Do you ever feel the need for a some outdoor fluorescent lighting?  Here’s a rechargeable, solar-powered fluorescent lantern to help you do just that.

Solar Powered rechargeable lantern includes a swiveling fluorescent lantern for 360° illumination, and a powerful spotlight.

1-watt solar cell gathers energy from the sun to recharge the sealed lead acid battery.

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With more and more designers and artists using recycled materials for their new art, here’s a cool array of sea creatures made with recycled plastic bottles.

The mere fact that plastic water bottles have transparent quality lends itself as the primary basis of our crafty plastic adventure. With that in our minds and fuelled with inspiration and fervor, both of us began the lengthy and labourous activity of sorting, cleaning, slicing, threading,…….etc.

We finally came out with some luminous pieces as well as several non-lighting pieces.

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Here’s a cool flashlight that also embeds an integrated video camera.  How neat is that?

Now you can go in the dark and shoot your favorite videos with just a single flashlight.

There’s no word when this will be available in the U.S. though…darn.

The AD-1500 Video Flashlight records video with its mini CMOS camera and built-in microphone. As long as you’re not too intrigued by the rookie puking over in the corner, you could pick up every single bit of crime information, literally not being left in the dark. The camera records in MP4 format right onto microSD cards. Up to 2GB of video time, or around 180 minutes.

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From the point of view of designers and engineers, this snake-shaped portable solar light seems to be headed in the right direction for future of modern portable lighting.  Don’t you agree?

This is a very interesting design in the concept stage at the moment but never the less this could be very useful for virtually anyone who uses light, which is everyone basically! The designers Faludi Design estimate that the cost of these lights could be around $20, which is a great price by anyone’s standards.

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If I had a million dollars, I’d make sure to get these light-up benches for my outdoor patio.  (which of course if protected by overhanging canvas from rain)

Better yet, add some solar panels and make it solar powered.

The bench is suitable for indoor and outdoor, and is weather resistant and rugged. Several benches can be combined together for a more dramatic look. It operates by an individually pre-programmed remote control that is simple and intuitive to use. Almost an art object, the Light Bench creates the right presence in creative and communicative environments.

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Now is the time to add/replace your outdoor garden lights with something that’s solar.

Why?

Why are you spending money on electricity that you can get free?

Save earth and get some of these solar powered landscraping lights pleez.

You can get bunch of them over at Chinavasion here.

With the recent movement of green and eco-friendliness by companies and consumers, you will have to get the solar powered LED accent garden yard lights for your next party or be damned by the gods!!!

Features:

• No Wiring Needed
• Convenient sensor automatically turns light on at night and off during the day
• Advanced LED technology provides bright white illumination
• Constructed of aluminum with a matte Oil-rubbed bronze powder finish
• (3) white LEDs

Buy at Amazon here

Here’s a visually appealing DIY cassette tape lamp if you want to recycle your old outdated cassette into something useful and doesn’t take up extra space in your home.

The designers make each lamp from dozens of individual cassette tapes, arranged into visually appealing patterns. Not only do they look cool as a sculptural piece, they cast dramatic shadows onto surrounding surfaces.

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Here’s a smart solar floating ball that emits changing colors at night.  Government should invest in these and put them on the bayside waters such as under the Bay Bridge or Golden Gate Bridge to make use of the sunlight, providing nice glowing lights at night.

Main Features:
*Emitting rainbow color
*Color changing automatically
*Floating on water surface
*Fixable by the hole at bottom
*Totally sealed, waterproof
*Operating time up to 12 hours
*No wiring needed, wide application

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Here’s a cool table lamp that can project slides.  How neat is that?

Design Heure’s lovely lamps include simple slide projectors that allow them to bounce the image of your choice off a nearby wall. They also do some handsome projection clocks.

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