Save energy when you’re between the sheets with the Hourglass Nightlight.

The nightlight becomes active when you turn it over and syncs up with a stream of sand. The battery and plug-less lamp powers purely from the internal energy generated by the sand, so when the sand ends, the light turns off.

Created by Sun-Young Lee, the Hourglass Nightlight will hopefully have you resting easier knowing you’re going green.

This one is so cool, it hurts…  Marc Ecko is promoting one of his favorite past times and pillars of his brand collective (Ecko, Ecko Red, Complex magazine, Avirex, Zoo York, etc.) with a new interactive campaign. By taking a giant LCD and a Bluetooth interface, passersby will be able to create graffiti by accessing the screen via their phone. By wielding a mobile like a spray can, they can then tag away to their hearts content.

For the life of me, I can’t figure out what this has to do with chocolate or Cadbury’s…  But it is amusing and well put together.

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Incredible … a mirror made completely of wood, controlled by a camera and computer. 830 square pieces of wood, 830 servo motors, control electronics, video camera, computer, wood frame.

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“Drag & Draw turns the entire home into a virtual canvas for children. The digital light painting kit enables the user to paint via laser beams. Simply wave the wand over the laser projection bucket, then use it to draw on any wall or surface. Draw a bus on a road, for instance, and then with another flick of the wand that image is suddenly surrounded by a colorful backdrop.” – Business Week

Ralph Lauren has found a way to command a premium from window shoppers 24 hours a day.

People that might have walked right passed the store are now being greeted with the opportunity to explore the store’s wares by touching a wide screen monitor embedded into the store window at the company’s London store.

Models in Ralph Lauren outfits are projected onto a 78 inch touch foil screen that has been applied directly to the glass. Shoppers browse through the inventory, make their selections, and are then contacted by e-mail or phone the next day to securely enter their payment information and arrange for shipping.

Will be interesting to see where else this technology pops up in the near future.

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The Bluemedia Customer Service dance team is working hard this summer to raise money to support their ever growing daily beer intake. Under new coach, Steve ‘Electric Boogie’ Parsons, the team hopes to travel to the Eastern Dance Association Nationals in Myrtle Beach SC, among other dance competitions and camps.

Parsons recently took over the coaching post from Mike ‘Tiny Dancer’ Greco, who led the team for two years.

“Greco really took the team to new heights. He was a driving force and did so much to build the team,” Parsons said.

He is working to continue the success the team experienced under Greco by working hard on the team’s dance skills, but also by serving the community with bikini car wash Saturdays. On Nov. 5th, the team plans on hosting an all-day dance clinic for children ages 8 to 15. Students have the day off for a teacher work day, so the clinic is a way to help out the parents in the area while giving the students a taste of what it is like to be on a world recognized customer service dance team, Parsons said.

“I find that community service is a great way to do team-building, and unlike the ordinary team-building exercises, bikini carwashes really help build team moral,” Parsons said.

Co-captain Kyle Reich, a junior, said, “The surrounding towns have been very supportive over the past years. I’m hoping to give back some of that commitment to them by increasing the speed of my spirit fingers.”

Seniors Tug Orr and Brandy Hopkins also are captains who lead the LVHS team.

“The leadership on our team is fabulous. They take charge and do a majority of the choreography. My job is to embrace, encourage and support. They do the rest,” Parsons said.

The team’s dedication was evident to Parsons when he forced the team to practice 7 days a week instead of 5.

“The team works so hard. They are extremely passionate about dance and it shows,” Parsons said.