Today was the annual Green Gadgets Design competition. I think it’s fantastic that people are excited about being innovative for a positive purpose. Many of these products will contribute to a better world and others will simply waste time and money. We should be skeptical of these new inventions because while they all have good motives, some may do more harm than good.
Blight. I’m not behind the idea.
Taking the sunlight that shines on high tech venetian blinds and turning the shades into lamps at night seems like a great idea until we consider the cost of producing these complicated machines. Motors, circuitry, mini solar panels, paper thin lights are just a few of the things that go into the design.
I can also tell you based on long experience selling and owning Venetian blinds that they break easily, particularly when rolled up and down every day (yes even the high quality blinds).
These would do well marketed to the wealthy chic as an interesting lamp and conversation piece. I don’t think it should be widely implemented because the construction would be a waste of resources for incomparable gain.
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