Tech blog The Verge has produced a rarity in modern media culture: A fair and balanced video report talking about the light bulb controversy in the United States. Judge for yourself… Thanks to efforts by groups like NEMA, the U.S. … Continue reading the verge – lightbulb revolution
I’ve been writing now for many years about the importance of adopting a DC infrastructure as a necessary foundation to drive further innovations in architectural lighting and media systems. DC power infrastructure efficiently ties together solar and battery storage in … Continue reading 48 vdc power components
Bloomberg recently released a nicely-produced video on the LED revolution, especially touching on Shuji Nakamura’s development of blue LEDs at Nichia: But I do find it bit humorous at the end of the video how they show LG’s curvy OLED … Continue reading bloomberg video: how blue LEDs changed the world
I found some classic old images on my hard drive of the very first prototyping efforts of converting the Empire State Building to LED lighting, dated from approximately January 2007. Imagine stepping out of the window of an office onto … Continue reading empire state building
InventDesign is an Amsterdam-based manufacturer of specialty LED lighting solutions. Check out their portfolio pages for a wild variety of cool projects. Continue reading inventdesign
My friends at The Black Tank just released a cool new video showing off their operation. I love the “maker space” vibe of their office, labs and even production facility – it reminds me very much of the glorious early … Continue reading the black tank
In the past two decades, the lighting industry has undergone two major technology-driven disruptions: The introduction of LEDs and the introduction of digital, IP-based networking. Their impact has been profound: LED’s have become the dominate light source and nearly every … Continue reading the disruption to come: finding the next opple lighting
