2014-05-26

Acuity Brands Launches Smart Lighting Control for Architecture Applications

New Fresco touchscreen control system from Acuity Controls manages all dimensions of digital lighting, including color and color temperature in a clean, elegant design.
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2014-05-23

Cree Announces Next-Generation XP LED Delivering 200 Lumens Per Watt

Cree, Inc. introduces the XLamp® XP-L LED, the first commercially available single-die LED to achieve breakthrough efficacy of up to 200 lumens per watt (LPW) at 350 mA. Delivering up to 1226 lumens in a 3.45 mm x 3.45 mm package, the game-changing Cree® XLamp XP-L LED enables an immediate performance increase of 50 percent or more as a drop-in upgrade for lighting designs based on Cree’s market-leading XLamp XP-G LEDs. 
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2014-05-23

ADVS-Technologies Releases Intelligent Parallel View LED Lighting Solution

ADVS-Technologies is introducing a patent pending LED illuminated house light called MagicLight™.
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2014-05-22

Flexible LED Light Banks Offers Portable Lighting Option for Photographers

Wanting to create a more portable and energy efficient light for professional photographers and videographers, two professionals created the first ever flexible LED light bank called the RagLite. 
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2014-05-21

MaxLite Introduces LED Panel for Challenging Interiors

Designed with precision MicroCell™ louvers and architectural styling, MaxLite’s Micro-T™ Lay-In LED Panel offers the simplicity of a lay-in panel with excellent efficiency and a premium appearance for demanding interior designs. The new Micro-T panel is designed for challenging architectural and specification applications such as banks, corporate campuses, academic institutions and health care facilities. “Our new Micro-T panel has a striking architectural appearance that offers a fresh alternative to other LED and fluorescent recessed troffe...
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2014-05-21

Power Integrations Launches New LED-driver ICs

Power Integrations announced the release of LYTSwitch™-2 family of isolated LED drivers. The new IC family, which delivers up to 12 watts of accurately controlled output power, substantially reduces component count, resulting in simpler, smaller, more reliable LED lighting designs.
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2014-05-21

Digital Lumens Unveils Stand-Alone Lighting Control Solution for Smart Lighting

Digital Lumens unveiled the Digital Light Agent (DLA) product family, a stand-alone lighting control solution that transforms any fixture from any manufacturer into a LightRules®-Ready member of an Intelligent Lighting System.
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2014-05-21

Philips Automotive Introduces LED Replacement Headlamps

Philips Automotive North America, a division of Royal Philips, has released its new line of Philips LED Headlamps for direct replacement applications on a wide range of vehicles with traditional 5 x 7 in. rectangular and 7 in. round sealed beam headlamps. These new DOT compliant LED headlamps feature the same innovative Philips LUXEON® Altilon LED technology used in the latest luxury vehicles to deliver high-powered lighting performance, exceptional styling, and long lasting durability.
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2014-05-19

ThinkLite Launches High Output Driverless T8 and T5 Tubes

Enhanced performance is the result of ThinkLite’s proprietary driverless design. Until now, all LED tubes required an internal or external driver, which consisted of an array of over 150 electronic components. Generating significant heat, they limit the actual light output that could be achieved. ThinkLite engineers were able to replace the traditional LED driver with a single microchip to power the LEDs, thereby, performing the same functions with virtually no heat and much higher efficiency. ThinkLite has also enhanced the surface area of the heat sink enabling the chips to be driven at unprecedented levels. 
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2014-05-19

Larson Electronics Releases a 60-Watt Low Canopy LED Light With Removable Glare Shield

Larson Electronics has announced the release of a 60-watt low canopy LED light with a removable glare shield. The GAU-LB-600E low canopy light offers high light output from a compact form factor that is designed to provide a more durable and longer lived alternative to 500-watt quartz lights.
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2014-05-16

Acuity Brands Launches Next Generation OLED Product Portfolio

Acuity Brands, Inc. announces the launch of a next-generation OLED product portfolio, including the award-winning Revel™, Kindred​™, Trilia​™, and Canvis​™.  These OLED luminaires use the latest generation of OLED panels to unlock functional and design possibilities, while meeting performance benchmarks that rival current lighting technologies. Offered by Winona® Lighting, all four product families now feature OLED panels available with a variety of correlated color temperatures (CCT), including 3000K, 3500K and 4000K, a color rendering index (CRI) of 85-90, and an L70 rated life of 30,000 to 40,000 hours. 
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2014-05-16

