Products + Technology

  Motorization Without Replacement RYSE’s consumer product platform includes SmartShade, which attaches to compatible beaded-chain window coverings, and SmartCurtain, which motorizes curtains on existing rods or tracks. MOTORYSE brings the company’s technology to professional integrators, dealers and fabricators, supported by trade programs, professional integrations and dedicated distribution. The MOTORYSE Shade Motor offers wired power or [...]

  Mosslab’s Moss Hexa brings biophilic design into decorative lighting through a modular wall system combining living moss, integrated LED illumination and wood accents. Launched on Kickstarter October 13, 2026, the product allows users to assemble hexagonal panels into customizable compositions, positioning greenery and ambient lighting as elements of the same interior feature rather than [...]

  HBSD’s Golden Hammer Awards Hardware & Building Supply Dealer has opened nominations for its annual Golden Hammer Awards, recognizing outstanding new products in hardware, home improvement, and building materials. The program highlights products that advance industry standards while delivering benefits to professional contractors and retail customers. Entries will be judged on three criteria: innovation, [...]

  LiteTrace Brands, a USA company headquartered in Maryland, announced that its Keilton+autani networked lighting controls system is listed on the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) Networked Lighting Controls Qualified Products List under Technical Requirements V5.2 with an NLC-integrated thermostat. Autani, a LiteTrace Brands business, is the first and only NLC-integrated thermostat manufacturer on the V5.2 list, [...]

  AMP Lighting has expanded its AMP iQ Smart Landscape Lighting System with the Smart RGBCW LED Deck Light, Powered by AMP iQ, bringing intelligent color and white-light control to outdoor applications. Designed to provide subtle, low-glare illumination, the compact fixture combines durable cast brass construction with flexible lighting capabilities that enhance safety, define architectural details and create ambiance. [...]

  By Claude Zhu, Lighting Engineer, Arup Perth (Australia) BACKGROUND LED technology has expanded well beyond illumination applications and is increasingly being deployed in biomedical and consumer healthcare devices. One of the fastest-growing segments in this field is home-use phototherapy equipment designed for dermatological and cosmetic applications. Skin aging is associated with structural and biochemical [...]

  There is a new trend in high output, recessed, flat panel high bay fixtures, but it is a selective application trend, not a wholesale replacement for conventional suspended linear or round high bays. The product concept—high-lumen, recessed, nominally flat-panel luminaires in a ceiling grid—has real momentum where building owners want industrial/high-bay illumination without the visual [...]

  By Jerry Chen, Co-Founder & CEO, Electrify AI has dramatically improved productivity in many sectors of the economy, and manufacturing is no exception. Among lighting manufacturers, the companies with the biggest productivity gains are the ones adopting digital twins. A digital twin is a virtual representation of your business. For lighting manufacturers, this includes [...]

  SOB LED strip lights stand for SMD On Board (or sometimes Silicone On Board), and it is a hybrid next-generation technology designed to bridge the gap between traditional SMD (Surface Mounted Device) and COB (Chip on Board) strips. How SOB Differs from COB Construction: While COB strips mount bare LED chips directly under a single continuous layer of phosphor [...]