Casino puts odds on LEDs

“We wanted a first-class facility that mixed outside light coming in the windows with the internal lighting to make its tone as close to natural as possible for our guests,” said Kara Fox-LaRose, president and general manager of the casino. Illumination from LEDs approaches natural light tones. From the beginning, the gaming architects at the Friedmutter Group planned energy-saving LED fixtures in the nearly 370,000-square-foot building and in the vast parking lot. LED lighting fits the Cowlitz Tribe’s emphasis on sustainability and conservation of resources, explained Fox-Larose. So, in tandem, Swinterton Builders, the general contractor, Clark Public Utilities and the tribe worked to explore lighting efficiency options.

BlinkBox: Debugging Tool For Addressable LEDs

How often do you find yourself having to pause a project to make a test circuit or write some test code to find the source of a problem? Do enough variations of the same test and you’ll eventually make a dedicated test tool. That’s just what Devon Bray found himself doing. He does a lot of work with addressable LEDs of different types and after much experience, created the BlinkBox, a dedicated test tool for addressable LEDs. It supports multiple LED chipsets, you can give it a count of the LEDs you want to light up, and you can choose a test animation.

The Right Lighting Can Calm Alzheimer's Patients

Lighting that mimics natural night-day patterns might improve sleep and mood problems for Alzheimer's patients living in nursing homes, new research suggests. The lighting intervention, designed to stimulate dementia patients' circadian rhythm -- which regulates sleep and wake cycles -- led to significant decreases in sleep disturbance, depression and agitation, the study authors said. "One of the main reasons Alzheimer's disease patients are institutionalized is lack of sleep and behavior issues," explained study author Mariana Figueiro. She directs the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.

Signify: Sales will not grow this year

The business of transitioning from conventional to IoT lighting continues to be a tricky one, as Signify said that sales will not grow this year after reporting a 3.4% drop in revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, to €1.54 billion, and a 60% fall in net income, to €29 million. “Given the slow start to the year and as we expect ongoing challenging market conditions, we have decided to revise our sales outlook for the year,” said CEO Eric Rondolat. “We expect our sales growth performance to improve in the second half, but this will not be enough to deliver positive comparable sales growth for the full year.”

Ideo and Swarovski reimagine the art of lighting

“Chandeliers are an icon of opulence,” says Courtney Song, a designer at international design firm Ideo. Indeed, hanging from the ceilings of noble palaces and McMansions, chandeliers feel today like a symbol of yesteryear riches. But Song and her team believe that Infinite Aura–a tech-enabled reinvention of the chandelier for famed manufacturer of glass bling Swarovski–will change that idea. “We wanted to push beyond the common assumption that chandelier owners are motivated solely by status and displays of wealth,” Song tells me via email, “and perhaps get to something deeper.”

Taiwan LED firms eye US, Europe auto lighting markets

LED automotive lighting products from Edison Opto, Excellence Optoelectronics and Everlight Electronics have entered the supply chains of US- and Europe-based automakers, as these Taiwan-based makers seek to avoid price competition in China with local suppliers. While China has become the globally largest market of new cars, the country's Hongli Zhihui, Shenzhen Refound Optoelectronics, Foshan Nationstar Optoelectronics and Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting Systems have grown fast in their domestic LED automotive lighting market.

These multicolor LED smart bulbs work with Alexa and only cost $13

A new LED lights company has emerged on the market: REBELLED Premium LED lights. REBELLED is a lights company that sells LED light bars, rock lights, and light pods. This new  company was created by truck and off-road enthusiasts who were fed up with the crazy prices and substandard lights that were saturating the market.

“After years of overpaying for truck lights that didn’t last, we took matters into our own hands and created REBELLED Premium LED lights,” said co-CEO Daryl Bryant. “Our lights are the best, toughest quality out there, at a super affordable price — we want people to know that the best LEDs don’t have to break the bank.”

REBELLED LED lights have an IP69K military grade rating, which means that they can withstand intense elements, including water, dust, heat, and pressure. They’re also the made using industry-renowned Cree LEDs, which means they’re both long lasting and extremely bright. In addition to trucks, REBELLED lights can be used on ATVs, motorcycles, construction equipment, boats, and law enforcement and auxiliary vehicles.

