Solid Apollo LED introduces a variety of LED Strip Lights come in a variety of precise and durable colors which are easy to control and quick to mount.

Emerging markets such as Thailand, where government policies are spurring the change to greener light sources hold great business opportunities for LED manufacturers. The country’s mega LED streetlight projects are largely supported by the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA), and in the form of tradeshows such as EcoLightTech Asia 2014 to encourage businesses to make the upgrade. The country’s high LED growth rates which is projected at a CAGR of 30% in the next five years is attracting many new players, as observed during LEDinside’s recent visit. 

Sixty London is the iconic building set to become the workspace for over a thousand employees of a major online retailer. The curved glass and steel structure, extending over 14 floors above ground, is designed to BREEAM Excellent standard, a reflection of its focus on sustainability. This dedication to energy efficiency is evident in the selection of the highest quality in lighting and controls from Luxonic Lighting.  

This week Zigbee announced a new wireless standard for smart devices, while Hubbell Building Automation becomes the latest member to join TALQ Conortium. In the field of new applications, University of Washington has also come up with the first LED embedded contact lens. LEDinside team also wraps up our latest findings in Thailand. For more please see below:

Residents in Dorset County, UK complained new LED streetlights being installed in certain areas in the county have been too bright, while others were concerned with the lack of overnight lighting, according to a BBC report.

GE sheds light on the company’s PFS phosphor red technology and developments in this latest blog entry.

Ohneka Farms, a New York-based design studio focus on organic foods, launched a fund-raising campaign on Indiegogo to raise US $75,000 on an experimental hydroponics vitrine, the ROOT.

Google flagship smartphone Nexus 6 has hidden a RGB LED light on top of the speaker grill, according to a Xda Developers Report.

Aeon Lighting Technology, a Taiwanese high power LED manufacturer, has enhanced its Orion series by increasing CRI and brightness. In addition, it also allows customized patterns on panel lights, which can make commonplace panel lights more creative and appealing. All these new features not only can greatly boost the brightness, but also can render the colors of objects more naturally and faithfully. And they can even further have positive influence physically and psychically to users.

Worldwide Grow Lights for Agriculture markets are poised to achieve significant growth as the food supply for the world starts to adopt automated process. Grow lights have become more sophisticated and less expensive to run as solar and wind energy are adopted by greenhouses and plant factories. LED grow lights offer quality for growing, homogenous light distribution at precisely the right wavelengths.

Producing 590 nm wavelength, LED amber garage lighters are wildlife-friendly luminaires that minimizes light pollution in areas where excessive artificial lighting can harm ecosystems. Light produced from these products is visible to humans but not most species harmed by artificial lighting. With rated operating life of 100,000 hr, LEDs require minimal maintenance and are especially suited for use in coastal areas where sea turtles need dark sky to migrate towards ocean.

Starting next year, some of Toyota Motor Corporation's new models will feature a newly-developed adaptive high beam technology that enables more precise control of light distribution through independent LED control.

Telensa, the award-winning wireless street lighting control company, has been selected to supply its PLANet street light central management system (CMS) as part of Hertfordshire County Council’s pioneering £6.5m (US $10.26) A-road improvement project, managed by highway services contractor Ringway.

Full Spectrum Solutions, Inc., a leading manufacturer of home and office light therapy products, is now offering an LED desk lamp with brightness and color changing controls. "Our VariLum desk lamp is one of our most versatile offerings as the brightness of the lamp can be dimmed from full brightness down to five percent depending on how bright the user would like it to be," explained Andrea Zink, Customer Service Representative at Full Spectrum Solutions, Inc. "Furthermore, it is equipped with a color changing switch that also allows the user to change the lighting temperature from three thousand up to six thousand kelvin. The lamp is very user-friendly in terms of how it can be adjusted."

Christie Roadie 4K45 is the brightest lamp-illuminated projector on the market.

