Grabbing headlines this week, Philips has spin-off its traditional lighting business. Implications of the lighting giant’s recent moves can be found in LEDinside latest press release on the issue. We will be releasing an in-depth report on the issue next week. Toshiba is also vying the India LED market having announced it will be setting up a new R&D facility. Moving into LED technology developments, several universities have announced breakthroughs in LED and OLED technology that can make lighting devices more energy efficient. While smart LED lighting has become a new market hype, a Wall Street Journal review shows manufacturers need to work on the devices set up and supporting apps before it can be widely adapted by consumers. For more please see below:

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Industry News

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4. Traxon Technologies Introduces New LED Control Solutions
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