Any smart lighting system for the home should provide certain basics. • The system should be capable of connecting to existing lighting. • Control of the lighting system via a smartphone app should be intuitive for the user. • It…
Any smart lighting system for the home should provide certain basics. • The system should be capable of connecting to existing lighting. • Control of the lighting system via a smartphone app should be intuitive for the user. • It…
The latest research report of LEDinside “2019 Global LED Video Wall Market Outlook – Cinema, Rental Market and Price Trend,” indicated that the market scale of global LED display is expected to reach US$ 9.349 billion by 2022 with a…
Open ceilings, collaborative workspaces, microleasing, and unique designs that inspire occupants and reinforce brand are just some of the trends reshaping the modern office and driving innovative lighting designs. The LED and subsequent intelligent control revolutions have supported these office…
Bluetooth® device networks can enable the automatic, centralized control of a building’s essential systems, including HVAC, security, and lighting to harness energy savings, lower operating costs, and improve the life of a building’s core systems. Right now, smart lighting is…
Dubbed ‘Connected Room’, the technology allows guests to also control the temperature, the TV and the window blinds. Connected Room is live in one hotel but will be rolled out in coming weeks in several more, and will begin to…
Available on both Apple and Android platforms, the new app enables daylight management. The control solution allows dimming of artificial lighting when daylight is available for achieving maximum lighting quality and reduced energy consumption. This can be done via standalone…
The Internet of Things (IoT) has enabled a synergy between luminaires and controls like never before. Lighting control systems now integrate with whole building management systems and leverage the electrical power and ubiquitous presence of lighting to collect data for…
Details of the hook-up between the world’s largest lighting company, Philips, and $49.2 billion Internet stalwart Cisco, are still sketchy. But it will almost certainly include using Ethernet cables to provide low-voltage electricity to LED lighting and to use those…
Light Guide Technology Enables Uniform and Bi-Directional Distribution from LEDs in General Lighting Applications. Fixture manufacturers have sought a solution for use in suspended light fixtures that will allow the light to be distributed upward, for indirect illumination, as well…
Lighting has gone digital with the advent of LEDs, and with that, streetlights are starting to double up not only as light sources, but also as information technology do-it-alls that will help cities monitor and control everything from traffic to…
The exhibits at this year’s LightFair International (LFI) bristled with the latest new LED-based products, performance advances, innovative indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures, novel retrofit approaches, and dazzling remote control and networking methods from anywhere and by just about anyone…
Municipal streetlight installations can save money using LEDs. A lot of money can be wasted if cities don’t also install a control and monitoring system for maintenance. LED street lighting by itself commonly saves around 50 percent or sometimes even…
Is there anything more traditional than Baseball and Lighting? American as apple pie so they say…. I just came back from Lightfair. What a show, better than ever. I just love what’s happening to the lighting industry. Both the new…