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Every man’s home is his castle, or so the saying goes. Well, even castles can fall into a state of disrepair, as you can tell from the numerous ancient megastructures that we have seen in the past. The thing is, we are blessed to live in an era where food is cheap and plentiful for the ordinary working person in a developed country, and there should be more than enough to go around throughout the month without having to live on the streets. That would also mean being able to splurge once in a while on life’s small things such as improving your home decor. Enter the $79.99 Motion-Sensing LED Track Lights, where these will create safe, indirect lighting which will not rouse those who are sleeping from their slumber despite being activated.

The LEDs on the Motion-Sensing LED Track Lights will come mounted on thin strips, where there are a dozen 12 LEDs per foot. All you need to do is to unspool the strips and mount them under a bed, crib, sink, vanity, sideboard or inside a closet, and you’re good to go. Whenever there is any motion is detected at night, the LEDs will turn on instantly, delivering soft, warm (2700K) lighting so that you do not end up stubbing your toe against the edge of the cupboard as you make your way to the kitchen to fix yourself a late night sandwich.
[ Motion-Sensing LED Track Lights adds a touch of ambience to your home copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Lenovo Japan started selling their first gaming desktop PC “Erazer X700″ produced by German company Medion that Lenovo acquired in 2011. It is a recommended PC for the PC version of “Bio Hazard 6″ and “Sim City” that are going to be released on March 22.
“Erazer X700″ was designed to look like a knight’s armor in medieval times. Blue LED lights represent a connection to the future. It’s a desktop PC and accessories (keyboard, etc.) …

While some wouldn’t necessarily associate Ikea with eco-friendliness given that its business revolves around plywood, the furniture chain has just staked out a clearer position as a green pioneer. It’s phasing out sales of all lighting that isn’t LED-based by 2016, making it the first major home furnishing shop with a US presence to entirely banish less efficient illumination. Ikea also wants to take advantage of its economies of scale with the “lowest price on the market” for LEDs, which could shake up an industry where anything beyond incandescent technology usually carries a premium. We’ll still have some time to wait for the full switch, but the company at least plans to practice what it preaches by replacing over a million store lights with LEDs — so those of us with no light replacement plans can still feel as green as the Beddinge Håvet we’re taking home.

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Outstanding Technology has developed two commercial products using visible light communication technology, using LED lights to transmit data. These are a location service for smartphones, called the Commulight System, and a visible light transceiver, the TR01.
The Commulight System consists of a receiver that plugs into a smartphone or tablet, and LED lights with a built-in transmitter. The receiving device obtains IDs emitted by the LED lights, enabling it to download content relevant to the …