If you’re in the market for some sort of steampunk, totally out-of-this-world light, then the Machine Light by Frank Buchwald will definitely go down well with you. It looks almost alive, as though the tripod of legs will cause it to come to life and walk around the place suddenly.

On the other hand, it does look a wee bit fragile, so you might want to keep this out of reach of kids.

This device not only lets you wake up in a gentle manner using light instead of a grating alarm sound, but it also comes with an integrated iPod dock that lets you start the day with your favorite audio tracks. Whenever you want to nod off in dreamland, you can always let the light dim off slowly until you’re no longer conscious of what’s happening in this world, entering REM sleep.

Hopefully the bulb used won’t be too bright, otherwise the angle at which the Ataton is pointing at might actually be more of a distraction instead of a help. It remains to be seen whether this conceptual design will ever hit the market or not, but check out how it works. What you see here is an Ataton light, and don’t be surprised by its rather weird shape. Hopefully it will feature a built-in timer that turns it off automatically within minutes, assuming somebody tips it over accidentally. Tip it one way and it will turn on, and tipping the other way will turn it off.

Sounds pretty simple to use, but we guess this is only meant for homes that don’t have pets or kids around since they might treat this as a toy instead.

The HydraLux-4 LED Light Bulb is the puppy in question, where it boasts a host of advantages over a standard light bulb including saving money over time (up to an average of $157 over the lifetime of the bulb in terms of electricity and bulb replacement costs), being long lasting up to 35,000 hours, are environmentally friendly since it doesn’t come with any mercury at all, is fully dimmable to create just the right ambiance, can be used outdoors without any problem and is cool to the touch. Expect 8W, 12W and 16W versions of the HydraLux to be released before the year is over.

Hopefully they’ll be affordable enough when released. The answer is simple – solar power, as evident by this solar-powered reading light that is good for approximately 500 charges, amounting to up to one and a half years of constant use.

How to offer these people a better standard of living? Folks living in urban areas most probably take electricity for granted, unlike those in villages and rural parts of the world who still live off candlelight or moon light (when available) once the sun decides to hide for several hours. This device enables one to read and perform other tasks which require light long after dusk has fallen, using energy saving LEDs that offer high brightness levels without sipping up too much juice in the process.

Having some guests over for tonight?

This netbook will probably arrive in Japan (obviously), Asia and/or Europe, but it looks likely that NEC will give US a miss yet again, since there hasn’t been any NEC netbooks available Stateside to date on an official basis. NEC has released yet another netbook – the LaVie Light Lui. This is a pity, really, since the LaVie Light Lui comes with the following :-

1 connectivity1. 3-megapixel webcamNEC claims this puppy is able to run for up to 8. 11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2. 66GHz Intel Atom N280 processor1GB RAM160GB hard driveWindows XP Home10. 1″ 1,024 x 600 pixel display802. 1. 5 hours on a single charge, making it one of those marathon netbooks in the market, joining the likes of the Toshiba Mini NB205, Asus Eee PC 1000HE and 1005HA.

Panasonic wants to do its bit for the environment by releasing a home-use fluorescent lamp which is able to adjusts its light levels automatically according to the room’s luminance. Known as the Auto-eco Light-control Twin Pa, it features a luminance sensor that is able to detects the brightness in an area of 3m diameter directly below the lamp (assuming your ceiling height is approximately 2.

Panasonic will release the Auto-eco Light-control Twin Pa sometime later this year in HHFZ4320 (89W) and HHFZ4220 (74W) models that will retail for approximately $389 and $357, respectively. This will definitely go a long way in lowering energy costs, and at least it maintains a certain level of brightness for your eyes if you happen to do a lot of reading. 4m), controlling the light output.

In addition, you can choose from bright (270 peak lumens), standard (90 lumens), and strobe modes, depending on the circumstance. 99 for the Light for Life?

This device comes with a trio of LEDs for backup, but its main selling point would be the Flashpoint Power technology – basically an ultracapacitor energy storage system from Ivus Energy Innovations. The LEDs have a 50,000 hour lifespan and were specially designed never to be replaced, while the flashlight itself was engineered to “offer 10 years of maintenance-free service under typical conditions. ” Would you fork out $169. 5 hours per charge! This means it requires a mere 90 seconds to charge fully, where it is able to shine at 90 lumens brightness for up to 1. 11 Tactical, the name behind clothes and gear used by law enforcement officers and yet are made available to civilians has released a brand new flashlight known as Light for Life. 5.