Optoelectronics & Displays
Intrinsically safe blasting light provides long run times on a single set of alkaline batteries
January 15, 2013 3:28 pm | Larson Electronics Llc | Product Releases | CommentsLarsonelectronics.com has introduced a compact and powerful LED blasting light designed to provide extreme durability and cordless hands free operation. The Larson Electronics BLG-LED-4 Intrinsically Safe Blasting Light provides long run times on a single set of alkaline batteries while providing enough power to cut through dusty media blasting conditions.
How to treat heat like light
January 11, 2013 12:24 pm | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsAn MIT researcher has developed a technique that provides a new way of manipulating heat, allowing it to be controlled much as light waves can be manipulated by lenses and mirrors. The approach relies on engineered materials consisting of nanostructured semiconductor alloy crystals. Heat is a vibration of matter —
Modular connector system designed for residential, commercial lighting installations
January 11, 2013 9:38 am | Heyco Products Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsHeyco Products, Inc., has announced availability of their new Heyco Modular Connector System. The Modular Connector System can be used for residential and commercial lighting installations, provides installation flexibility, and helps keep down high labor costs when plugging light fixtures together, making end-to-end connections in coves or under cabinets, and end-to-side connections to make 90° turns.
20,000 lumen fluorescent light fixture equipped with four T5HO bulbs
January 11, 2013 9:31 am | Larson Electronics Llc | Product Releases | CommentsLarson Electronics announced the addition of a 20,000 lumen fluorescent light fixture with Class 1 and Class 2 Division 1 UL listings. Equipped with four T5HO bulbs within the same size and shape as a standard four foot, two lamp models, the EPL-48-216 offers twice the output of a standard hazardous area light with a very small increase in price.
This flashlight can operate on any battery
January 10, 2013 9:23 am | by Kasey Panetta, Associate Editor | Blogs | CommentsPicture this: You’re sitting in front of the television one night watching Ax Men when suddenly the power goes out. Stumbling over to the hall closet, you rummage around on the shelves for a flashlight. Finally, after nearly strangling yourself with a scarf, you locate the light only to discover it needs batteries.
Gadget Watch: Samsung shows phone with bendable screen, teases future with screens that fold
January 10, 2013 9:05 am | by PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsBy showing off a phone with a flexible screen, Samsung is hinting at a day when we might fold up our large phone or tablet screens as if they were maps. The Korean electronics company provided a glimpse of such a device at a keynote speech Wednesday at the International
Researchers try new approach for simulating supernovas
January 9, 2013 8:55 am | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsTwo University of Texas at Arlington researchers want to bridge the gap between what is known about exploding stars and the remnants left behind thousands of years later. So they're trying something new – using SNSPH, a complex computer code developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Gadget Watch: Samsung camera lens goes from 2-D to 3-D at the flip of a switch
January 8, 2013 8:50 am | by PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsCameras that can record in 3-D are usually pretty complicated, sporting two lenses instead of one, to mimic human binocular vision. Samsung says it has a more elegant solution: a single lens that can go from 2-D to 3-D mode with the flip of a switch.
A19 LED bulb operates on voltages ranging from 120 to 277 VAC
January 4, 2013 10:00 am | Larson Electronics Llc | Product Releases | CommentsLarson Electronics announced the addition of their 120/277 VAC A19 LED bulb. The LED-A19-10-E26 is a replacement for standard 100 Watt incandescent light bulb and operates on voltages ranging from 120 to 277 VAC.
LED dimmer connects to serial networks for low-voltage LED lighting control
January 4, 2013 9:49 am | Opto 22 | Product Releases | CommentsIndustrial automation manufacturer Opto 22 has announced the Network LED Dimmer, a compact, solid-state, and networkable LED dimmer that uses pulse width modulation (PWM) to control LED brightness (0-100%) for 9-30 VDC constant voltage LED lighting assemblies such as lamps, bulbs, strips, ropes, and bars.
LED tube generates 2750 Lumens
January 3, 2013 9:56 am | Larson Electronics Llc | Product Releases | CommentsLarson Electronics announced the release of a new four foot LED T-series style bulb that replaces T8 and T12 fluorescent bulbs. The LEDT8-28W-V1 28 watt LED tube bulb delivers 2,750 lumens and is available in 5600K and 4300K color.
Would you like to contribute to our Brainstorm section?
January 2, 2013 4:50 pm | by Kasey Panetta, Associate Editor | Blogs | CommentsWe here at ECN love to hear what you have to say, so for our February issue we’re opening up the Brainstorm discussion to our faithful readers. We want to hear your thoughts about consumer electronics and the future of technology. Typically, the Brainstorm is an editorial section consisting of short commentary....
