Monthly Archives: August 2012

You’ve probably heard of the potential for LEDs to be controlled through a wireless network, and it seems that’s finally coming true today. A new LED light bulb is currently in the prototype stage, having the ability to be controlled via Bluetooth 4.0, opening doors to convenient lighting control and added energy efficiency.
It hasn't hit [...]

US-based supermarket chain Food City expects to save a little over US$337,000 in annual lighting and maintenance expenses, if results of the installation of new LED lighting products from GE go according to their estimates.
Lighting giant GE recently installed its RV40 LED lights in coolers spread out across more than 80 of the chain’s stores [...]

For people in Seoul, Korea, light is both a boon and bane.
On one side, you have people who believe that Seoul’s permanently switched-on lights are a testament to the vibrancy of the city and its status as a leader of cutting-edge technology. On the other side, there are those who believe that sheer amount of [...]

Despite the enthusiasm in replacing conventional incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) in the Indian state of Kerala, the project is slowly becoming a nightmare, even for some of the initiative’s proponents.
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), in cooperation with the Energy Management Centre, carried out the lighting project, with the aim of [...]

Larson Electronics’ Magnalight.com recently unveiled its addition of a new LED strobe light to its range of solid-state lighting products. While we always welcome the addition of any new LED light on the market, Magnalight.com’s addition stands out for a number of odd things, chief among them the ability of the LED light to withstand [...]

The 2012 London Olympics may be over, but the remnants of the celebrations are still here, like the LEDs that featured prominently throughout the duration of the games. GE in particular, has been busy providing lights for the Olympic Games, installing them in London’s iconic Tower Bridge.
The Olympic Games may have just ended but the [...]

Have you always wanted to “pimp” your car out with flashing lights, but never go around to doing it, or thought it would be way beyond your budget? Here’s a nifty instructable on doing things, DIY style.
If you're looking for a DIY project to get you started with simple electronics, or you just want some [...]

Aside from the participation of excellent athletes, the 2012 London Olympics also had another star: LED (light-emitting diode) lights.
LED lights definitely play a major role at the Olympics. GE alone has reaped in over $1 billion in infrastructure sales during the past four Olympic games, From 2006 in Torino to 2012 in London today, Olympic [...]

With the lighting industry slowly moving towards LED lighting technology, the need for smarter drivers and controllers has become more obvious than ever. LED adoption is primarily driven by the continually rising electricity prices, spurning consumers to look for more energy-efficient alternatives, like light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs, which deliver significant energy savings.
But as the demand [...]

The biggest problem of incandescent bulbs is heat, and although it’s a given that heat is bad when it comes to any other device or machine that runs on electricity, the connection between incandescent lights and heat is deeper and we daresay, more important.
Incandescent lights, you see, create more heat than light. The process of [...]