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Christmas Countdown 13; Christmas tree #13 - Techno Geek

  Futuristic Christmas tree made from LEDS and bathroom pipes
Advent Blog Day 13: Techno geek 
Today's blog post proves that techno geeks do indeed have a great time at Christmas... 
Christmas trees created with advanced technology are spectacular... I know we have had LED  and optic fibre trees for some time but I am amazed at some of these - from the humblest made from recycled CDs and computer parts....
  CD tree 

  CD Christmas trees , China  


  Memory Boards tree
  Computer parts tree

 Computer geek tree
to the most innovative and advanced ... 
Christmas tree of 43,000 LED lamps and 25,000 micro lights 
Tree of projections on mirror balls
Pac man game tree
You might be in awe of this technology but if you have access to the technology at home, you can create your own  little bit of technology magic with a 3D printed Christmas tree.... 
3D print trees



Link to video re: 3D printed trees.
If the technology is all too much for you, you can purchase some commercially produced techno trees. This LED   masterpiece (below)  depending on size ranges from $18,000 to $47,000-  Sadly, not within the limits of  my Christmas decorating budget ... 


Although I have tried to include videos shorter than  3 minutes throughout this series, when interactivity and 3D mapping come together, the result is truly awesome  - be mesmerised for 5 minutes. Please take the time, it's worth the experience. 
After this high powered post, let's get back to nature tomorrow. Same time, same place - already half way through Advent! 
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