MURRIETA, Calif., Jan. 11, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Christmas is over. But if you are like thousands of Americans, your Christmas lights will probably stay up until April or until the snow melts.
Thanks to a clever new invention from Four Seasons Lighting Inc. of Murrieta, Ca., homeowners can leave their lights up all year long.
With its easy to use control box, lights in a 50-foot strand of Lazyman Lights change color to suit the holiday.
Transform that string of red and green Christmas lights to red and white for Valentine's Day. On St. Patrick's Day it's green, orange and white. On Cinco de Mayo, switch to green, red and white. On the Fourth of July it's red, white and blue.
Choose from six different colors and multiple combinations and several presentation modes -- flashing, pulsating or static -- to dazzle neighbors and friends. The one-time installation also means homeowners won't have to fork out hundreds of dollars each year to light installers. No more climbing ladders and balancing precariously on sloped roofs!
Lazyman Lights quickly have become the talk of online bloggers. Gizmos for Geeks (www.Gizmosforgeeks.com) said Lazyman Lights are perfect for that "high tech redneck."
Andrew Liszewski at OhGizmo! calls Lazyman Lights "functional and classy."
A single 50-foot strand and the controller box costs $79.99. "But when you consider it should be the last time you ever have to hang holiday lights, it's really a small price to pay," Liszewski writes.
The versatile lights are the brainchild of Charles "Wendell" Locklin, chief executive and founder of Four Seasons Lighting Inc.
"I've spent the last two years developing Lazyman Lights so everyone can spend less time on ladders and ledges and more time enjoying the holidays," said the safety engineer turned inventor. "Next to mowing the lawn and taking out the trash, putting up and taking down Christmas lights was one of my least favorite chores."
Formed one year ago, Four Seasons Lighting also markets Lazyman Tube Lights and Lazyman Spotlights for the ultimate polychromatic visual experience for the backyard or business. The company also makes LED (light emitting diode) lighting for commercial, residential and recreational vehicle applications at its two factories in southern China.
LED lights are not only brighter than typical incandescent lighting but they use 90 percent less electricity, are environmentally friendly (green) and last tens of thousands of hours longer, according to Locklin.
Four Seasons Lighting recently supplied more than 250,000 multi-colored LED lights to Keyways Vineyard & Winery and South Coast Winery & Resort in Temecula, Calif., for the first annual Temeculights Holiday Festival.
Four Seasons Lighting uses the latest technology to provide low-energy, high-impact lighting solutions for homes, business and government. Its lights are available at SmartHome.com and LEDLightingFactoryDirect.com.