Gallery: Glowing Orbs Reveal GPS Strength Wherever You Take Them

  • Image may contain Nature Outdoors Sky Light Flare Dusk Sunset Dawn and Red Sky
    Einar Sneve Martinussen, Jørn Knutsen and Timo Arnall
    01

    satlamp6

    *Satellite Lamps* is Timo Arnall's latest installation in the ongoing *Immaterials* project.
  • Image may contain Tripod Flooring Ball and Floor
    Einar Sneve Martinussen, Jørn Knutsen and Timo Arnall
    02

    satlamp2

    In it, Arnall along with Einar Sneve Martinussen and Jørn Knutsen, visualizes the invisible world of GPS through these glowing lamps.
  • Image may contain Human Person Wood Plywood Furniture and Table
    Einar Sneve Martinussen, Jørn Knutsen and Timo Arnall
    03

    timo3

    Arnall and his team built lamps embedded with GPS receivers.
  • Image may contain Human Person Helmet Clothing and Apparel
    Einar Sneve Martinussen, Jørn Knutsen and Timo Arnall
    04

    timo2

    As the strength of signal wavers in and out, the glowing orbs become brighter or dimmer.
  • Image may contain Nature Outdoors Brick Building Shelter Countryside Rural Snow Lighting Corridor and Ice
    Einar Sneve Martinussen, Jørn Knutsen and Timo Arnall
    05

    satlamp7

    The stronger the GPS signal, the brighter the lamp. Satellites like open skies, as you can see in this photo.
  • Image may contain Helmet Clothing Apparel and Furniture
    Einar Sneve Martinussen, Jørn Knutsen and Timo Arnall
    06

    satlamp1

    Over the course of two years, Arnall and company positioned the lamps in 50 locations around Oslo, Norway and recorded the action.
  • Image may contain Building Office Building Lamp Architecture City Town and Urban
    Einar Sneve Martinussen, Jørn Knutsen and Timo Arnall
    07

    satlamp8

    The resulting time lapse film turns what appears to be an invisible technology into something material, something graspable.
Read More
Top Design Within Reach Promo Codes for April 2026
Get 30% off, 20% off, and free shipping with our Design Within Reach coupon codes, plus up to 50% off furniture with these special discounts.
Nena Farrell
Target Promo Codes for April 2026
Get $50 off your next order or up to 50% off site wide with Target coupon codes and Circle deals.
Molly Higgins
Save With Our KitchenAid Promo Codes This April
Save on every purchase with top KitchenAid coupons from WIRED, including up to 20% off countertop appliances.
Molly Higgins
Top Sam's Club Promo Codes and Membership Deals for April 2026
Save on bulk groceries, household essentials, and electronics with a verified Sam's Club promo code or membership discount.
Molly Higgins
US Special Forces Soldier Arrested for Polymarket Bets on Maduro Raid
The master sergeant allegedly used classified intel to profit on the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, marking the first US arrest for insider trading on a prediction market.
Kate Knibbs
Newly Deciphered Sabotage Malware May Have Targeted Iran’s Nuclear Program—and Predates Stuxnet
Researchers have finally cracked Fast16, mysterious code capable of silently tampering with calculation and simulation software. It was created in 2005—and likely deployed by the US or an ally.
Andy Greenberg
Rednote Draws a Line Between China and the World
As the platform expands abroad, it’s taking steps to separate Chinese users from the international audiences it once brought together.
Zeyi Yang
Apple’s Next Chapter, SpaceX and Cursor Strike a Deal, and Palantir’s Controversial Manifesto
In this week’s episode of Uncanny Valley, we talk about Tim Cook’s legacy as CEO at Apple and what his long-rumored departure means for the future of one of the world's biggest companies.
Brian Barrett
At 'AI Coachella,' Stanford Students Line Up to Learn From Silicon Valley Royalty
CS 153 has gone viral on the Palo Alto campus—and on X. Not everyone is happy about it.
Maxwell Zeff
Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They're the Bad Guys
Interviews with current and former Palantir employees, along with internal Slack messages obtained by WIRED, suggest a workforce in turmoil.
Makena Kelly
This Is the Only Office Lamp That Does Double Duty on My Nightstand
Portable lamps are rarely, if ever, as powerful, precise, and multipurpose as the Lume Cube Edge Light Go.
Matthew Korfhage
These New Smart Glasses From Ex-OnePlus Engineers Have a Hidden Cost
The Kickstarter-funded glasses from L'Atitude 52°N have AI features bundled for one year, but the company doesn't know yet how much it will charge for access after that.
Boone Ashworth