LED Lights

We’re learning more every day about how home LED lighting is better for our pocketbooks and our health, not to mention the planet. But what about a man (or woman’s) best friend? Might our furry, feathered, scaled and gilled friends have an opinion about what type of lighting we use? Yes, as a matter of Learn More

A dedicated reader of this blog might remember a piece about LED TVs, published a few months ago. If not, check it out here. LED TVs were creating a bit of a controversy at the time; consumers were wondering if TVs that used LED lights to project the image (as opposed to the conventional method Learn More

Perhaps because we’ve all grown so accustomed to conventional lighting fixtures, we don’t often stop to think about the repercussions of using those fixtures, or how things could improve if we tried something different. But when it comes to our children and especially their safety, finding the best and safest option for practically everything in Learn More

With all of the Blue-Ray, DVR, TiVo and On Demand options out there, taking a trip to the movie theater is becoming much less popular. (Unless, of course, you’re like me and you’ll pay $15 any day of the week to see Johnny Depp in 3D.) If you’re spending less time at the theater and Learn More

Until recently, Amazon Kindle users faced a pretty serious dilemma. While they loved their sleek gadget for its lightweight, go-anywhere feel and huge storage capabilities, they were dissatisfied with its inability to light up in the dark. See, unlike backlit devices like the iPad, the Kindle uses technology called E-ink, which looks more like real Learn More

RGB LEDs made a big appearance as Target unveiled its fall clothing line to an expectant audience in New York on Wednesday. But instead of sticking to the traditional runway show format, the retail giant decided to do something a little different, something they called the “Kaleidoscopic Spectacular.” And spectacular it was, let me tell Learn More

The Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge in Sao Paulo, Brazil, is one of the most beautiful bridges in the world.  True, the staggering 138-meter tall, X-shaped tower standing at the center of the structure is impressive, to say the least. But what would the bridge and its main architectural feature (the X-shaped tower) be without Learn More

Wind Cave National Park near Rapid City, South Dakota is one of the region’s most popular tourist attractions, and is home to one of the world’s longest and most complex caves.  There are over 134 miles of mapped passages within the Wind Cave, making it the 3rd longest cave in the United States, and the Learn More

The Alliance for Climate Education (ACE) is an Oakland-based organization with the mission of educating high school students about climate change, inspiring them to take action to help reduce carbon emissions and cool the planet. This summer, one of ACE’s programs was called the Connect the DOTs Biobus Tour, which involved driving throughout California on Learn More

Bill Stewart, known to many as the “father of the longboard” has been riding and making surfboards since the 1970s. But it wasn’t until a certain, very modern technology (LEDs) came along that he was able to make a board specifically for nighttime surfing. If you know any surfers, you know that when that perfect Learn More