Make Your Dumb Lights Smarter

Much to my family's chagrin, I'm on a mission to change every light in our house into smart lights. While in my mind, the result is a perfectly behaved voice-response lighting system that I can trigger with an Alexa command, the reality is less successful. Every new bulb has its own app. Some lights have bridges to install. Some work perfectly with Alexa, others react oddly to common commands.Then there are the track lights in the kitchen and the chandelier in the dining room, both of which use bulbs for which there simply aren't smart replacements. For those, what I need is to not replace the bulbs, but find a way to make the switch smarter (which would be helpful since Alexa often ignores my wife's commands and she ends up using the wall switch anyway).

CFL bulbs start to dim as LEDs take over

In 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Ujala scheme to promote energy efficient lighting in houses through light-emitting diodes or LEDs. Following this move, prices of LED bulbs nosedived to almost Rs 70-80 apiece from Rs 150-160 earlier. Simultaneously, demand (and production) for compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) fell significantly since consumers and consequently manufacturers switched to LEDs. In other words, CFL is in its twilight hours. From 1998, when these bulbs first came into the market as an alternative to incandescent bulbs, rapid innovation in 10 years meant that they were better alternatives to CFLs.

Samsung’s 34-foot LED TV looks to change movie theaters forever

For over a century, movie projector technology remained relatively unchanged: Frames of film, spun in front of a bright lamp to project an image onto a screen. More recently, though, projection has taken quantum leaps forward, including the arrival of digital projection in 1999, and in the last few years, laser light-powered projectors.

That wasn’t good enough for the folks at Samsung, though. With relatively little fanfare, the TV titan has unveiled a revolutionary new way to make movie magic, without the need for projectors at all. Samsung calls its new creation “Onyx,” and it’s poised to change everything we know about going to the movies.

This Iowa bridge trail has a remarkable nighttime lighting effect

Philips unveils new ‘completely weatherproof’ outdoor Hue LightStrip

Philips announced a new outdoor lineup of Hue lights this past spring that consists of spot lights, bollard lights, and luminaries. Now the company is expanding its offerings, unveiling an outdoor version of its popular LED LightStrip. The outdoor LightStrip has shown up as a new product on Philips’ Netherlands website. While not available just yet, the company shared some details on the latest Hue product. The outdoor version of the LightStrip will be offered in 2m (6.56 ft.) and 5m (16.4 ft.) and offers the same ability as the original LightStrip (reviewed) to illuminate with 16 million colors alongside HomeKit support.

All Meijer Lighting to Go Full LED by 2021

All of Meijer’s stores across its six-state footprint will sport LED interior lighting by 2021, the company has revealed as part of an ongoing effort to grow sustainability initiatives. The Midwestern mass merchandiser plans to reduce its lighting electrical use by up to half annually, using equipment from GE, Cooper and Phillips. The changes will transition all lighting, including ceiling and spotlight illumination.

Renewable Energy and Power Commences Sales of Germicidal LED Ceiling Panel Lighting

LED lighting and power solutions company, Renewable Energy and Power announced commencing its marketing campaign for sales of its patent-pending germicidal LED lighting fixture after successfully completing hundreds of hours of burn-in testing.

Additionally, a second provisional patent has been submitted for slightly different designs of the unit, allowing it to be placed in virtually every type of LED ceiling panel lighting, in both new fixtures and easily retrofit to existing lighting.

Each LED ceiling panel light processes 5.3 cubic feet per minute of ambient air, moving it through a HEPA filter to remove particulate matter and passing it before an ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) light to destroy pathogens.

TheLED Sterilization Panel Light provides a more effective and lower cost alternative to any other method of air purification, including that provided in central air circulation systems. Clinical studies show that for truly effective cleansing of the air, it must be passed not once but multiple times through UVGI lights. With the company’s UVGI unit in ceiling panel lights, the ambient air will constantly be re-exposed to the sterilization process over and over again, assuring far more effective cleansing. 

LED Lighting Market to be Driven by Rising Use of Smart and Connected Lighting Solutions Till 2025

The global LED lighting Market size is expected to value at USD 108.99 billion by 2025, during the forecast period. The market is subject to witness a substantial growth due to regular upgradation in energy conservation systems, advent of standardized deviation color matching (SDCM) system, and extended life cycle of CFL lamps. The use of smart and connected lighting solutions is constantly growing in different verticals such as domestic, commercial, and industrial sectors, is one of the major driving factor for the growth of the industry in recent years. Numerous benefits offered with the use of the LED lighting solutions over the traditional incandescent bulbs such as high efficiency, lower production cost, and moderate heat loss is spurring the progress of the market.

