AIL-B120 and AIL-B130, new color-changing LED "balloons"

Well, it's no WiFi Lamp, Ambient Orb, and certainly no Nabaztag, but Japanese lightmaker ELPA's new AIL-B120 and AIL-B130 "balloons" (we assume they mean balls) apparently will change color depending on the ambient sounds around them. Apparently these 20 centimeter and 30 centimeter diameter balls can produce a "Zen atmosphere," whatever that is. Don't worry about the price or availability -- just zone, erm, zen out, man.

[Via Akihabara News]

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2006 11:38AM]

LEaD balloons?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2006 1:15PM]

no... L.E.D. balls

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2006 1:39PM]

L.E.D. Zeppelin!!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2006 4:16PM]

LOL @ L.E.D. Zeppelin! if i had a band i'd slap that name on it, zero seconds flat!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 15th 2006 5:39PM]

i can't help by think when they say "Zen atmosphere" its a load of crap and simpley saying things like... the soothing colors make you feel calm. and they call that zen.....=_=

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2006 11:28PM]

and the point of these balls would be to create a zen atmosphere? wow...these people are true geniuses. well, selling this stuff is sooo not zen either!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 13th 2006 3:27PM]

Kinda already exists...

http://www.getoggz.com/GetOggz_Com/Order_Oggz/order_oggz.html

Do they mean like floating balloons?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 14th 2006 2:48AM]

I bought such for my mother's birthday 2 years ago)

It can be powered from AC adapter or 3 AAA batteries.

And has two modes - fast switching base colors or slow gradual changing beetween them.