LEDinside, a leading platform for LED, LED Lighting and LED Market Research - News

iPhone 6 Concept Features Dual LED Notification Lights

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:53:00 +0800

A new iPhone 6 concept video features a slew of interesting specs and features, including a waterproof iPhone body. Uygar Kaya and Ran Avni created the latest iPhone 6 concept video, showing off an iPhone 6 with a full HD Retina Display and ultra-slim body. The newest iPhone 6 fan-made design has a "wide visible screen," almost crossing the entire body of the iPhone. The iPhone 6 concept video was uploaded on YouTube on May 20 and has been viewed 87,000 times. Kaya's and Avni's newest concept design also features notification LED's ...

iPad 5 'to Launch in September, Just One LED Llight Bar Used for Backlighting

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:59:05 +0800

Reportedly, Apple's iPad 5 will be up to 33% lighter than its predecessor. The tablet is rumoured to be going into production in July ahead of a September launch, with the Cupertino firm shedding a third of the iPad 4's weight for its latest model. The next generation iPad will keep its 2048 x 1536 Retina display by using a thinner 0.2mm piece of glass. Just one LED light bar will apparently be used for backlighting - the iPad 4 currently uses a 0.25mm glass substrate and two LED light bars. Supply chain sources in Taiwan told DigiTimes that the bezel ...

SSL Expert Dr. Bernhard Stapp Named To Board of Pioneering LED Technology Developer Aledia

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:39:15 +0800

Former OSRAM General Manager and CTO Has Played Key Role In Industry’s Evolution, Will Aid Aledia’s Move Towards Industrialization Aledia, a pioneering developer of WireLED®, a new microwire-based 3D LED technology that dramatically cuts manufacturing costs compared to conventional planar (2D) LEDs, announced that solid-state lighting (SSL) industry veteran Dr. Bernhard Stapp has joined its board of directors. Stapp brings more than a dozen years of executive experience in LED lighting technologies to Aledia, most re...

LayTec Announces OEM Partnership with Evatec Ltd.

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:36:52 +0800

LayTec is happy to announce to have signed a strategic OEM agreement with Evatec Ltd. (Switzerland, www.evatecnet.com) – a leading supplier of thin film deposition systems to semiconductor and optics. LayTec will equip Evatec with high precision in-situ metrology tools for versatile process control. Evatec’s evaporation, sputter and PECVD systems find their applications in the MEMs, optoelectronics, precision optics as well as semiconductor markets. The OEM partnership enables an ongoing close cooperation for integration of advanced in-situ metrology in...

Cooper Lighting Announces SOURCE Awards Competition Call for Entries

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:19:02 +0800

37th Annual National Lighting Design Competition Open to Professionals and Students Cooper Lighting, a division of diversified power management company Eaton, is now accepting entries for its 37th Annual SOURCE Awards national lighting design competition. The competition, which focuses on furthering the understanding, knowledge and function of lighting as a primary element in design, is open to all lighting designers, architects, engineers, professional designers and consultants who use Cooper Lighting fixtures in interior or exterior design projects. Students cu...

LIGHTFAIR® INTERNATIONAL 2013 Breaks All Records

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:16:09 +0800

The 24th edition of LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI®) set new all-time attendance and trade show records for its five-day run in Philadelphia April 21-25, according to Jeffrey L. Portman, Sr., president and chief operating officer of LFI managing partner AMC, Inc. The LFI 2013 trade show floor covered a record 233,850 net square feet and spotlighted 538 exhibitors, including 91 first-time exhibiting companies and 90 manufacturers headquartered outside the U.S. Attendance broke all previous records with 26,026 professional attendees registered.&nb...

LED Bulbs Helps Kerala Save 24 Million kwh Electricity Every Year

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:04:06 +0800

Kerala, India, The Energy Management Centre (EMC) is in the process of framing a street light policy, which, if implemented in the state, can save 24 million kwh of electricity every year. The policy will stress the need to use LED bulbs, which is now being implemented in 65 municipalities and corporations in the state. EMC director Dharesan Unnithan said that the pilot project of installing LED bulbs had been completed in 40 municipalities. The project is expected to be completed in all areas identified before June. "After the policy is framed, the local b...

Osram Joins Adaptive LED Headlight Research

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:43:34 +0800

Osram is to develop glare-free adaptive headlights, where modulating multiple LED die within a headlight allows the shape of its beam to be varied in response to data from forward-facing cameras in the vehicle. Low-beams that adapt with vehicle speed are another aspect: at high speed the range of the light is automatically increased, while in city traffic the beam is widened to include more of the pavement and road edges. "The aim of this project is to develop the technical framework for a new class of energy-efficient LED headlamps with supplementary traffic safety func...

Lighting Science® Introduces Innovative Lighting at the 2013 IPI Conference and Expo

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:13:12 +0800

Visitors attending the 2013 International Parking Institute (IPI) Conference and Expo at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale will be introduced to high performance lighting products from Lighting Science Group Corporation® (OTCQB: LSCG). Lighting Science (booth #1335) will showcase recently launched LED lamps and exterior luminaires that are environmentally-friendly, energy-efficient, and support their mission of unleashing the science of light to make people and the planet look, feel and heal better. New technologies are revolu...

GE’s LED IberiaProtects Eco-environment on China’s Gulangyu Island

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:07:12 +0800

GE Lighting isreplacing traditional high-pressure sodium lamps on Gulangyu Island with its LED Iberia, a versatile outdoor luminaire that combines design excellence with energy savings and an extraordinary luminous quality. Gulangyu Island is a high impact eco-tourism destination in Xiamen, China, renowned for its delicate natural beauty, ancient relics and varied architecture. It is one of China’s National Scenic Spots and top scenic areas in the province. GE’soutdoor lighting project will bring improved visibility to the island’s residents and to...