| Philips Lumileds Chroma-Q Color Block Provides Stage Backlighting for Event in Cologne, Germany August 31, 2010...At a large corporate event, some of Germany's most popular bands took the stage in Cologne at the Lanxess arena, one of Europe's largest all-purpose venues and host to concerts by an impressive range of international music stars.
Lighting designer Marcus Krömer specified 330 Chroma-Q Color Block 2 LED fixtures to provide stage scenic elements backlighting for the event.
Marcus needed a fixture that was bright enough to uplight a curved wall... Retail Display Cases Get a Sleek New Look with D-LED Luminaires and Luxeon LEDsAugust 26, 2010...An Israeli jewelry store, Royalty Jewelry, a 430-square-foot boutique in Tel Aviv’s Ramat Aviv Mall, has incorporated new LED-based under-cabinet and in-cabinet fixtures to transform the store. The new LED-based fixtures measure merely 1/10th the height of comparable non-LED luminaires. The store's new showcases have a sleek, more open appearance with better product lighting. The New fixtures from D-LED Illumination Technologies boast 85 percent less power consumption.
D-LED created the... Cree Introduces XLamp MX-3 LEDAugust 24, 2010...Cree of Durham, North Carolina USA, announced the commercial availability of the new 100+ lumen lighting-class PLCC XLamp MX-3 LED. The MX-3 boasts Cree's lighting-class performance and enhanced light uniformity and LED-to-LED color consistency. The cool white (6500K) version of the MX-3 delivers luminous flux of up to 122 lm at 350 mA, and the warm white (3500K) offers up to 100 lm at 350 mA. The MX-3 shares a... Creative Technology Hong Kong and Future Lighting Develop Luxeon-Based LED Downlights for Asia & EuropeAugust 19, 2010...Future Lighting Solutions today announced a completed joint development project with Creative Technology Hong Kong Limited, which produced a new line of solid state downlights. The LED luminaires were manufactured under Creative Technology's Mabushi brand. The luminaires utilize Luxeon Rebel LEDs and were designed with thermal, electrical and optical support from Future's engineering team.
Creative reportedly selected Luxeon Rebel LEDs for their industry-leading reliability and 50,000-hour useful life. Future also aided... Cree Has Banner Fiscal Year in Projects, Customers, and ProfitsAugust 13, 2010...Cree of Durham, North Carolina had a banner fiscal year in 2010. The year has given the company a string of new customers, and projects around the world as well as a positive financial performance. The company reported that its CR6 downlights wil be utilized in homes built by the charitable organization, Habitat for Humanity, and a consumer version of the CR6 downlight will be available at Home Depot this... Comex to Distribute Luminus LEDs in AsiaAugust 10, 2010...Luminus Devices of Billerica, Massachusetts USA, the maker of PhlatLight LEDs anounced that Comex Technology, will distribute its LEDs to customers in Asia.
Comex, an electronics distributor based in Hong Kong, will reportedly provide comprehensive distribution, supply-chain optimization, and technical support to help Luminus’ customers to accelerate product development for a variety of general illumination and specialty lighting applications.
“The Asian market is a cornerstone to our growth strategy,” said Keith... Philips Lumileds Ships 1 Billionth Luxeon LEDAugust 5, 2010...Philips Lumileds, the LED lighting business of Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands, reports that it has shipped its billionth Luxeon power LED in the second quarter of 2010. Of that total some 750 million Luxeon power LEDs were reportedly delivered to automotive, illumination and consumer electronics customers, in just the past two years.
Philips Lumileds says that its capacity and infrastructure investments over the last several years have... Foshan Electrical and Lighting Company Ltd. to Collaborate With Bridgelux on LED Products for General LightingAugust 5, 2010...Foshan Electrical and Lighting Company Ltd. of China has selected Bridgelux Inc., to be a supplier for the development of lamps and luminaires for the general lighting market. According to Foshan, these new products will be designed to reduce overall system costs and enable wide adoption of LED lighting for general lighting applications.
"As a lighting innovator, we focus on rapidly designing and delivering leading-edge products that can accelerate the global adoption...
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... The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued a California-based LED bulb manufacturer and its principals to stop them from exaggerating the light output and life expectancy of its LED bulbs, and misleading consumers. In its continuing effort to stop deceptive advertising the FTC filed a complaint charging that since 2008, Lights of America, Inc. has overstated the... 
