I bought this string of 100 LEDs with a solar charger a couple of years ago to put on our front gate. I set it to blink and it was a nice way for people to find our house at night. But a couple of months ago we had some work done on the gate and the guy severed the wires. So I bought a new one. The solar panel has a built-in battery and I used Sugru to mount it to the gate. It works really well. Amazon has this on sale right now for $(removed).
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This $19 psychedelic light is the hottest thing in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and it can be yours if you have $19
Watch this video. It's pretty cool right? And if you're like, "Yeah, but I bet it doesn't look that great in real life," that's fair skepticism. It does, however, earn… READ THE REST
I joined the great LED Lightbulb debate on the Brian Lehrer Show
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Philips wireless dimmer switch – hassle free lighting
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A $159 ASUS Chromebook that's part tablet, part overachiever
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