We know what you’re thinking: Isn’t a sunlight-powered light a little redundant? But with six hours of juice after four hours of charge, you could easily take Miniwiz’s Solar Bulb into darker locales once it’s fully powered. The bulb, a a 0.07 W high output LED with magnifying lens, comes in a Big Mac-esque package. It’ll screw onto any standard water bottle or Miniwiz’s own POLLI-brick interlockable bottles, making for a convenient handle. Also from Miniwiz, the miniNOTE solar card and battery transfers its stored power to PDAs, iPods and other portable devices via USB. “From” and “To” notes on the cardboard packaging suggest a fun gift for your green-obsessed pals. [Miniwiz via NotCot]

Think your grandma is ready to go high tech? Brother’s new Quattro 6000D is enough to put even the greatest sewing machine on the block to shame (perhaps because it’s the size of a block). The sewing monster offers a 50-inch workspace and Brother’s “InnovEye” and “Use-Close Viewer” which places a camera next to the needle for a “bird-eye view” of your masterpiece. The machine comes with a 4.5 x 7-inch LCD and advanced embroidery features and tutorials. No word yet on when we can see this one hit store shelves, or what price you’ll have to pay for sewing perfection. [via Engadget]

Going to have a little time on your hands this holiday season? Shunichi Makino has created the perfect way to spend those unplanned hours….creating your own papercraft Millenium Falcon. It looks like it would be quite the ordeal to put together, but it would also be pretty fantastic to show off once you finished. Download the directions and a paper template for the masterpiece for free here. [via Geeky-Gadgets]

It’s winter and there’s a chill in the air- but hopefully not in your home. If you can’t quite pinpoint that draft in your living room, the Black and Decker’s Thermal Leak Detector may be the gadget for you. The heat detector picks up where our wind sensing abilities start to fail by determining where temperature changes in the room are located, pinpointing them with a blue spotlight. Where you may have known before that the cold air was coming for “that side of the room”, now you can pin-point the source down to “that corner of the window” and take care of the leak.  Start busting cold air in your home now for just $40. [via SlipperyBrick]

You think your all-black home theater setup will impress people? This Copper LCD from Vizio will add a splash of style to your super gaudy bachelor pad on the cheap. It’s pretty standard as far as TV’s go, sporting 1080p and a 6500:1 contrast ratio. The 32 and 37 inch versions retail for $650 and $850, respectively. [via AcuireMag]

Earlier this summer, we covered the original Philippe Starck Gun Lamp in gold to quite a dramatic response from our readers and the blogosphere alike.  Recently, we spotted an update to the gun lamp collection on panik-design.  The newer silver versions of the Philippe Starck Gun Lamp collection include the beretta bedside lamp, the AK47 table lamp and the M16 floor lamp.  Intruders will think twice before cracking their way into your home.  Nothing says “i like guns” quite like a collection of lamps inspired by violence.  Then again, those would-be intruders would be wise to grab these… they’re not cheap! [from $1400 at panik-design]

In this sense, garbage can be a beautiful thing.  These Umbra Artala Cans are 3 gallon garbage cans with graffiti-inspired exteriors.  Available in red, blue and green themes, the Artala cans take designs from today’s most gifted graphic designers and place them on the outside of the most commonly used file in any creative thinker’s artillery– the circular file.  Before you delete, take a look at the face of these cans for inspiration.  They bring beauty to a part of our life that has become far too wasteful…

Allsteel Office Systems have been known to make some pretty tasteful office gear, from desks to chairs to cubicles.  Their latest foray into high end office charis brings the Allsteel Acuity Chair, a sexy Aeron-killer designed by Design Continuum Italia.  The pictures alone speak quite eloquently about its value, appearing like the next gen chair for Professor X and his band of mutants.  It is the comfort design of this chair that seperates it from the rest, making it firm in frame and soft in seat– the ideal combination for a productive day.  More to come on this chair later this month while we await its release to the market.

Buy: $TBA

“Why didn’t anyone think of that sooner?”  The Record Cabinet by the Atocha Design team in NY is a welcome piece of furniture technology for audiophiles, DJs and record collectors alike.  Instead of rows of crates, over-sized cabinets and other less-than-aesthetically-pleasing DJ tables, Atocha Design suggests that you merge all your record gear in one sexy, modern cabinet.  The Record Cabinet includes six record drawers, four CD drawers and a firm top capable of holding your turntable(s), a mixer and an amp.  It might be out of reach for your typical basement DJ, but seasoned audiophiles and DJ’s on the pro-circuit will find this one a must-add to their collection.

Buy: $12,500