Leviton recently announced the release of a ground-breaking "hubless" home automation solution, Decora Smart™ with Wi-Fi Technology, offering remote access, app-based scheduling and voice control. The new product family simplifies home lighting control from anywhere by automating interior and exterior lights using the free My Leviton app.

Taiwan-based Integrated Service Technology (iST), a joint venture of German inspection company DEKRA, recently opened a new LED lighting lab in Shenzhen, China. The new lab meets the ever-growing demand for product testing and certifications within the local LED industry, providing one-stop services for China-based manufacturers. 

The demand for high power wireless transfer is surging at an estimated compound annual rate in excess of 60%*. The primary applications driving the demand for wireless power transmission (WPT) are integrated solutions for charging individual battery-enabled devices and charging multiple devices simultaneously.

TE Connectivity (TE), a specialist in connectivity and sensors, has introduced a new compact connectivity solution for street lighting with LED light sources. TE´s LUMAWISE Endurance S module consists of a standardized interface between the receptacle and module base or sealing cap. Which uses an integrated single gasket that can accommodate and seal both luminaire and module using the same connection interface for either 40mm or 80mm diameter central management systems.

The term organic LED, or OLED, has now become synonymous with consumer electronics and automotive market. The latest range of next-generation devices, such as televisions, monitors, smartphones, notebooks & tablets, and automotive screen displays boast of OLED screens, which are the current rage. The organic light emitting diode technology has gained swift approval from all quarters in the electronics industry, and this has led to an emergent market for OLED market.

Florida-based LED lighting company LumaStream, Inc. announced today a strategic partnership with Vision2Marketing (V2). This relationship marks the second partnership announced by LumaStream since the decision in 2015 to partner with audio/visual representative firms.   V2 is already beginning the expansion of LumaStream's dealer network throughout their southeastern US territory, adding an additional 500 potential dealers to LumaStream's dealer base.

LED lighting takes a huge share in the lighting market and the prevalence of LEDs reflects the industry has grown fairly mature. A multitude of LED types are being developed and introduced to not only illumination but other various applications. All that tells the need for LED light measurement will increase; and accurate, effective, and reliable methods are desirable when it comes to testing LEDs’ optical parameters. Here, Vektrex, a LED measurement system provider, releases three videos expounding how to improve LED light measurement by providing sustained power to LEDs, reducing junction heating to achieve a higher accuracy, and maintaining time stability.

Since its opening, the Hong Kong Science Museum has captivated the public’s curiosity through interactive and enlightening exhibitions. Housing over 500 exhibits in an area that spans over 65,000 square meters, the Museum recently opened a series of new exhibits designed to encourage a greater understanding of the world all around us. 

China-based M.C.B. Shoes announced new style LED shoes for athletes that guarantee safety at night. These include seven different pairs of cost competitive shoes retailing at $38. 

MyLEDLightingGuide announces its new family of LED High Mast Lights that are DLC Qualified and backed with a 10 year warranty.

Elemental LED, an U.S. based engineering and technology company that manufactures LED lighting solutions announced the launch of the revolutionary UL Listed Diode LED Driver when paired with the patent pending UL Listed LO-PRO® Junction Box. Elemental LED and its manufacturing and wholesale division, Diode LED, provides a wide variety of superior quality linear, task, and accent LED lighting solutions for both commercial and residential applications.

ThinkLite, the company that offers the only driverless, ballast bypass LED retrofit kits and tubes available announces a breakthrough in lighting efficiency.

  PRODUCTS : Plastic Injected Lamps:  Halogen, Incandescent, Fluorescent and LED types of Desk Lamps, Floor Lamps, Clip Lamps, Cable System, and Flashlights　  Product Certifications:  Laboratory corporate:  TUV Rheinland for GS Product Certification (Halogen)  TUV Product Service for GS Product Certification (Fluorescent)  UL Laboratory for all products with UL & CUL mark   ...

(ProD/ LEDinside)   LED products in line with the L70 international standards, LED life in line with the LM-80 report, do not use any printing and packaging, through marketing to pass, LED can bring more comfortable life, change the environment to reduce the pollution.   (ProD/LEDinside)   To promote energy-saving LED both environmental protection, two years to improve the warranty and professional services, so you feel the value.   ...