Technological advancements at present and inclination towards green lighting solutions over traditional systems to achieve high-end efficiency and reduced prices are fueling the growth of market in upcoming years. Globally, the LED lighting market is predicted to grow at CAGR of 14.4% in forecast period, providing numerous opportunity for market players to invest for research and development in the LED lighting industry.

Furthermore, the stringent environmental laws by multiple local governmental agencies regarding greenhouse gas emissions are driving industry players to adopt to green lighting solutions. The growing need for electricity conservation across underdeveloped and developing countries due to insufficiency in electricity production is driving market demand for LED lighting solutions. Higher ratings and advanced design standards to achieve superior performance and high efficiency with the use of the LED lighting solutions is further attributing to the expansion of the LED lighting industry across developed regions across the globe.

The domestic or indoor LED lighting segment is expected to hold majority of the market share in recent years. While, it is anticipated that commercial segment will surpass the indoor segment in near future. The rising use of light emitting diodes as an ideal supplement to incandescent bulbs or HID or florescent bulbs is paving the way for growth of the indoor LED lighting market segment.
LED lightning have longer life cycle in comparison with the traditional lighting systems, and is considered one of the key reasons for increasing adoption of the LED lighting solutions. Also, they consume less electricity and dost not require any maintenance. The increase in adoption of the LED lighting solutions will allow to save as much as two hundred terawatt hours of electricity each year. As the prices of LED lighting systems falls, adoption of LED systems is expected to grow further.

Light emitting diodes systems utilizes fifty percent less electricity in comparison with conventional systems such as fluorescent or halogen bulbs, allowing substantial cost saving for consumers. LED lighting systems occur in various size and shapes in order maximize output while emitting least amount of heat in the process, unlike conventional lighting solutions that emits light and heat in all direction. The major reason for emission light in specific direction is, LEDs mainly placed on a flat surface so they distribute the light hemi-spherically instead of spherically. Also, at low degree temperatures, to kick start a fluorescent lamp a high voltage is required unlike LED bulbs.

The LED lighting industry is divided into regional market segment such as North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa. North America has shown major growth in recent years owing to the presence of well-established industry players. Asia-Pacific region is predicted to hold major market share in the LED lighting market with massive growth in forecast period. Countries such as Taiwan, India and China are leading the Asia-Pacific market due to the growing need for electricity conservation and growing investments by market players assuming potential opportunities in the market. The key players in the LED lighting industry are Philip Electronics Inc., Cree Co., OsramOpto Co., Digital Lumens Incorporations, GE Lighting Solutions and Toshiba Co.

Mike Lorenz leaves Ephesus to start own sports lighting sales firm

The president of Eaton's Syracuse-based Ephesus Sports Lighting business has left the company, but only to start his own firm that will serve as Eaton's sports lighting sales and service provider. Mike Lorenz launched NGU Sports Lighting LLC, based in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., last week after serving as interim chief operating officer of Ephesus for two years and then as president for four years. "The LED sports lighting industry has exploded now that solid-state lighting solutions are a reality for venues of all sizes, from professional stadiums and arenas to recreational fields," said Lorenz, who is NGU's chief executive officer in addition to being

New LED lighting, pavement added near Bulldog Stadium

Fresno State students returning for fall semester will find much improved street lighting and fresh pavement near Bulldog Stadium. Over the summer, the City of Fresno installed new and brighter street lights on Bulldog Lane west of Cedar Avenue and on Millbrook Avenue between Bulldog Lane and Barstow Avenue. Both streets were also repaved and restriped. “Fresno State worked in partnership with the Mayor’s Office, the city’s Public Works Department and my office,” District 4 councilmember Paul Caprioglio said, “to develop a cooperative project for the installation of street lighting” on the two streets.

Global Industrial Lighting Market Expected To Grow Nearly 8% by 2024

The global industrial lighting market is expected to grow at CAGR of 7.9% between 2017 and 2024, according to a new report from Research and Markets. That growth is being driven by increasing modernization and infrastructural development as well as the growing penetration of LEDs, the market research firm says. LEDs are picking up due to lower prices across diversified industrial applications, durability for industrial usage, and low energy consumption for warfare operations, the new analysis says. However, the report notes that the lack of standardization across industries, and the high cost of equipment and implementation are restraining market growth.

