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Six High-Tech Christmas Trees add LEDs

2008-12-09 13: 55

Regular Christmas trees have a string of lights. High-tech trees have 30,000 LEDs. Look at the following high-tech christmas trees:


Sharp's Aquos LCD Tree


This year Sharp unveiled a 26-foot tall Christmas tree in New York's Grand Central Station constructed out of 43 LCD televisions ranging from 19 to 52 inches. As part of the promotion, Sharp is giving away televisions from the tree to those who register. They will also donate $1 per entry to the Green Collar Project—a program that trains people to work in environmental jobs.

Gadget Tree


Decking out trees with gadgets is a time-honored holiday tradition in certain geeky circles. This particular version includes everything from video cards to USB vacuums to floppy disks.

Wireless Christmas Tree


The war against wires has moved on to the holiday battlefield with this wireless tree from Frontgate. It uses radio frequencies to transmit energy from a power source to the LEDs that decorate the tree.

USB Fiber Optic Tree


Plugging this mini-tree into your USB port will light up your cubicle in a festive fiber optic glow.

Motherboard Christmas Tree


This need is a 9V battery to power up the flashing LEDs on this tree made from recycled motherboards.

Rockefeller Center Tree


The Rockefeller tree is always a high-tech undertaking simply because of its massive scale. This year is no different. The tree stands at 72 feet and features 30,000 energy-efficient LED lights on five miles of wire. The star includes 25,000 Swarovski crystals and weighs 750 pounds.

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