The Northbound Train Headlamp is currently the top-rated headlamp on Amazon. Customers have awarded the headlamp the highest overall rating out of more than 100 different headlamp offerings across various brands. Of the 288 customer reviews for the Northbound Train Headlamp on the webstore, 254 are five-star ratings and 23 customers have rated the product four stars.

GlacialTech, the diversified lighting and thermal solution provider, announces its line of Bay Light heatsinks for high wattage LED applications from 100W to 250W - the Igloo SR100, SR150, SR200, SR200HP and SR250HP. These lightweight heatsinks are made through a stamping process and achieve superb thermal performance from 0.71 °C/W to 0.39°C/W at a competitive price point. For high power CoB applications, these heat sinks also come in heat pipe models for even higher thermal efficiency.

Hubbell Lighting, announced today that Hubbell Building Automation (HBA) has become an associate member of the TALQ Consortium.

The Building Technologies Office (BTO) of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has announced a request for information (RFI) of interest to the solid-state lighting community. Issued through BTO's Commercial Buildings Integration (CBI) Program, the RFI (DE-FOA-0001226) is entitled “High Impact Commercial Building Technology” and can be viewed online.

LED light bulbs energy-saving capacity is being dimmed by an EU proposal to prolong the shelf life of halogen lamps from 2016 to 2018, according to a Guardian report.

Hands-free information could stream across your contact lens, in a device that came one step closer to reality this week.

LED direct view lighting bridges the gap between art and engineering at Yale University School of Engineering’s Ground Café, where a nearly 500 sq ft custom-built LED canvas sits not only as a decorative centerpiece but serves as an educational collaboration involving students and faculty members across disciplines.

Access Fixtures has announced that revenue from sales of LED products has exceeded a growth of 100 percent in a year-over-year analysis. Continuous advancements in LED technology enable the use of LED lighting in an increasing number of applications. Categories that have seen the largest growth include LED bollard lights, LED wall packs, and LED flood lights. LED product sales now exceed 50 percent of Access Fixtures' total revenue.

Panasonic Corporation is promoting its “100 Thousand Solar Lanterns Project,” in which a total of 100,000 solar lanterns will be donated to regions around the world without access to electricity by the year 2018, which marks the 100th anniversary since Panasonic's establishment. In hopes of getting more people to know about the challenges faced by people in regions without access to electricity, Panasonic will open up the "Cut Out the Darkness" project for participation to people all around the world, delivering solar lanterns and manufactured shades based on designs recruited from all over the world to schools and households located in regions without access to electricity.

Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaN™ LED technology, announced today that it has upgraded the performance of its award winning MR16 GU10 base 120V LED lamp line with the world’s most efficient LED—the company’s third generation GaN on GaN™ LED. Featuring the company’s signature elements of full visible spectrum light, Soraa’s new GU10 LED lamps are the perfect lighting solution for restaurants, retail, high-end residential, and office environments where superior light quality and smooth dimming are essential.

Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the availability of its new high reliability PD-OUT/SP11, an outdoor-rated lightning protection device supporting both Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) and non-PoE enterprise installations.

The LIGHTEXPO 2015, Africa’s largest International architectural and commercial lighting trade show will be staged at the KICC Nairobi Kenya from 2nd-4th May, 2015.

The ZigBee® Alliance, a non-profit association of organizations creating open, global standards that define the Internet of Things for use in consumer, commercial and industrial applications, today announced the unification of its market-leading wireless standards to a single standard named ZigBee 3.0. This standard will provide interoperability among the widest range of smart devices and give consumers and businesses access to innovative products and services that will work together seamlessly to enhance everyday life.

Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVLT) (“Revolution Lighting”), a global provider of advanced LED lighting solutions, today announced that it is offering shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. The proposed offering is subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering.

Office Lighting Nearly 4,900 sq. ft. of office space was remodeled in Building 328 at GE Lighting's East Cleveland Nela Park headquarters. The goal? Create a newly inspired, more energy-efficient, all-LED work environment.