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While many people want to know when the lamp will be available, many others point out that it won't actually work.
The criticism is that a great deal of weight – about two tons -- would be required and current LEDs are not sufficiently efficient.
Designer Clay Mouton acknowledges that the current state of the art isn't sufficient to actually build the lamp. The news release should have said: “based on future developments in LED technology."
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21 Feb 08
Felipe Tofania lampada funciona a base de gravidade
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Clay Moulton of Springfield, Va
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light-emitting diode (LED) lamp
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column a little over four feet high. The entire column glows when activated. The electricity is generated by the slow fall of a mass that spins a rotor. The resulting energy powers 10 high-output LEDs that fire into the acrylic lens, creating a diffuse light. The operation is silent and the housing is elegant and cord free
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The light output will be 600-800 lumens
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user moves weights from the bottom to the top of the lamp. An hour glass-like mechanism is turned over and the weights are placed in the mass sled near the top of the lamp. The sled begins its gentle glide back down and, within a few seconds, the LEDs come on and light the lamp
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20 Feb 08
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