As the story goes, the folks at BioPop were trying to make a sustainable light that relied on something other than man-made batteries. They tried using a bioluminescent plankton called dinoflagellates, but the tiny creatures required too much intervention to be a practical light source. They would, however, make for a really neat desk toy, and so the aptly-named Dino Pet was born.
Instead of inserting batteries or finding an available USB port, to kickstart the Dino Pet’s soft blue glow you simply need to make sure the dinoflagellates are properly fed and then given a good shaking.
via Gizmodo
