Solar "trees" are about to be unveiled in Vienna, Austria at the MAK Museum on October 8th. This latest from K Museum on October 8th. It’s just the latest from Ross Lovegrove who worked with Italian lighting Co. Artemide and Sharp Solar.

For centuries now, the Moon has complained–to deaf ears, until now–that it could be providing all the street light we need, most of the time. No need for gas or electric streetlights, no sir, not unless there were clouds and such. Finally, someone’s listened, and developed Lunar-Resonant Streetlights, which use LED lamps that adjust lighting as necessary based on the available moonlight. Energy savings would be significant, up to 95%. We’ll just have to se if/when they move beyond he conceptual stage. Hang tight, Moon, your day will come soon!

See the look on the model’s face? That’s either confusion, or someone’s making a rude gesture just off-picture. I’d be confused, too, though, at Sony’s "Hana" speaker/lamp/MP3 combo concept thing. It’s an MP3 player that supplies the tunes and pumps them out loud, all the while providing some nice (soft?) LED lighting to keep the mood just right. There’s just something about this that makes me think of products looking desperately for markets. That, or it’s the look on the model’s face. Either way.

More and more filmmakers and photographers are being swept up by the digital camera wave while others stay true to film. Regardless of an artist’s preference Sekonic seems to be able to dedicate equal time to both the digital and film mediums with the L-758DR Digitalmaster light meter.

Its Sekonic’s smartest light meter yet, with an alert that tells you when you are taking incorrect light measurements, and the capability to wirelessly connect to your PDA and access software such as pCAM and pCINE.

Whether a subject is photographed digitally or on film, its becoming nearly impossible to get lighting measurements wrong.

A few specs

• Exposure Profiling — Programmable to respond to light exactly like your digital camera or type of film
• Four Meters In One — Independent programming of Flash, Ambient, Incident and Reflected measuring modes customized to your digital camera or type of film
• Pre-Exposure Warning — Displays and alerts when a measured value exceeds your digital camera’s (or type of film) dynamic range
• Super Sensitive Flash Metering — Measures light beyond the limits of any camera (reflected flash measurements as low as f-2.0 (ISO 100)
• 1° Spot with Digital Display — Rectangular 1° spot viewfinder with vivid display

LumiGram’s Luminous Fiber Optic Tablecloth is sure to make your candle light dinner a bit more interesting. This is a cool find if you’re looking not to bump into your dinner table in the middle of the night and it’s a sure way to have fun while you set the table. Fiber optics are woven throughout the cloth, has cotten borders, and Europlug mains adapter. You can get them in three different sizes with a variety of color schemes and if you’re willing to shell out over a grand, I guess you’ll have money left over for a Big Mac meal.