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LED-illuminated coat hooks, the sexiest place to hang your hat, ever
Embed a high-efficiency LED underneath a coathook, and you have "Alone," shedding light on the darkest areas of your home. Available in red, black or white, the hooks have a cool white "illuminated circular outline" underneath, and are powered by rechargeable batteries that run them for 60 hours. There's also an AC-powered version on the way.
What a sexy effect! String up a few of these, and you'll have a lit-up look unlike any other. But you'll pay dearly for the privilege — Italian manufacturer Pallucco says the battery version will ship in the U.S. in January via Chicago distributor DUOMO for $350 apiece, and the battery charger for its four AA batteries will be $130.
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Pallucco and DUOMO, via HomeDosh
By ed at 4:21 PM ON 12/09/08
$350?! Lame. I wonder how much it would cost to have pieces custom molded yourself.
By Chris at 5:10 PM ON 12/09/08
Just buy your favorite coat hooks, mold a piece of plexiglass or plastic to be a base, and of course have the part closest to the mounting surface (is: wall) wider than the piece which bonds to the actual hook. Drill holes to fit LEDs, about a centimeter apart. Find out how many LEDs you have on the actual rig, multiply that number by the amps/volts each takes up, get an adaptor that works for that from radioshack. Hook them up and have fun. Total cost will be a helluva lot less than this mod.
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