Earlier in the month, id America launched a Kickstarter campaign for their LED light-equipped portable charger, named the L.E.D. 

“A facial expression is worth a thousand words” is the design concept behind the Mr. Pow backup battery. This adorable backup battery uses facial expressions lit up with small LED bulbs to alert users when their device’s batter is low instead of conventionally blinking dots and icons.

Today Philips Lumileds delivers the most affordable chip-on-board (COB) arrays for PAR38 equivalent lamps, which achieve 10% or greater efficacy than competing solutions. Also ideal for spotlights, LUXEON CoB 1202 has a typical efficacy of 115 lm/W, and it varies from 95-130 lm/W depending on color temperature and CRI of the array.

Cree, Inc. introduces the LS Series linear LED luminaire, designed to replace the hundreds of millions of fluorescent strip, wrap and industrial fixtures currently installed in North America. The Cree® LS Series linear LED luminaire offers a market leading combination of sleek aesthetics and high performance, and complements Cree’s extensive troffer and linear luminaire portfolio.

Peerless®​ — a leading designer and manufacturer of architectural luminaires and one of the innovative lighting brands under the Acuity Brands, Inc.​ umbrella — announces the introduction of the Staple LED​ suite of suspended and wall-mount luminaires.

HELLA, a leading global supplier of automotive lighting and electronics, has developed an industry-first headlamp system that automatically adjusts high-beam light patterns for other traffic and pedestrians.

The Pixelate lamp, designed by Pablo Alvarez for Birot OLED Lighting, is a hanging OLED fixture that was inspired by the undulated movements of the manta ray as it glides through the water. 

Acuity Brands, Inc. announces the launch of new Autobahn Series ATBS LED Roadway and Security luminaires from American Electric Lighting®. The new LED luminaires offer a sleek, attractive appearance and 60 percent greater efficiency compared to traditional high intensity discharge (HID) systems. 

The LED panel light expert, Maxray Optical Technology Co Ltd., has launched the newest innovation – Frame-Less LED Panel Light – has a huge visional difference when it compares to a same size of panel light as you see on figure. 

Innovations in Optics, Inc. introduces the Model 2910A-300 high power, multi-wavelength LED illuminator for testing photovoltaic devices that meets Class AAA solar simulator requirements of IEC 60904-9 for spectral match, uniformity of irradiance, and temporal stability.

EcoLights is an innovative Swedish green technology company that is leading the way in environmentally friendly, energy efficient and cost- and maintenance-reducing, lighting solutions.

According to a Google research report, Taiwan’s smart phone penetration rate from 2012 to 2013 increased from 32 percent to 51 percent (//services.google.com/fh/files/misc/omp-2013-tw-local.pdf) this means smartphones multi-functions has brought more convenience to people’s life. UPRTEK’s vision for smart phone applications began in 2010, the company has invested in R&D of mobile application research for both iOS and Android, the current major two operating systems.

Osram Opto Semiconductors now enables remote control functionality to be incorporated in a lower profile than ever before thanks to the first flush-mountable infrared LED. The compact side-looking T-shaped Midled offers impressively high radiant intensity and protrudes only fractions of millimeters from the board. An infrared transmitter can therefore now be integrated in extra-thin smartphones or tablet computers.

Bike lights are perfect to use at night to keep you safe on the road, making you visible to passing cars. However, once they die you become just another shadow that is not noticeable by motorists. That is where the Eagle 600 bike light comes in. It is the first ever bike light to use an OLED display screen that notifies you to when it will die. 

Harald Haas, Professor at the University of Edinburgh and Chief Science Officer (CSO) and co-founder of pureLiFi, and his team have made another breakthrough in Li-Fi by demonstrating that up to 1.1 gigabit per second (Gbps) can now be transmitted using light waves from micro LEDs over a distance of 10 meters using less than 0.5W power. This is only 5 percent of the power of a typical 10W LED light bulb. 

Access Fixtures has added LED stainless steel bollard lights with a specialized cone reflector to its extensive line of bollard lights. The new stainless steel bollards are now available with a 12w LG Innotek LED module. Beyond high style, the bollard light has a die-cast aluminum interior and stainless steel exterior for enhanced durability. The stainless steel housing prevents corrosion, rust, and stains typically caused by years of exposure to the elements. Bollard lights effectively and aesthetically illuminate paths and walkways in commercial, municipal and residential areas.

