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This table lamp by Muuto can add some much-needed simplicity to your desk as well as a touch of natural wood. With all the high-gloss glass and aluminum covering desks and offices, something made from natural materials is a surprising detail and a nice change of pace. Not only is the lamp almost entirely made out of wood, but it was intentionally designed to be “low-tech.” The Muuto Wood Table Lamp (about $200) has adjustable joints… Read More

If one color of ambient light just doesn't do it for you, you might consider dropping a couple hundred bucks on this alien-like lamp that will produce just about any color light you choose. The 16 Million Color Lamp ($200) can produce an astounding 16,277,216 shades of ambient light, thanks to its four colored LED lights that put out 256 hues, 256 levels of saturation, and 256 levels of brightness. Numbers overload, phew, but all you… Read More

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), a government-funded think tank, has developed a new organic light emitting diode (OLED) lamp, which has an electricity consumption efficiency four times higher than that of typical incandescent electric lamps. The ETRI-developed white OLED lamp has an efficiency of 70 lumens per watt, more than four times higher than the typical 15 lumens per watt of incandescent lamps.… Read More

Would you like you friends to be able to see you online, but you’re having a bad hair day and don’t want to switch on the webcam? A new system created by Japanese researchers might bejust what you need.   Called Teleshadow, it sends video as a shadow to a special decorative lamp in therecipient’s house, allowing you to keep that alluring air of mystery.   Creator Shunpei Yasuda, who’s a post-graduate student in… Read More