Wisconsin company unveils new lighting technology

A Wisconsin manufacturer has debuted new fusion technology in solar LED light fixtures that can be used in commercial and industrial applications. Energybank officials say that while the new technology looks like a typical light fixture, it doesn't convert the power so lights last longer and are more cost-effective, WLUK-TV reported . The Manitowoc-based company has been working on the technology for years. "There really are no regular solar LED," said founder Neal Verfuerth. "Everything on the market today has a battery and a lot of apparatus to make a grid connected, where this doesn't have that."

From Neon to LED Lighting – Old Trend, New Look?

In early 2010, LED lights started to hit the filmmaking market. At first, LED had a hard time competing with traditional fluorescent fixtures in terms of output, but more importantly, color accuracy. Kino Flo saw it coming and introduced the LED Celeb 200 series of lights in 2012. It was an expensive light and only a few of us, indie filmmakers, could afford them. Fast forward to today: Companies like Quasar Science and Digital Sputnik are constantly bringing innovations with battery powered solutions, RGB options like the Digital Sputnik Voyager, and even LED modification kits for Kino Flo fixtures. Needless to say that these new solutions are much more affordable.

Quantum dot white LEDs achieve record efficiency

Researchers have demonstrated nanomaterial-based white-light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that exhibit a record luminous efficiency of 105 lumens per watt. Luminous efficiency is a measure of how well a light source uses power to generate light. With further development, the new LEDs could reach efficiencies over 200 lumens per watt, making them a promising energy-efficient lighting source for homes, offices and televisions. "Efficient LEDs have strong potential for saving energy and protecting the environment," said research leader Sedat Nizamoglu, Koç University, Turkey.

Luxli Timpani 1×1 RGBAW LED Light

The Luxli Timpani 1×1 RGBAW LED light is now available to purchase for $999.99 USD. RGBW is all the rage at the moment and countless lighting companies have adopted the technology in their line up. Luxli now joins Lupo as the most recent companies to offer a compact 1×1 RGBW panel light.

BGM switches to LED lighting

Bar Graphic Machinery (BGM) has completed the installation of LED lighting throughout its design and manufacturing headquarters, significantly reducing the company’s carbon footprint. Over the years, BGM has implemented many company policies to help lower its carbon footprint. In 2014, the company made the decision that all future company vehicles purchased would be hybrids, reducing emissions of greenhouse gases such as toxic nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide by as much as 30 percent.

LEDs cut seabird death toll from fishing by 85 percent

According to scientists from the University of Exeter, an estimated 400,000 diving seabirds die annually by getting caught in gill nets intended to catch fish. A new study indicates that the majority of those deaths could be avoided, however, if the nets were to be equipped with inexpensive green LEDs. Gill nets hang like vertical curtains in the water, with float lines at the top and anchors at the bottom. They're unseen by fish who swim into them and become entangled in the netting. Unfortunately, non-target species such as seabirds also don't see the nets, and likewise fall victim to them.

OMC launches purple SMT LED

OMC, the Redruth, Cornwall optoelectronics specialist, has launched a high brightness purple surface-mount LED lamp. The lamp uses OMC’s proprietary Active Diffuser Technology, which is claimed to produce a richer and more efficient output than traditional single-wavelength devices. The lamp is suitable for applications such as backlighting, mood-lighting, displays and status indication.

Larson Electronics LLC Releases LED Light Package for Zetor 8441 Tractors

Larson Electronics LLC has released an LED tractor light package that directly replaces and upgrades existing lights Zetor 8441 tractors. This LED light kit consists of six LED work lights – two top rear cab lights, two top front cab lights and two head light replacements. This light package provides operators with a powerful and versatile LED tractor lighting system upgrade.

The LLP-ZT-TR-8441 tractor light package comes with four of Larson’s LEDEQ-3X3-CPR LED light bars which emit 2,975 lumens each at just 45 watts a piece, and shine bright white 6,000-6,500K illumination. These light bars are aluminum with polycarbonate lenses, and comply with CE, ROHS and E4 standards.

UC launches Million Light Bulb Challenge community buy program

If the high cost of good LED light bulbs — or the confusing array of options in the market — are standing in the way of your office switching to the low-energy choice, the University of California has a solution: the new Million Light Bulb Challenge community buy program. Launched this week with support from the university’s Carbon Neutrality Initiative, the program allows all UC students, staff, faculty and alumni to purchase light bulbs at nearly half the price of online competitors.

