This is damn cool.

Called Teleshadow the system pipes video of what people are doing at home via the net to their friends’ houses.

But instead of showing images in full motion and colour, Teleshadow turns them into shadow outlines projected on the inside of a small decorative lamp.

Creator Shunpei Yasuda said the shadow presence system aims to fill the gap between live video and static images.

I love products that incorporate modern tech without coming off as “consumer electronics”. Technology doesn’t always have to scream its presence; sometimes it can be more effective by making itself virtually invisible.