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An LED light adorned Ferris wheel in the US has been compared to an animated movie. Some 160,000 LED bulbs are decorating the new wheel installed on Santa Monica Pier, Los Angeles. The innovative lamps have been programmed to flash so different festive images are displayed such as a snowflake, star and Christmas tree. Images…

LED screens are expected to be installed on the newest models of London’s iconic red buses. The Routemaster ranges of buses were slammed by former London mayor Ken Livingston for being inaccessible to disabled people. However, new proposals see the vehicles modernised so wheelchair users can easily access the double deckers. In addition, the low-emission…

Tourists can now travel to a US tourist attraction on a boat installed with LED lights. The Hybrid Hornblower was recently unveiled by Alcatraz Cruises which runs trips to the famous former prison in San Francisco. Powered by solar and wind energy, the boat features two ten-feet high wind turbines and panels to store the…

City Officials hope LED lights in the Korean capital will brighten the mood of its residents as the credit crisis continues. Seoul has been decorated with over a million LED bulbs in order to light up the city and save money. The innovative lights are estimated to use just five per cent of the energy…

Residents of a Canadian city can currently play video games on a giant LED screen. The screen, on the Media Tower at Toronto’s Eaton Centre, allows members of the public to interact with it via mobile phones. Measuring 40-feet by 30-feet, the LED display has been installed with wireless technology so shoppers can play video…

Commuters in a Japanese train station are helping to power LED boards. Mats placed in Shibuya Station, Tokyo, have been designed to create electricity when people step on them. Designer of the mats, Soundpower, reveals that 0.1 watts of energy is released when a commuter weighing 135-pounds treads on them for one second. This has…

A football stadium in Buckinghamshire has finally unveiled its new LED scoreboard. The venue, called stadium:mk, is home to the Milton Keynes Dons FC and opened in November 2007. An LED screen was expected to be installed in the summer but the stadium only recently received it. Now spectators can watch matches progress on the…

A Canadian city is installing LED screens in its bus shelters to keep travellers up-dated with transport information. The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is incorporating LED boards into 350 bus and streetcar shelters in the city. Travellers will be able to see via displays exactly where buses are located and if they are running to…

A major ballpark in the US is being refurbished with four LED boards. The Rangers Ballpark, in Arlington, Texas, was recently updated with a variety of LED screens to help improve the viewing experience of spectators. Three new screens have been incorporated into the stadium to display scores. The boards measure a combined total of…

A Devon tourist attraction has converted its Christmas displays to LED lights in a bid to become greener. The Cider Press Centre, at Dartington Hall, is currently glowing with 7,000 festive LED bulbs. Up to 90 per cent less energy is used thanks to the energy-saving lights and the centre plans to install more. The…