Lighting for Broadcast: LEDs Come of Age

Light emitting diodes (LEDs) were invented in the early 1960s, and have been used in television and video lighting for about the past dozen years. Advances in LEDs have prompted the technology to go in a variety of new and interesting directions. "What we’re seeing is definitely a move to RGBW [red, green, blue and white] LED lighting that allows for a fully tuneable fixture," said Mike Wagner, senior product manager with the lighting division of ARRI. ARRI has been making nothing but RGBW LED fixtures since they introduced their first LED light, the L7 in 2011.

Smarter energy: accelerating business use of indoor connected LED lighting

The world’s most influential companies hold the key to millions of dollars in untapped energy savings, The Climate Group said, as the global not-for-profit launched a new call to action to the private sector to fast-track the uptake of connected LED lighting worldwide. According to Signify (formerly Philips Lighting), a global switch to LEDs across the private sector could generate US$94 billion in cost savings while avoiding 403 million tons of CO2emissions. That’s equivalent to taking roughly 265 million cars off the road for a year.

With LEDS, your lighting can become a work of art

LEDs have given designers of lamps, chandeliers, sconces and flashlights a new world to explore. Although the technology has been in the marketplace since the early 1960s, only recently have LEDs — light-emitting diodes — emitted the pure white color necessary for use in domestic lighting. DCW Biny Bedside (available in the U.S. later this year for about $325 at dcw-editions.fr). This sleek light’s LED spotlight allows you to read in bed without disturbing your partner. The light can be concentrated to illuminate a tiny area or opened up to brighten a room, and a USB port lets you charge your cellphone.

Cree Girds for LED Tariffs It Says Will Sting

A North Carolina maker of lighting products tried to convince the Trump administration that paying tariffs on its goods coming out of China would threaten its spending on research and jobs in the U.S. It didn’t work. Cree Inc., already contending with low-cost competitors in its light-emitting diode business, will face a 25% duty this week on LEDs shipped to the U.S. from its plant in China—costs the company said will wreak upon it “disproportionate economic harm.”

Horticulture LEDs Hit The Street

Now on the market, LG Innotek’s lineup of horticulture LEDs are light sources that, reportedly, can make plants grow faster than under the sunlight. The company offers 30 types of horticulture LED packages optimized according to light wavelength and power consumption. In addition to visible light LEDs, the company also launched horticulture ultraviolet (UV) LEDs. Horticulture LED is a state-of-the-art semiconductor light source that can control plant growth rate and increase the nutrient content of the crop by using the light of a specific wavelength. This product was developed considering the characteristics that the physiological responses such as photosynthesis and flowering vary depending on the wavelength of light.

Groton’s conversion to LED streetlights reaps big energy savings

An effort to reduce the town's greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020 has received a boost from a decision to convert all of the town-owned streetlights to LED lights. According to a recently released report from the town's public works department, since switching to LED streetlights from high pressure sodium streetlights in February of last year, Groton has seen a 67 percent reduction in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions related to its streetlights.That is the equivalent of reducing its energy usage by 27,512 kilowatt hours a month on average and its CO2 emissions by 85.8 metric tons a year. It is equivalent to taking 18 passenger cars off the road, nine houses off the grid and planting 2,224 trees, the report states.

Car charger with ambient LEDs

Once upon a time, all a car charger had to to was charge your cell phone. Well those days are long gone because technology has come a very long way since then. The Roav 30W Car Charger by Anker features two USB ports and support for the latest Quick Charge tech, but the fun starts when you forget about charging features. This cool device has a feature that monitors your car battery and notifies you if it’s going to die soon, and it also has built-in ambient LED lighting with colors you can change using the connected app. Finally, it has a fantastic feature that automatically marks your location in the app when your connection with the car charger is broken, so it remembers exactly where you park! It’s a tremendous value at its full retail price of $30, but it’s on sale right now on Amazon for just $19.99.

BeON Home Calls it Quits

Home-protection system startup BeON Home has shuddered its operations here and halted production of the Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) smart light bulbs that it claimed could detect burglars. BeON Home decided to wind down operations earlier this year, according to the Boston Business Journal. “We developed a nice product that fit a need and that our customers enjoyed,” the company’s CEO and Co-Founder Alexei Erchak told the journal in an email. “However, we were unable to raise the necessary capital to scale and expand our product line. Smart home is a tough space.”

