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I just read a great interview of Joel Makower who talks about our current world disposition and how our happiness and our unsustainable behavior are actually at odds with each other. Makower discusses the difficulty changing toward a more sustainable life and the obstacles in our way.  By evaluating the meaning of terms like green Learn More

No, these are not your typical throw-some-lights-on-a-bush-and-call-it-a-day holiday displays. These DIY hackers, geeks and freaks have taken the “festival of lights” concept to a whole new level. Combining high tech LED lighting systems with audio/visual choreography and a healthy dose of ingenuity, these families know how to get Christmas and Hanukah done right. Enjoy, and Learn More

The 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s infamous demise will take place on April 15th 2012, and while we’d like to commemorate it properly (bawling our eyes out over the sight of Leo’s frozen face descending into the water), resin artist and self-proclaimed “inspirationalist” Dodo Newman has a different idea. Newman has proposed to build a Learn More

Fresh off the BMW presses, we have some highly classified information regarding new LED headlights and taillights! It looks like the new BMW X6 will sport LED fixtures on both its front and rear “eyes” as car geeks call them. This photo, taken in Europe by an alleged Motor Trend “spy” photographer, shows LED fixtures Learn More

It is obvious to those of us who live in the Bay Area.  We are on the forefront of the sustainability movement.  San Francisco just got voted the #1 green city,  farmers’ markets are popping up all around us and the words “organic” and “green” are words we hear every other day. But for those Learn More

If you’re a fan of the Pixar movies, you’ll like Inveno’s new Octopus lamp, an adorable LED light fixture that has a futuristic-yet-personal vibe. Made to stand in the corner or on your desktop, the Octopus Lamp comes in two sizes—long and skinny, or short and stout. Both are cute as heck, and both use Learn More

Enjoy Versatility and Adaptability with LED Power Supplies As with most conventional lighting, the majority of LED lighting installed in the home, store, or place of business should probably be hardwired into the current electrical system. But there are a number of situations where it makes more sense to rely on LED power supplies and Learn More

The commonly identified benefit of LED lights’ low energy consumption is that they decrease electricity consumption, thereby lowering electricity costs and diminishing carbon emissions. But there is a flip side to that same fact that doesn’t rely on eco-friendliness; they can be used in locations with limited access to constant electricity to provide effective lighting Learn More

Dimmable LED lights are great because they make it possible to upgrade a building’s lighting system to energy-efficient, low-heat lighting and still enjoy the option to dim the lighting as mood or practicality dictates. But as with all LED lighting, the versatility of dimmable LEDs means that their distinctive features can be put to use Learn More

Improve Sales Turnover for Less with LED Display Lighting A whitepaper sponsored by Phillips examined how full spectrum display lighting positively affects consumer behavior. The major finding of the paper was other things being equal, stores that feature full-spectrum, color-changing lights such as LED display lighting in their displays experience increased foot traffic, their displays Learn More