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Technology innovators Apple and Philips team up to offer a cutting edge LED lighting solution for every home. We can’t help but think about the possibility of having an automated digital scrolling LED sign .  The Philips Hue is an 8.5 watt bulb that produces an impressive 600 Lumens of light. This state-of-the-art lighting solution is exclusively offered in Apple Stores both online and offline. With this partnership, a strong push for the energy-efficient LED lighting is seen to be encouraged for household use.   Hue carries the common advantages of using LED lights which include energy savings and prolonged lifespan. On top of that, these lighting fixtures can be fully controlled through iOS and Android mobile applications. The said app performs more than the basic on/off functionalities since it can also control the bulbs for mood lighting of red, blue, orange, yellow and white shades. But an Electronics Weekly article mentioned Philips’ statement that the a...

Photo Credit: IKEA IKEA once again strengthens their commitment to care for its customers and the environment. Though not in the form of a scrolling LED sign, the company strives to create a better life for many people by offering not only quality products but also those that make a difference like environment-friendly ones. On October 1 st , The Swedish global brand announced their plan to solely offer LED lighting fixtures by 2016. This can be seen as the continuation of their efforts to provide customers more energy-efficient bulbs that are great alternatives to commonly used lighting sources. In 2010, the home furnishing company began initiatives to phase out incandescent bulbs.  The effort is in support of the LED light revolution. As IKEA vies to be the first US home furnishing retailer to exclusively sell LED lighting fixtures, they hope to set an example to set a green example to the industry. “LED is a light revolution.” says Steve Howard, IKEA Group’s...

Before a scrolling LED sign can prep up your retail store , the technology used for it has traveled long enough to be what it is today. Lighting fixtures and other LED applications were years in the making. Let us all together look back at the journey of one of the best energy savers, the LED technology. It was in 1907 when the term Electroluminscence was coined by scientists. This name was given for the crystals used in radio receivers that emit light when electricity passes through them. In 1927, a Russian inventor creates the very first LED using only a thin wire and a crystal semiconductor. Though his effort paved the way for bigger leaps in further developing the technology, it failed at that time. The light produced by the LED was too dim to be utilized. A bulb was born in 1962. Nick Holonyak Jr. of General Electric (GE) created the first LED bulb bright enough to be used. Holonyak is now known as the Father of the LED. Th...

Earlier in this blog, we taught you how to produce your own LED sign with six simple steps. While that activity centered on creating small to medium-sized LED signs for your business, this time we offer you a larger DIY LED sign project – creating a large LED sign . Large LED signs are guaranteed to help attract potential customers’ attention or simply give your business added exposure. This may be moderately challenging but here are the steps to making your own large LED sign. 1. Prepare the following materials: a. Poster board b. Hole punch c. Scissors d. Craft knife e. LED light bulbs f. 22-gauge wire g. Switch h. 4 AA Batteries and holder i. Wire cutters j. Soldering iron and solder k. Glue l. Pencil 2. On a sheet of a poster board, draw out the shape of your large sign. Use illustrations, lettering, and art. Define the areas that will be lit by the LED light bulbs and then cut the sign’s borders out from the poster board. 3. Using small circles, draw the areas inside the shapes...

People want to do almost everything on their own nowadays. LED sign boards are no exception. LED signs for any business are decorative tools that simultaneously market a business’s products or services. With an added visual flair displayed on any establishment, business owners will witness an increase in foot traffic, customers, and sales. Affordable LED signs are easily available but for those curious enough to build their own LED sign boards, here are six easy steps. 1. First, prepare the following tools: Poster board, scissors, pencil, LED lights, resistors, soldering iron and solder, 9-volt battery and connector, wire, super glue, and tape. 2. The final design of your LED sign should be drawn or traced onto a poster board. Black poster boards give an added effect in the dark; so, in order to maximize your LED sign , purchase black poster boards or card stocks. 3. Measure the length of each line on your design and poke a hole every quarter of an inch along these lines with a scisso...