Soraa’s Simply Perfect LED Lamps Just Got Larger

Soraa announced that the company will launch and display a series of new full-visible-spectrum large LED lamps at LightFair International (June 3-5) in Las Vegas, NV. This new line of AR111, PAR30L (Long Neck), PAR30S (Short Neck), and PAR38 lamps complements the company’s award-winning MR16 lamp, creating a full line of products to perfectly and dramatically light restaurant, retail, hospitality, and residential applications.
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2014-05-16

BenQ Releases Flicker-Free, Low Blue Light Eye-care Monitors

 BenQ announced the offering of its new Eye-care Series monitors as a permanent addition to its monitor product line, stressing on its commitment to safeguard eye vision and to always act first on offering the most comfortable and enjoyable viewing experience to users around the world – because eye health matters. Developed based on the findings of extensive eye-care research and in-depth consumer focus groups, the Eye-care Series monitors feature BenQ’s exclusive Flicker-free technology and four Low Blue Light Modes for office, web-surfing, multimedia and reading use, meeting the day-to-day needs of heavy computer users who are concerned about eyestrain, as well as notebook users who are seeking to extend their flickering small-size notebook screen onto a bigger, Flicker-free screen.
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2014-05-15

TI Launches Next-generation Automotive LED Drivers for Automotive Lighting

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced the automotive industry's first two-channel switching LED driver for front lights and the only linear LED driver with single short LED detection for rear lights. Unlike other LED drivers in the market, the TPS92630-Q1 and TPS92602-Q1 feature both high-side current sense dimming and pulse width modulation (PWM) dimming capabilities, as well as full diagnostic and thermal management, which helps designers create flexible lighting systems that meet many countries' differing traffic regulations. Applications include automotive LED front lamp, rear lamp and interior lighting. For more information or to order samples, visit www.ti.com/tps92630q1-pr and www.ti.com/tps92602q1-pr.
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2014-05-14

Fraunhofer COMEDD Develops Flexible OLED Panels on Glass

OLED on flexible substrates offer unique scopes for luminaire designs. Additionally, they can be quasi transparent when switched off. Next to their appearance another aspect is of importance: the substrate they are processed on - like e.g. very thin flexible glass-, metal- and plastic foils.
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2014-05-13

Majestic Launches 12 Volt LED TV with Phone and Tablet Inputs

Power consumption is something most people do not consider when buying a TV, however Majestic has been working with RV and Boat manufacturers world-wide and Majestic knows that a critical factor is power consumption in the mobile vehicle. Most major domestic brands do not care about this as they are connected to 110V and therefore there is an abundance of power. However, Majestic knows that every extra Watt the TV uses is important in a boat or RV, but more importantly in many situations domestic branded TVs draw so much power that just overnight they can flatten your battery system.
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2014-05-12

Smart iPhone Battery Case Design with High-Concept Bump

France based Twelve Monkeys Company has launched what they call the “first smart battery-case” for the iPhone. The iPhone case called The Feeling Skin is unique in that it does not require the user to manually switch the battery case, but instead is able to detect when the battery is running low and automatically start to recharge the battery. 
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2014-05-12

Triumph Innovations Now Offering LED Bike Light on Amazon

Triumph Innovations, online sellers of high-quality, premium products, announced they are now offering the best-selling bike light on Amazon, the Xtreme Bright LED 2-In-One bike light. This latest addition to their product line exemplifies the company’s commitment to carrying the most dependable and well-made products available.
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2014-05-12

Interactive LED Wristbands are Lighting up Shows and Events

The audience is part of the show like never before, with Xylobands LED wristbands, lighting up individual audience members; live on command. The BILLBOARD LATIN MUSIC AWARDS, live from MIAMI, Florida, featured Xylobands lighting up the audience. The LED interactive bracelets have been lighting up people at shows for Shakira, Pitbull, Daddy Yankee, Linkin Park, and many more.
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2014-05-09

Retro LED Fixture Pays Homage to Original LED Design

A young engineer in 1962 named Nick Holonyak, Jr. at General Electric developed what we know today as the light emitting diode, or LED for short. Italian based studio Alburno has recreated the original LED prototype, called the LED 1.0. 
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2014-05-09

Cree Announces GaN HEMT Transistors to Support Data-Hungry Small Cell Networks

As high data rate applications put more strain on LTE wireless networks, innovative solutions such as small cell base stations (BTS) and carrier aggregation will be needed to bridge the bandwidth gap in high traffic areas. In response to broader bandwidth demand, Cree, Inc. introduces a family of GaN HEMT RF transistors that delivers industry-leading bandwidth and high efficiency performance to support today’s busy LTE networks. 
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2014-05-09