LG beats rivals in race to sell new OLED TVs as it starts taking South Korean orders
January 2, 2013 10:37 am | by YOUKYUNG LEE AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsLG Electronics Inc. started taking pre-orders on Wednesday for the world's first big TVs that use an advanced display technology promising startlingly clear images on wafer-thin screens. The South Korean company said the 55-inch TVs, which use a technology called "OLED"
D-subminiature gender changers have hardware removed for panel mounting
December 28, 2012 10:01 am | L-Com Global Connectivity | Product Releases | CommentsL-com, Inc. has launched a line of D-Subminiature female to female gender changers that have the normal mating hardware removed so it does not get in the way of panel mounting. The new items come in DB9, DB15, and DB25 sizes, as well as
LED fixtures suited for commercial environments
December 19, 2012 3:54 pm | Product Releases | CommentsIn addition to its Redwood Systems-ready LED Flat Panels already assembled on its West Caldwell, New Jersey assembly line, MaxLite adds the ECO-T™ LED Recessed Troffer and Direct Lit LED Flat Panel Super High Output (SHO) to its lineup of United States-assembled and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)-compliant lighting fixtures.
Generator-powered mini-light tower provides stand-alone illumination
December 18, 2012 4:03 pm | Larson Electronics Llc | Product Releases | CommentsLarson Electronics’ Magnalight.com has released a generator powered light tower designed to provide easy setup and mobility in a high powered stand alone package. The WAL-ML-2XM-3G Mini Light Tower produces over 200,000 lumens of light output and can be extended to 12 feet in height....
Stainless steel swing arm explosion-proof light intended for waste water treatment plants
December 17, 2012 12:27 pm | Product Releases | CommentsLarson Electronics’ Magnalight.com unveiled the HBLP-1MLED-SWAM stainless steel swing arm mounted explosion proof light for waste water treatment plant applications. Built with 316 stainless steel and equipped with a Class 1 and Class 2 Division 1 10,000 lumen LED light, this adjustable hazardous area light is designed for corrosive environments.
Analysis: In pixel wars, LCD has staying power, refuses to die
December 12, 2012 12:18 pm | by Miyoung Kim, Reuters | News | CommentsLiquid-crystal display (LCD) screens were expected to slowly fade and die, giving way to lighter, thinner and tougher organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels in everything from smartphones to televisions. But LCD is refusing to go quietly as its picture quality keeps getting better.
LED light measures just under 3.5 inches outer diameter
December 11, 2012 2:47 pm | Larson Electronics Llc | Product Releases | CommentsLarson Electronics Magnalight.com announced the addition of a small form factor Class 1 Division 2 LED light. Measuring just under 3.5 inches outer diameter, the HAL-7w-LED seven watt hazardous location LED light is applicable for small area coverage.
Rail-mount LED work light produces 2,924 lumens of bright white light
December 4, 2012 3:25 pm | Larson Electronics Llc | Product Releases | CommentsMagnalight.com announced today the release of the WAL-JH-2XWP400 Rail Mount LED Work Light designed to allow fast temporary mounting to ladders, scaffolding and railings. This high output LED work light is designed to provide highly versatile mounting options for workers who frequently use ladders and scaffolds during work operations.
Waterproof high-intensity LED light bar produces 20,640 Lumens from 240 Watts
December 4, 2012 11:54 am | Larson Electronics Llc | Product Releases | CommentsThe LEDP10W-240E LED High Intensity LED Light Bar from Larsonelectronicsllc.com closes the gap between LEDs and traditional metal halide lamps with 20,640 lumens of high quality light output. Designed for extreme conditions and fully waterproof, these high performance LED light bars offer performance comparable
Ames Laboratory scientists develop indium-free organic light-emitting diodes
December 4, 2012 9:24 am | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsScientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Ames Laboratory have discovered new ways of using a well-known polymer in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), which could eliminate the need for an increasingly problematic and breakable metal-oxide used in screen displays in computers, televisions, and cell phones.
LCD TVs get dimmer to lower backlight costs
December 3, 2012 1:59 pm | by Jimmy Kim, NPD DisplaySearch | Articles | CommentsHistorically, TVs have had brightness higher than 400 nits, as they are often placed in the center of a large, bright, room and viewed from large distances and viewing angles. In some cases, however it is placed in sunlight, close to a window. On the other hand, display brightness of less than 300 nits is typically sufficient for an IT device....
Explosion-proof light cart includes swivel LED fixture
December 3, 2012 1:23 pm | Product Releases | CommentsLarson Electronics’ Magnalight.com announced today the release of a wheeled cart mounted explosion proof LED light with swivel mounting. Designed for versatility and easy light placement, the EPLCD-48-100LED Explosion Proof Low Profile LED Light provides the convenience of a wheeled car mounted lighting system combined with the versatility of a swivel mounted lamp.
Goodbye, fluorescent light bulbs! See your office in a new light
December 3, 2012 9:00 am | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsSay goodbye to that annoying buzz created by overhead fluorescent light bulbs in your office. Scientists at Wake Forest University have developed a flicker-free, shatterproof alternative for large-scale lighting. The lighting, based on field-induced polymer electroluminescent (FIPEL) technology,
