Philips goLITE shines you with blue light to fight Winter Blues

Posted by hina on November 9, 2009 under Accessories | Comments are off for this article

We need to be exposed to certain amount of lights a day in order to stay healthy and in good mood. For those who always keep themselves in darkness, having very low exposure to lights will lead to develop depressions like winter blues and cabin fever.

Exposure to lights here doesn’t mean you need to be exposed to sunlights directly. You can simply point a lamp at your face, that will give you certain amount of lights. But, it’s definitely not a pleasant feeling for having to point a lamp on your own face as it simply blinds you from seeing other things for a moment.

Now, thanks to Philips, which they’ve just released a handy gadget, called the goLITE, which emits soft and pleasant blue lights that our body needs. Our body responds best to certain wavelengths of light. The goLITE simply emits the suitable wavelengths that our body needs. It uses optimal frequency blue LEDs to deliver the most positive effect on the body.

The light from the goLITE is actually not weak, but it is okay to human eyes, which gives little bit of visual imprint when you glance away from it. It’s certainly much better than having a lamp shining on your face that most likely blinds you for a short while. The light emitted by goLITE will give you the feeling like sunshine in winter.

The device is also equipped with a back lit touchscreen which can be used to adjust the light intensity, set timer or alarm clock, and it can be used as a desktop clock when it’s not used to shine the blue light. There is also a magnetic stand on the back that keeps this unit up on your desk.

Seiko Wall Clock shines when Earthquake hits

Posted by friend on October 29, 2009 under Accessories, Watch | Comments are off for this article

Japan is an earthquake-prone country, therefore every household is recommended to adopt earthquake-related home safety gadgets. Here come two models of the Seiko earthquake-activated wall clocks, the wood framed KX329B and plastic framed KX330P, which have been designed to double as an emergency lighting when earthquake hits and knocks out the home’s electrical lighting.

These Seiko Wall clocks are equipped with vibration sensor which reacts to least-moderate earthquake and automatically turns on the white LED that lights up the face of the clock. Both clocks need 5 AA alkaline batteries to run, and these batteries shall last up to one year in normal use.

The Seiko Wall clocks are also able to automatically adjust to accurate Japan Standard Time, which they can remotely tune into either one of the clearer stations – Fukushima station (40kHz) or the Kyushu Bureau (60kHz), for synchronizing the time.

The two clocks will be available in Japan in October this year. The wood-framed version will cost 14,700 yen (about $155), while the plastic-frame-version will cost 12,600 yen (about $132).