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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: Philips Kenya’s roads lined with state of the art LED streetlights will certainly lead to a brighter future – will businesses find this technology in any scrolling LED sign soon? Philips together with the Kenyan Urban Roads Authority set solar-powered LED street lighting fixtures in the country capital of Nairobi. This pilot project in East Africa was launched for the 40 th Anniversary of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) which is headquartered in Nairobi. This initiative is also part of UN’s declaration of 2012 as the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All. With an aim to highlight the advantages of using sustainable energy resources, the country-wide implementation of this project is estimated to produce a 100 per cent energy savings for Kenya. Solar-powered LED are said to be the most efficient lighting fixtures to date. This innovative solution creates huge energy savings through the superior technology it utilizes. The success of this...