Products + Technology

This interesting article recently published in The New York Times describes how LED luminaires are being tested as platforms for surveillance and other purposes such as monitoring carbon dioxide levels, communicating with shoppers and broadcasting sound. Welcome to the future. Check it out here.

Philips’ second generation 75W and 100W LED equivalent lamps are now ENERGY STAR (ES) qualified. With utility rebates of up to $10 per lamp, these latest additions may be found on shelves for as little as $9.97 and $14.97, respectively. Even without utility rebates, Philips has worked with The Home Depot to offer new lower [...]

Cooper’s Metalux Encounter LED ambient luminaires feature WaveStream technology, utilizing advanced optics embedded and arranged in exacting patterns in a luminous plane. A patented optical process maximizes the amount of light injected into the WaveStream. The result is precisely directed light output, targeted ray angle control and optimal distributions, without glare, tailored to each luminaire [...]

LightVault 8 is Kim Lighting’s next generation of vandal-resistant outdoor in-grade spot, wall wash and narrow flood luminaires. These luminaires, constructed with solid brass housings, emit up to 2,500 lumens from an LED light engine backed by thermal management enabling a life rating of 100,000 hours. Flat lens, half shield, eyeball, rock guard and directional [...]

Royal Philips is piloting with retailers an intelligent lighting system that provides a personalized shopping experience. The system uses intelligent LED in-store lighting to communicate location-based information to shoppers via a smartphone app which they can opt to download. The lighting communicates with the app to send special offers and information to the shopper, relevant [...]

The Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition (NGLDC) recently announced the outdoor category winners for the 2013 competition. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Illuminating Engineering Society and the International Association of Lighting Designers, the NGLDC was created to recognize and promote excellence in commercial LED lighting products. In 2012, the competition began evaluating [...]

Focal Point’s Nivo is a luminous and frameless 2×2 LED luminaire with surprising dimension. Whether flush with ceiling tiles or extended up to 7” into the room, Nivo uses the ceiling as a canvas to infuse texture, pattern and rhythm with light. Combine different diffuser depths, try a creative layout, or add bold dimension in [...]

Cree has introduced SmartCast Technology, a self-programming wireless lighting control system for its LED luminaires. Designed to be intuitive and easy to use, luminaires enabled with Cree SmartCast Technology create their own secure network, learn about their environment and form groups to maximize savings, all with the push of a single button. Cree SmartCast Technology [...]

Philips Lighting’s InstantFit LED T8 offers a “click to fit” LED retrofit alternative for linear electronic instant-start fluorescent lighting, offering up to 40% energy savings. The Philips InstantFit LED replacement lamp requires no re-wiring as it includes a smart electronic design that is compatible with existing electronic instant-start ballasts and sockets. The result is a [...]