, most people wouldn’t dream of buying these sweet networked LED building blocks. More details can be found at Gizmodo.
The current state of lighting is archaic at best. Even the oft heralded LED light can’t compare to the emerging technologies that exist today. A quick comparison reveals that the plasma bulb is far more efficient that our current options. Here’s how plasma compares to our current options:
Normal , old school Thomas Edison style light bulb: 15 lumens per watt
Newfangled, awesome LED Light: 70 lumens per watt
Uber futuristic, mega hot plasma light: 140 lumens per watt
Now, plasma light technology isn’t ready for the general public just yet… also, it burns a s hot as the sun, which could pose a problem if you live somewhere that gets warm…but on the plus side, it produces a natural, sun-like light.
Here’s a concept that may make you jump for joy (or to quickly charge your headlights). These shoes have LED lights in front to illuminate your path, and they harness the wearer’s movements as a source of energy. The headlights make the ground visible for five feet, and the back of the shoe has a green taillight, for no apparent reason. This reminds me of the stupid criminal who got caught because he was wearing shoes that had lights in them a while back.