Whether it’s a single light bulb or a comprehensive whole-house lighting system, the lights in your home just keep getting smarter and smarter. Consequently, they offer a wide range of features and benefits to your household. From making your home more secure to a better place to entertain friends and family, today’s lighting solutions are […]
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Noon Home Disrupts Lighting with ‘Floating’ Switch, Bulb-Detection Technology
Inside the Noon Home dimming base unit, an algorithm can identify the low-level current wave form of the lighting flowing through the switch. That could be an LED, halogen or incandescent bulb in a magnetic low-voltage (MLV) fixture, electronic low-voltage (ELV) fixture, chandelier, recessed light, sconce… anything. Aiming to disrupt the lighting control market, Noon […]
Read MoreFind Your Circadian Rhythm with Philips Hue and Other Smart Lighting
By Justin Schwartz, CEO of SAGE AV We all have an ‘inner clock’ that our body uses to regulate itself. This process of adjusting to the time of day is called the circadian rhythm, and it involves a whole lot more than simply remembering to go to sleep every night. The circadian rhythm is a […]
Read MoreHome Lighting Trends: Smarter, Stylish, and Sun-Kissed
Home lighting is one of the most dynamic elements of a smart home. Over the past several years, it’s undergone some major improvements. Energy-efficient LED bulbs all but wiped out their incandescent predecessors. The operating systems of whole-house lighting solutions went from that of a closed architecture to an open platform to enable cross-communication with […]
Read MoreSavant and USAI Lighting Bring Easy Control to Innovative LED Light Fixtures
After a trip to the International Lightfair in Chicago yesterday, one thing is clear. Light fixtures have grown extremely sophisticated in their design and capabilities. The days of standard dimmable fixtures are gone. Today, it’s all about tunable white light and colored LED lighting engineered to promote health and wellness, evoke ambiance, and even put […]
Read MoreFeit Electric LED Lights Feature Adjustable Color Temp From a Toggle Switch
Smart lighting is all the rage for the home. Whether it’s used to dim the lights for different occasions, switch them on and off based on certain prescribed conditions, create special colored effects or make an empty home look occupied, the applications for smart lighting are numerous. Usually, these smart lighting solutions require the inclusion […]
Read More10 Ways a Smart Lighting System can Enhance the Kitchen and Bath
So much happens in the kitchen and bath that it’s often difficult to have the lights at the right intensity levels at all times. When you’re cooking, you need the lights brighter; lower when you sit down to eat. As you apply makeup or shave, you’ll want the lights bright, but when you’re unwinding in […]
Read MoreEaton Halo Home Lighting System Works with Alexa
Wireless lighting systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated in capabilities. The Eaton Halo Home is one example of a system that sacrifices none of its new innovation for its ease of installation. The system incorporates some of the trendiest features like voice control through Amazon Alexa and tunable white lighting. The Halo Home lighting system is […]
Read MoreBluetooth Lighting System Controlled via Visual iPhone App
A picture is worth more than words … especially when controlling the smart devices in your home. Avion Innovative has applied this concept to a new lighting system. Instead of looking for words that describe how you want to control your lights, the app takes you to photos of the rooms of your home. From […]
Read MoreLutron HomeWorks QS System Sheds Light on Elegant Home Design
Home technology: it’s a common battleground for many families. There are those who want nothing more than a home that’s brimming with cool gadgets, then there are others who would rather keep all the pieces and parts hidden away. The owners of this nearly 8,000-square-foot-home were no exception. The lady of the house wanted the […]
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