It’s reported that The U.S. Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C., is one of the first offices to use Cree’s LR24, a new 24-inch square LED luminaire. So far, about 1,000 LR24 have been installed in pilot accounts.

It’s reported that GardenFest of Lights at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia will use more than 18 miles of LED strands in its 500,000+ light display.

Shenzhen Bang-Bell Electronics Co., Ltd (BBE LED), a leader in the LED technology industry, announced that it has completed a project based on LED traffic light in Indonesia. LED technology is increasingly being used in traffic applications due to its longer life and energy-saving qualities. Compared to an incandescent Traffic Light, an LED Traffic Light will last up to 50,000 hours and significantly reduce light pollution.

The following is a LED shower light, which may install to standard shower pipes. The shower measures approximately 4 inches in diameter and is powered by an internal turbine and doesn't require batteries. It also includes a flow regulator that limits maximum water flow to 2.5 gallons per minute at 80 psi. Turn the shower on and a blue light tells you the water is cold. A red light means it has warmed to 89°F. The light goes for $39.99.

Chinese LED lighting maker Everlite LED Lighting Co., Ltd, has launched its full range high power LED street lights including 30w, 42w, 60w, 84w, and 120w in terms of led power. All of them can be made into AC universal input voltage 85~265V, and also low voltage 12V/24Vdc for applying to solar lighting systems.

CML Innovative Technologies (CML-IT), one of the largest worldwide suppliers of miniature lighting components and systems, introduces a new 1 metre long double LED strip light unit complete with mounting base, screw holes and lens to replace fluorescent for general illumination, signage, retail lighting and transport lighting applications.

The following picture is an interesting LED lamp, which is designed by Young Bok Kim. This lantern concept puts a modern twist on the ancient hourglass by draining the light from LEDs instead of sand.

Talee Star Place was grandly opened the other day. The splendid and impressive LED wall attracts numerous people, the various changing lights and shades presents an extremely different vision effect on the exterior of the construction, which is now the new landmark of Kaohsiung city. The case is completed after two years of cooperative planning by UN Studio in Holland and domestic LED lighting manufacturer, AOP. While AOP is responsible alone for the LED lighting design and manufacture, control system, and program development.

Recently, Inventronics has announced the release of the EWC-100 series driver supplies designed specifically for high brightness LED lighting applications.

It’s reported that Houston plans to replace the light bulbs at all 2,381 of its traffic stops with LED bulbs that could save more than $4 million a year in electricity costs. The LED traffic signals will cost 16 times more than incandescent bulbs and last six years longer. City Council approve a $16.4 million contract for pricier signals with Siemens Building Technologies Inc.

Recently, Japan semiconductor manufacturer Rohm developed LED backlight driver ICs that incorporate an ultra-compact wafer-level chip scale package (WL-CSP), which are designed for small 1.6- to 4-inch LCDs in portable devices requiring high efficiency for maximum battery life.

LiquidLEDs is a Taiwanese LED manufacturer, which is experienced in developing AC LED lighting solution. It recently made AC LED bulbs the only lighting source for its new office in Taipei, Taiwan. This office is the first in the world to use AC LED bulb as it's main source of lighting.

Supertex, Inc., a recognized leader in high voltage analog and mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs), introduced the CL520 and the CL525, two linear, constant current, two terminal LED drivers with only 1.0 volt drop-out and fixed output currents of 20mA and 25mA, respectively.

The three-acre North Dumpling Island off the coast of Connecticut, an independent state is reportedly that installs Philips’s LED lighting system.      

Marktech LED Lighting Products, the definitive source for LED lighting products, introduces the T5 LED light tube. The high output, energy-efficient product was designed to insure the highest of quality and design to meet market demands. With an 80 CRI (color rendering index) and its slim design, the T5 is ideal for a variety of applications, including general or indirect lighting of display cases, wall washes and alcoves, in addition to backlighting of POP displays and vending machines.

Regular Christmas trees have a string of lights. High-tech trees have 30,000 LEDs. Look at the following high-tech christmas trees: Sharp's Aquos LCD Tree

UPEC Electronics Corp. announces the high-power RGB ceramic LED — HP 650 Series.

It’s reported that European researchers have developed a cost-effective method for manufacturing flexible displays in much the same way that newspapers are printed.

The Solar Vertical Lamp, designed by Yoon-Hui Kim and Eun-Kyung Kim, takes an average vertical blind and embeds it with special mini photovoltaics and LED pixels. Close the blinds during the day and the miniature solar pads on the back of the blinds start to soak up the sun's energy. Once the sun goes down, artfully placed lighting pixels illuminate in certain parts of the blinds.

The City of Chicago, IL, and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) present Chicago’s 95th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Daley Plaza. PolyBrite International announced that this year Borealis energy efficient LED light bulbs will be strung on the 85-foot tree.

Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas (SMA), announced the availability of two industrial LCD modules 10.4-inch model and 15.0-inch model. Both displays feature LED backlighting rated up to 50,000 hours of operation in all temperature ranges.

EuroDisplay designed a new frontal projection system for a massive LED screen, it was installed in Milan, Italy, the company said it is the largest outdoor LED screen in Italy.

The shipments of notebook-PC panels with LED backlights grew by 63% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to 2.1 million in the third quarter from 1.3 million in the previous quarter, according to the related report. Taiwan TFT-LCD panel suppliers AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. (CMO) ranked the world’s third- and sixth-largest, respectively, LED-BLU notebook PC panel makers during the period.

Taiwan epitaxial wafer maker Genesis Photonics Inc. has successfully landed orders from a globally leading printer supplier for yellow, green and blue LED light sources used in LED printers.

The new generation of Ceramos and Oslux LED flash products from Osram Opto Semiconductors are twice as bright as their predecessors. The brightest LED without a lens for flash photography is the Ceramos. The brightest LED without a lens for flash photography is the Ceramos. With its clear encapsulation it produces bright light and it is also available with a diffused encapsulation for a neutral white appearance. Oslux with its special lens is suitable for use without external optics in cell phones or digital cameras.

NewSight Corp of the US developed a new "3D LED Video Wall". The 3D display used LEDs as pixels for the first time in the world. The feature is a 180-inch screen with a width of 3.84m, the "3D LED Video Wall" is one of the world's largest 3D displays.

The warranty period against image burn-in for active-matrix OLED panels is expected to exceed 2,000 hours in 2010, and these panels will be available for laptops, according to Woo Jong Lee, vice president of the Mobile Display Marketing Team of Samsung SDI Co Ltd.

Recently, Kim Lighting, a leading manufacturer of outdoor architectural lighting, announced the availability of the LED Compact Floodlight using new super bright white LED technology.

Nexxus Lighting, Inc. announced that its Advanced Lighting Systems subsidiary completed a lighting project for the Tulalip Resort Casino in Tulalip, Washington.

Yesterday, Panasonic Electric Works Co Ltd released a trimless LED lighting device — "Everleds Trimless Universal Downlight" in Japan.