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ohgizmo.com - 11/20/2008

Vertical Blinds With Embedded LEDs Make For A Cool Effect

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By Andrew Liszewski As someone who relies on vertical blinds to keep his home in a constant cave-like atmosphere, I can see the benefit of this Solar Vertical Lamp concept designed by Yoon-Hui Kim and Eun-Kyung Kim. The vertical blinds are embedded with a matrix of white LEDs which can be ...

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inhabitat.com - 11/20/2008

Illuminating Solar Blinds Turn the Lights On

— inhabitat.com — What do you get when you take an average vertical blind (the kind found in practically any... rental apartment across the United States), outfit it with special mini photovoltaics and LED pixels, then add a healthy dose of creative inspiration? The ... (more) Illuminating Solar Blinds Turn the Lights On

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Vertical Blinds use LEDs, solar power
Coolest Gadgets — ... shaped light, but they are energy efficient as well. On one side are the LEDs, and the other side are solar cells that can charge them. So, during the day, when the sun shines on the blinds, you will have enough power to shine the LEDs at night. Unfortunately, this is the part where I explain that these blinds are just a concept, and they won’t be available until some indeterminate point in the future. Too bad. I could really use something like this now. Source ...