This is a very nice technology demonstration with blue LEDs to make you feel less blue

May 14, 2012 09:30 GMT  ·  By

Japanese Matsushita Corporation, owner of the famous Panasonic brand, has decided to participate at the Tokyo Hotaru Festival in a very special way.

The company reportedly celebrated the old Tokyo Firefly Festival by using 100,000 special LED lights.

Panasonic created a special kind of orb called an "Inoriboshi" that incorporates one of the company’s HIT photovoltaic cells, a rechargeable battery, and an LED chip.

"Inoriboshi" is Japanese for “Praying Star” and a sensor on the orb makes it light up when it's placed in the water.

There shouldn’t be any environmental concerns, as all the orbs were collected with a simple net downriver so that they could be re-used with some other occasion.

Panasonic Floats 100,000 Beautiful LED Lights on Water (7 Images)

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