Dialight Launches World's First Hazardous Area Rated Smart LED Fixture

Dialight, introduced the world's first Class I Div 2 certified LED lighting system featuring advanced integrated wireless controls. The new SafeSite® High Bay with Wireless Control system offers a simple and secure touch-screen management interface that provides maximum lighting control and energy efficiency for both indoor and outdoor hazardous applications, such as refineries, drilling platforms, chemical and power generation facilities.
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2014-05-08

LED Smart Bulb Mimics Setting Sun to Gently Lull You to Sleep

Sleep is important. The market has been inundated with different apps and electronics to help us get a better sleep. For those who are not into hardware and phone apps, the new Drift Light smart bulb by Saffron is right up your alley. The light bulb designed to improve the quantity and quality of sleep for those who have difficulty sleeping at night, for children who are having trouble going to bed and for anyone who wants a more natural way to fall asleep.
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2014-05-08

OSRAM LEDsBIKE Bicycle Lights Enhance Road Safety for Cyclists

As of July, OSRAM is expanding its lighting portfolio to include LEDsBIKE bicycle lights. The front bicycle lights are available in three illuminance levels and in full compliance with Germany’s Road Traffic Licensing Regulations (StVZO). Thanks to energy-efficient LED technology, all three models offer not only hours of light, but also up to 70 lux illuminance, meaning they put significantly more light on the road than most bicycle lights on the market today. The LEDsBIKE RX2 rear light rounds out the product line. All the OSRAM lights are equipped with a low battery warning system, are rainproof and have a proven two-year OSRAM guarantee.
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2014-05-08

Jasco Partners with DC Comics to Releases Super Hero LED Night Lights

Jasco Products Company today announced a new line of DC Comics branded Projectables LED Night Lights and other night light models. The DC Comics branded Projectables LED Night Lights have been developed under license from Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on behalf of DC Entertainment.
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2014-05-08

CAO Lighting Releases LuxemBright Inferno RGB LED System

CAO Lighting, Inc. (CAO) announces the release of the premium full color LED channel letter illumination system, LuxemBright Inferno RGB LED. 
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2014-05-07

Cree Expands TrueWhite Series LED Bulb in North America

Less than one year after the successful launch of the TW (TrueWhite®) Series Cree® LED Bulb in California, Cree, Inc. is expanding the bulb’s availability across The Home Depot® stores nationwide. Delivering an unprecedented Color Rendering Index (CRI) of 93, the TW Series Cree LED Bulb displays colors true and natural, ideal for use in kitchens, bathrooms and closets, where color quality matters most. The 40-watt replacement TW Series Cree LED Bulb retails for $13.97 and the Cree 60-watt replacement bulb retails for $15.97.
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2014-05-07

Osram Releases Low-profile Synios E4014 LEDs

The low-profile rectangular shape of the new Synios E4014 from Osram Opto Semiconductors enables the light from this LED to be injected into light guides so that a wide range of design ideas can turned into reality. These mid-power light emitting diodes also have an impressively robust plastic package, a particularly uniform distribution of light and an excellent price performance ratio. The LEDs are intended primarily for visually enhancing "white goods" and for lighting systems in vehicles and displays.
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2014-05-07

Architectural Area Lighting Pivot Floodlight Now Available in LED

Hubbell Lighting announced Architectural Area Lighting’s (AAL) popular Pivot linear flood light is now available in LED. Coupling the fixture’s simple yet striking aesthetics with long lasting LEDs, the Pivot is an exceptionally flexible lighting solution for both indoor and outdoor applications.
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2014-05-07

Xeleum Introduces New Ceiling Mounted LED Stairwell Light Fixtures

Xeleum Lighting announced the introduction of its new Artemis Series Ceiling Mounted LED Stairwell Light Fixture. Specifically designed for use in stairwells that may be unoccupied for long periods of time, this light fixture is capable of reducing energy usage by up to 80% over conventional stairwell fixtures that do not employ LEDs or occupancy sensors. 
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New XLamp® S Line LEDs enhance growth, last longer, lower energy costs Horticulture and other forms of agricultural lighting require application-tuned ratios of spectral content, high efficacy and long lifetimes. Whether you are interest... READ MORE
Cree LED delivers superior brightness, light quality and efficiency for portable applications. Our XLamp® LEDs are ideally suited for torch, flashlight, tactical flashlight, head lamp, bike light, weapon light and lantern portable applicat... READ MORE