Wednesday 04 Aug 2004
Blue LEDs
Even the (former) Blue LED FAQ admits it: they’re not cool anymore, even if they arguably once were.
Listen. Off-brand clunky electronics with blue LEDs are still off-brand clunky electronics. They just have blue LEDs. So they’re tacky, off-brand, and clunky.
(To understand this outburst, you have to understand that right now I’m sitting in class behind a student whose laptop has three blue LEDs on it. He has attached a mouse that has a blue LED on it. The wireless receiver for that mouse has a blue LED that flashes continuously while the mouse is moved.)
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The $3,000 Panasonic W2 has green led’s.
Comment by Laura Dunning | Saturday 07 Aug 2004, 1:12 am
In a good way?
On a different note — I think the best usage of blue LEDs I’ve seen is on the PlayStation 2. Simple, understated. Just one. Not blinking. Information-conveying.
Anybody else seen any good usages?
Comment by Grady | Saturday 07 Aug 2004, 9:19 pm