Wired: Backlash Brews Over Blue LEDs
Some researchers report that, at night, even low-level blue light may be enough to trigger recently discovered receptors in the retina that can depress melatonin production, disrupt sleep patterns and suppress the immune system.
Sliney, who advises consumer electronics manufacturers in the use of LEDs, said he would not recommend the use of bright blue LEDs in products that might be on all night.
I’ve been meaning to disconnect the excruciatingly bright blue LEDs on the Cavalier case I used for my Media Center box. My sleeping patterns have been thoroughly messed up for months. Lately I’ve noticed that when I sleep through my alarm in the morning, which happens frequently because I am not a noise-sensitive sleeper, I wake up when MCE starts recording something…
