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Between You, Me and the Intelligent Lamp Post: City Streets Have Never Been...
It’s the afternoon rush hour just outside central London and the traffic is nose to tail. Drivers here have come to expect the sight of taillights as far as they can see. One section of road, a...
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Seeking New Edisons: STEM Scholarship Will Boost Innovation in Ohio
America’s high school graduation rate is at its highest point in four decades – three out of four students now get a diploma. But in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) in Ohio, Thomas...
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GE’s Contribution to the First Night Game in Major League Baseball
Baseball season starts again today, and night games are as common as peanuts and Cracker Jacks. But that has not always been the case. For many decades, baseball was a daytime pursuit. But weekday...
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Fast and Luminous: These Lights are So Bright, They Could Show You the...
For every showing of “A Streetcar Named Desire” in a big city, there’s a street packed with traffic on the way to the theater. Let’s face it, large urban centers may have culture and opportunity on...
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Mensa for Lumens: Bright Minds from GE and Apple Just Made Lighting More...
GE will connect its intelligent Align LED light bulbs, which adjust their light waves to help promote the body’s natural sleep cycle, with Apple’s HomeKit platform, which allows users to control...
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Talking Shop: These LEDs Can Chat With Shoppers’ Smartphones, Pitch Discounts...
Shopping in a big department store can quickly devolve from a simple errand to an odyssey filled with frustration. What section do they put the bath towels in again? Is there a route to take that...
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Remember the Light Bulb? LEDs are Sending the Bulb’s Classic Shape the Way of...
The iconic shape of the light bulb has become the universal symbol for bright ideas ever since Thomas Edison patented the first one 135 years ago. But nothing lasts forever. “Legislation phased out the...
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City Lights: Intelligent LEDs Could Save Lives, Not to Mention Money and Time
Imagine this scenario: A gunshot echoes down a city street at night. Passerby turn to look, but can’t make out the scene in the darkness. The first to react effectively is the nearest street lamp. It...
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Listen to This! These “Intelligent” Street Lamps Can Hear Gun Shots, Call for...
The cities of San Diego and Jacksonville are testing an “intelligent lighting” system using sensor-enabled lamps connected to the Industrial Internet with the ability to monitor traffic, get severe...
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Thanks For The Memories: Norman Rockwell’s Paintings Shed Light On...
Although painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell wasn’t a founding father, there are few things more American than his art. From 1916 until 1963, he re-created scenes from everyday life on the cover of...
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Let There Be Light: The Origin Story Of Night Baseball
When the 2016 Major League Baseball season opened last Sunday with a night game between the New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals, few fans paid attention to the lights. But that wasn’t always the...
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How many inventors does it take to change the future of a lightbulb? GE Lighting partnered with the maker movement magazine Make: and the hardware-hacking community Hackster to find out. Their...
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In Just 4 Years, LEDs Will Outnumber Traditional Lighting – That’s Just The...
Technology is allowing $15 LED bulbs to now sell for a few dollars, and traditional lighting can’t hold a candle to those capabilities. With a home’s average 45 light sockets, the evolution of lighting...
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Amazon’s Alexa And The Destiny Of The Internet Of Things
Today, GE announced its latest LED table lamp featuring Amazon Alexa. It’s only the beginning for the smart home of the future, according to Charlie Kindel, director of Amazon Alexa Smart Home. 1....
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This Is What We Call A Bright Light: GE Just Put Alexa Into An LED Lamp
Don’t be surprised if in the coming year you see people starting to talk to their lights — telling them to adjust the thermostat, order dinner and even read the latest headlines. That Jetsons-like...
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How Do I Love LED? Let Me Count The 5 Ways
For the first time, revenue from LED light bulbs matched traditional lighting product revenues last year. By 2020, LED light bulbs will outnumber traditional lighting. How do I love LED? Let Bill...
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From Light To Bright: San Diego Is Building The World’s Largest Municipal...
San Diego’s newest streetlights might not look all that special — and that’s exactly the point. Designed to blend in with the rest of the city’s outdoor lighting, they’re easy to overlook. Under the...
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Earth Day: 7 Facts You Didn’t Know About LEDs
With the availability of affordable, efficient LEDs, today lighting plays a significant role in the environmental movement. But lighting hasn’t always been so intertwined. When Earth Day was invented...
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Thanks For The Memories: Norman Rockwell’s Paintings Shed Light On...
Although painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell wasn’t a founding father, there are few things more American than his art. From 1916 until 1963, he re-created scenes from everyday life on the cover of...
View ArticleThe LEDs Have Ears: The Company Edison Founded Seeks Interactive Lights In A...
How many inventors does it take to change the future of a lightbulb? GE Lighting partnered with the maker movement magazine Make: and the hardware-hacking community Hackster to find out. Their...
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