Novelty light

[wmpwi]

I thought this was clever:
http://www.ladyada.net.nyud.net:8090/forums/viewtopic.php?p=4712#4712

 

[carrot]

A POV! There are quite a few of these commercially available, including a frisbee with a POV display... and this very cool toy: http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/7548/

 

[tvodrd]

I hope you sent him a link to CPF! :)

Larry

 

[CLHC]

Wow! Interesting gadget. . .

 

[PhotonWrangler]

I've seen the one from ThinkGeek in person. It's a little dimmer than it looks on the website.

 

[Neg2LED]

wmpwi, i don't suppose you are a Hackaday reader?

--neg

 

[lordsaryon]

I hope you sent him a link to CPF! :)

Larry

Her, I believe.

And Neg2LED, I am. I read it every day.

 

[Lite]

On the topic of novelty lights...does anyone have an illuminated frisbee (flying disk) that is worthwhile for night playing?

 

[markdi]

blows my sky writer away

made by ideal toy corp 1981

http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Misc/IdealSkyWriter.htm

 

[LowBat]

On the topic of novelty lights...does anyone have an illuminated frisbee (flying disk) that is worthwhile for night playing?

I had the red LED model made by Flashflight and it's well balanced and flys good. You can't miss it playing in the dark. I gave it to the children of a friend who has a big open ranch style open field. If I got another one I might buy the changing colors model.

 

[Trashman]

blows my sky writer away

made by ideal toy corp 1981

http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Misc/IdealSkyWriter.htm

Those things always cross my mind. I stll remember part of the TV commercial for them where there's a football player waving it back and forth and it says "Hi Mom". I used to have these things called "Hokey Spokes" (sold them to Flex76italy), and you can also program words in the same fashion, only they scroll around a bicycle wheel.