Marktech is pleased to introduce its new line of multichip LEDs. As electronic products continue to evolve technologically and the push for miniaturization continues, space constraints for electronics continue to be a concern for design engineers. Marktech has long specialized in chip on board (COB) solutions where multiple LED die can be placed into a small amount of space offering many advantages to standard packaging. In addition to using COB technology for illumination purposes, emission and detection functions of a sensor application can be greatly enhanced. 

Acuity Brands, Inc. introduces 15 decorative track lighting products from Lithonia Lighting® to enhance room décor and lighting in residential and light commercial spaces. The new track lighting family features a variety of LED and halogen lamped track head fixtures, including eight products compatible with the Acculamp® LED lamp collection.

GE’s Albeo™ ABH2-Series and ABHG-Series LED Luminaires offer an ideal modular lighting solution for retrofit and new construction of warehouses, manufacturing facilities, cold storage, sports arenas, convention centers and other commercial spaces with high ceilings. With greater foot-candle performance and a life rating of 100,000 hours at L70, the new LED lighting fixtures help to increase light levels while reducing lighting energy costs and associated maintenance.

Fiilex, a manufacturer in LED lighting for the broadcast, film and photo industries, has released five brand new products, and two new lighting kits. The product releases include the Q500, P360EX the P2Q Converter Kit, the DMX Connection Box, and the Power Adapter Holder. The new kits are the K302, and the K681.

New XNOVATM Mid Power LEDs ideal for replacement lamps and luminaires Frankfurt, Germany, Light + Building, (March 28, 2014) ‐ Luminus Devices Inc., a global manufacturer of high‐performance LEDs, announced today the release to mass production of the new XNOVA line of mid-power LEDs developed for the general lighting market.

Starting today, homeowners can lower energy cost without sacrificing lighting quality by installing a new generation of EcoSmart LED (Light Emitting Diode) light bulbs. Lighting Science, a leader in LED-based lighting, produced the bulbs to be the most affordably-priced, yet efficient light bulbs on the market. The new EcoSmart LED lamp line features a complete line of 34 lamp types, including the most popular A lamps, BR lamps, MR lamps, PAR lamps and decorative lamps. 

Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB:DLG), a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC, solid state lighting and short-range wireless technologies, today introduced its latest single-stage LED driver to address dimming performance, heat and cost in high power, dimmable solid state lighting (SSL) applications. 

Dialog Semiconductor plc introduced its latest single-stage LED driver to address dimming performance, heat and cost in high power, dimmable solid state lighting (SSL) applications.

Giving clients the ability to adjust their lights and window shades from a smart phone has never been easier, more reliable, or affordable. Lutron Electronics, maker of energy-saving wireless light and shade controls, today announced the Lutron Smart Bridge Pro – a wireless bridge that connects Lutron’s Caseta® Wireless dimmers, Pico® remote controls, Serena™ remote-controlled shades, and third-party devices to a new Lutron app, providing convenient home control from iOS and Android-based smart phones.

Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, introduced new Dow Corning® EA-2900 Sealant (white) here today at Light+Building (Booth A51, Hall 4.0). One of the latest additions to the company's broad and growing portfolio of advanced silicone solutions for LED lamp and luminaire applications, Dow Corning® EA-2900 Sealant rapidly forms bonds in as little as 10 minutes. This enables manufacturers to minimize delays to assembly or handling of parts, and ensures significantly faster production of LED modules, lamps and luminaires.

With newly improved efficacy and precise optical control, the LUXEON Z ES is now an even better choice for applications requiring tight beam angles such as spotlights, downlights, retrofit lamps and outdoor streetlights.

Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, launched new Dow Corning® MS-1001 Moldable Silicone for LED lighting applications today here at Light + Building 2014 (Booth A51, Hall 4.0). In addition to offering the ultra-high clarity, good moldability and photo-thermal stability for which the Dow Corning family of Moldable Silicones is known, MS-1001 Moldable Silicone introduces the product line's highest hardness material of the family.

It’s finally here: Philips clear LED bulb, the world’s first LED bulb with innovative lens and the beautiful light in the shape of the traditional incandescent.

With Lightify, Osram for the first time presents a lighting system at Light+Building 2014 that enables users to exploit a wide range of lighting possibilities using an app on a smartphone or tablet. Lightify simply integrates into existing WLAN networks, and users are able to set a wide diversity of light atmospheres.