Bright Ideas - viable Light Emitting Capacitor (LEC)

It's a Wrap

CeeLite's paper-thin, flexible lightbulbs can go virtually anywhere: around a pillar, on the floor, even around Chad Smith's drum set during the Red Hot Chili Peppers' recent appearance on Saturday Night Live. The light-emitting capacitors (LECs) are essentially 1-mm-thick sheets of plastic. Inside is a layer of phosphor that when hit with an alternating current, shines bright white (not bluish like other electroluminescent light). The LECs illuminate surfaces evenly but can also be programmed to dim, fade or flash on contact.

Inventor: ceelite.com
Availability: yes
To learn more visit: ceelite.com
Times 2006 Best Inventions

Home Inventions - Loc8tor

Loc8tor: Finder of Lost Gloves

For years, people prayed to St. Anthony for help finding misplaced items. Now you can attach radio-frequency-emitting tags to your most losable possessions. When something is missing, fire up the Loc8tor, and it points you in the right direction--not just left or right, but up or down too. It homes in to within an inch of your item, while the tag itself emits helpful beeps. The only thing the system can't do is locate the Loc8tor itself. For that you still need St. Anthony.

Inventor: loc8tor.com
Availability: yes
To learn more visit: loc8tor
Times 2006 Best Inventions

Clothing Inventions - Hug Shirt

Hug Shirt: Amazing Embrace

The Hug Shirt is a shirt that makes people send hugs over distance!
Remember when PDA stood for something other than personal digital assistant? It can again with the Hug Shirt, a high-tech garment that simulates the experience of being embraced by a loved one. When a friend sends you a virtual hug, your cell phone notifies the shirt wirelessly, via Bluetooth. The shirt then re-creates that person's distinctive cuddle, replicating his or her warmth, pressure, duration and even heartbeat. And, yes, the Hug Shirt is fully washable.

Inventor: cutecircuit.com
Availability: Not yet for sale
To learn more visit: Hug Shirt
Times 2006 Best Inventions

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