ZEDGE is the new Targetti LED step marker with a minimal design and compact size (63,5x63,5 mm). The design has been reduced its core with its minimal proportion and nuanced scale. The relationship between the vertical face and angled illuminated surface defines a discrete product that creates a strong architectural statement. Available with three “trims plates” that deliver three distinct light effects, ZEDGE’s versatility extends to a full palette of architectural colours and finishes that serve both indoor and outdoor architectural applications.  

The TALQ Consortium, developers of the global standard interface for smart outdoor lighting networks, have just released the formal beta version of the entire TALQ Test Suite for its members. With this test tool companies can now start testing their smart lighting solutions for multi-vendor interoperability. 

Established in 1982, MEAN WELL (MW) is a leading standard switching power supplier provider with advanced manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, Guangzhou, and Suzhou as well as sales offices in China, U.S.A., and Europe. Nowadays, more than 8,000 standard models of MW own brand power suppliers are selling through 200+ authorized distributors worldwide. MW products are applied widely in the field of LED display/lighting, automation/industrial control, ICT, medical equipment, transportation, and green energy.

Ledvance publishes an international advisor study for the lighting branch with recommendations for action for electrical wholesalers.

LED filament manufacturers are lucky, and omni-directional LED filament cooling ceramic particle material free sample available now, the LED filament business no longer only for air filled LED filament bulbs.

At the upcoming 2017 Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC 2017), in Tampa, Florida, visitors will see state-of-the-art gallium nitride (GaN) transistors in action. From March 27-29, in Booth #1501, GaN Systems will conduct live demonstrations of commercial systems that use GaN transistors in wireless power transfer and power module applications. This must-see event will also showcase customer-built, commercial systems that use GaN transistors to power a diverse range of applications, including DC/DC converters, energy storage systems, EV traction inverters, and more.

Designed to elevate the experience of urban residential luxury and hospitality settings, Amerlux introduces Essenza LED, a small luminaire offered in a round or square trim design for downlights, wall washers and shower lights. Essenza is designed for shallow plenums down to 4" while offering the aesthetics, flexibility, nanotechnology engineering and code-ready attributes to complete any design perfectly.

SCHOTT, a major supplier of glass optical fibers, will present its Solidur® LEDs and autoclavable medical connectors at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting for medical device manufacturers.

With the new CLE Tunable White modules, Tridonic is adding components for round wall and ceiling luminaires to its tunable white portfolio. The colour temperature can be set dynamically between 3000 K and 6000 K, with the luminous flux remaining constant.

Coinciding with the company’s 50th anniversary, Irish broadcast, AV and video conferencing experts, Eurotek have taken delivery of BlackTrax real-time motion tracking system. The purchase meets the exponential requirement for clients within the Broadcast technology, Audio Visual, VFX and communications industry requiring real-time motion tracking throughout Ireland.

Benefiting from the steady LED market price and the rapid growth of the automotive lighting field, automotive LED value will reach $2. 817 billion (+14.8% YoY) in 2017, as LEDinside forecasts. Relatively speaking, the compound annual growth rate of the whole LED industry is only 3% from 2015 to 2021. The LED mainstream applications include mobile phone, medium and large panel backlight, which will gradually decrease due to the development of OLED. Although LED lighting has become the largest application in LED industry, the growth of overall production value slows down due to the saturated penetration rate and a multitude of competitors. But LED manufacturers have invested in automotive lighting as well as fine pitch displays, so the market is still growing and developing.

Power management company Eaton announced that its advanced Ephesus sports lighting LED and controls system will illuminate three of the next four college basketball championship games: This year’s game at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona; U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2019; and at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia in 2020.

Cree, Inc. introduces the XLamp® XHP70.2 LED, the second generation of the highest output Extreme High Power LED, which delivers up to 9 percent more lumens and 18 percent higher lumens-per-watt (LPW) than the first generation XHP70 LED.

A coalition of groups representing a broad spectrum of U.S. manufacturing, construction, energy and environmental workers are calling for Congress to include electric transmission provisions in any proposed infrastructure legislation and streamline expansion of U.S. electrical infrastructure.

Organized by SEMI and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), LED Taiwan and Taiwan International Lighting Show (TiLS) will be collocated and held on April 12-15, 2017 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1, showcasing a wide range of technology innovations and solutions in six themed pavilions.

The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) recently initiated the Smart City project, attempting to transform Chandigarh into a city not just aesthetic but smart, by introducing intelligent, eco-friendly and efficient solutions for the city’s consumption of water, power, space, and the Internet, according to the Indian Express.