Four ways LED lighting make cities smarter

Smart cities demand smarter systems integration. If we are to build a variety of community and citizen services upon an internet of things (IoT) infrastructure deployed initially for outdoor lighting control, the network will require a level of reliability beyond historical control system functionality that cause lights to go on, off and dim. A new way of thinking about controls is needed, where lighting control is one of multiple functions enabled by communication between luminaires. This requires greater integration of power and communications, driver and wireless radio technologies.

Motion-stop Lighting

Appearing as though it’s frozen in time, the Union Collection of lighting is in aesthetic and functional equilibrium. The handmade series’ unique, well-balanced construction consists of raw wood and metal elements sectioned together in elegant harmony. The simplistic shade appears to do a delicate balancing act on the slanted neck which places it at an angle that’s ideal for reading or working. Available in two different sizes (floor/table) and colors (black/white), they’re a perfect pair at home in any modern interior.

City considers $2.8 mil LED lighting upgrade

The Wichita Falls City Council will consider a resolution Tuesday to contract with Ameresco to provide services for a light-emitting diode (LED) system upgrade to more than 5,000 roadway lights in the city. The city of Wichita Falls has been working with Ameresco for an investment-grade audit of the city’s street lighting system. At least 2,490 roadway lighting fixtures have already been outfitted with LED systems. This potential project would switch out the remaining 5,727 high-pressure sodium, metal halide, and mercury-vapor street lights in the city. (Photo: Billy Hathorn)

New lamp law bans decorative lights on cars

Motorists often see cars with multi-color lights on the road. After July 1, those decorative lights will be illegal in Indiana. Lights that can be seen from the front of the vehicle must be white or amber in color. Tail lights and brakes on the rear of the vehicle must be red and reverse lights can be white or amber. Sgt. Todd Ringle of Indiana State Police says this law is an effort to create uniformity on the roads and enhance safety.

Santa Rosa firm uses LEDs to bring otherworldly magic to night events

When it comes to warm summer nights, nothing beats the glow of a full moon for ambiance and outdoor enjoyment. Modern LED technology can’t exactly compete with lunar phases, but it definitely puts on a show of its own. Used outdoors, light-emitting diodes — LEDs — can transform spaces for safety, security, relaxation and celebration. Mainstream for about a decade and produced in a wide variety of styles and finishes, LED lighting products are available everywhere from big-box home improvement stores to crafts stores. They’re more energy efficient and use less voltage than halogen or incandescent lights, last longer, are cooler to the touch and offer quality lighting. For mood and ambiance, they are showstoppers.

Larson Electronics LLC Releases Combination White and Green LED Light Bar

Larson Electronics LLC, has released an LED light bar that produces a combination of white and green illumination. This specially configured design is ideal for commercial marine applications, machine vision lighting, heavy equipment illumination, and blasting lighting and mining operations. The 72-watt LED draws just 6 amps from a 12-volt system and features twenty-four Edison Edixeon Emitters containing CREE EZBright LEDs.

This two-color LED light bar is IP68 rated and waterproof to 3 meters. The extruded aluminum housing is sealed against the intrusion of dust and dirt, so this unit can be used in rugged and demanding environments. Polycarbonate lenses add an additional layer of protection by increasing durability against vibrations, wave impact, hard rain, sand and high winds.

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Signify Debuts MyCare LED Lamp with Glare-Reducing Optics

Signify (previously known as Philips Lighting) of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, announced the Philips MyCare LED bulb with Interlaced Optics. The company designed the patented Interlaced Optics technology to enhance eye comfort. Previously Philips Lighting (before it became Signify) published a white paper about their newly trademarked metric EyeComfort. According to Philips, EyeComfort, looks at several factors about lighting including, glare, flicker and stroboscopic effect; photobiological safety in terms of blue, UV, and IR light output; Dimming, tuneability, color rendering and noise.

Cree's new LED is its most basic bulb ever -- and it's great

Originally a manufacturer of LED components, Cree first caught my attention back in 2014 after the North Carolina-based company started selling light bulbs of its own. That first generation of Cree LEDs performed well in our tests and didn't cost as much as the competition. But that was then -- these days, most of the competition has caught up to Cree's low-cost strategy, and some have even surpassed it. That's why it's no surprise that Cree's newest flagship bulb, a 60-watt replacement LED that sells in a two-pack at Home Depot for about $8, is its most affordable yet.