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[mittelbar]

So what do you suppose did prompt this fashion for flashing LEDs in every consumer product from electric toothbrushes to ballpoint pens to rubber balls to running shoes?

Comments

[cheshyre]

Perhaps humanity has transcended its fascination with digital watches (DNA) by transferring it to some other blinky medium?

[jodawi]

sometimes a blinking 12:00 doesn't fit or is too expensive

[pinkfish]

All the airline crew members have sparkly wheels on their rolling suitcases.

[loree]

Humans, like cats, are fascinated by shiny objects. That, and LEDs (especially the red ones) are dirt cheap these days.

[kightp]

I don't know, but I have to say I was immensely tickled to open an envelope recently and find a blinky Google pin sent to me by the daughter of a friend, who just went to work for them ...