Certain things in life are curiously captivating: campfires, tropical fish tanks, clothes spinning around in a washing machine and, of course, Connie Chung singing. But as far as ambient mood lighting goes we've never seen anything quite as mesmerizing as Mood Beams.

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These strangely shapeless thingamabobs are set to take the world of collectable kaleidoscopic critters by storm. Not that suc h a world currently exists, but it will soon because Mood Beams have got cult written all over them!


Basically Mood Beams are a funky tribe of supremely portable, battery-operated characters that cycle through a spectrum of hypnotic colors. They're also sensitive to sound, so if you put them next to your radio or CD player they'll change color to the beat of the music. It's like having a raving light show emanating from within an amorphous Japanese cartoon character. Well, sort of.

Mood Beams can be set to perform at five different speeds: Heartbeat, Rainbow, Strobe, Color Dance and Color Hold - simply set the mode to suit the mood. If you're reading this and wondering what possible reason you could have for inviting a Mood Beam into your life, allow us to explain. Mood Beams are inexplicably comforting, day or night, and they're ideal desktop companions or chill-out lights, especially at bedtime.

Better still, although their cute, cartoon-esque faces are little more than dots and dashes, they're strangely adorable and you'll want to switch yours on every time you walk past it. Not that you'll do that much, because once you see a Mood Beam in action you'll never let it leave your side.

There are four different Mood Beams to collect and each cute companion sports a unique facial expression that will melt your heart the second you lock your eyes on it. In fact, talking of moods, why not put yourself in a fantastic one right now and get to ordering.