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Go all out this Halloween with LED flameless candles (Oct 30)
Halloween is one of those special occasions where home decorators don't have to worry about a little bit of overkill in the lighting department. It's supposed to be about fun and outrageous decorations.
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Lindsay Lohan's house robbed, she needs outdoor flood lights (Oct 29)
After some teen-aged fans broke into Lindsay Lohan's house and the homes of other celebrities in Hollywood this week, it's surprising that the famous actress didn't have a security system such as outdoor flood lights to scare away burglars.
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3M unveils MPro120 miniature projector (Oct 29)
A new miniature projector from 3M called the MPro120 is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, but has enough power in its LED light bulb to shoot videos and presentations for an image up to 50 inches wide.
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New light bulb labeling rules proposed (Oct 29)
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed new labeling requirements to emphasize energy costs, which the consumer protection agency believes will help buyers better identify and choose between various light bulbs.
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Holiday Inn saving millions with green LED lighting (Oct 29)
The familiar green lights on Holiday Inn signs are getting even greener through a relighting program that is replacing older exterior signage at 3,200 hotel locations with more energy efficient LED light bulbs.
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Las Vegas CityCenter glitters with LED lighting (Oct 23)
If any city needs help cutting down on its electricity bill, it's Las Vegas. The newest and biggest casino complex on the strip, MGM's CityCenter, is moving Vegas in that direction with its LEED certified sustainable design.
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Cut through the fog with HID headlights, LED brake lights (Oct 22)
Night driving is dangerous enough, but when the fog rolls in from the coast or the drizzle starts to turn into freezing rain, drivers would be better off having added safety and vision with high-intensity discharge HID headlights.
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Guitar heroes soar with LED light effects (Oct 22)
The Guitar Hero players on home entertainment centers like the Nintendo Wii make a sound, but can't out-firepower the home DJs and karaoke players with the latest gear from amplifiers and speakers to LED light displays and stage lighting effects.
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LED shelter lighting system illuminates small and large tents (Oct 20)
Campers can now improve their shelter lighting with greater efficiency and brightness using the 9500 Shelter Lighting System (SLS) from Pelican Products, which produces lighting systems for small-, medium- and large-sized and military tents.
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Improve meteor shower watching with LED flashlights (Oct 20)
Star gazers, astronomy enthusiasts and telescope operators will be training their eyes on the sky for signs of the Orionid meteor shower, which peaks October 21 in the area of the sky near Orion's club.
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Jim Carrey will help turn on London Christmas lights (Oct 19)
Celebrity movie star Jim Carrey will be among cast members from the new film based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol participating in a Christmas lighting ceremony in London next month, according to Digital Spy.
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'World's largest' Christmas tree gets new LED lights (Oct 16)
Indianapolis, Indiana claims to be the home of the world's largest Christmas tree and this year the city plans to make its ceremonial tree stand out even more with bigger and brighter LED light bulbs.
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Areas prepare for holidays with Christmas lights (Oct 16)
While Christmas is still more than two months away, many parts of the countries are already preparing for the holiday by putting up decorations and Christmas lights, including Toledo, Ohio which is readying for the yearly tradition at the city's zoo.
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Make your house haunted with Halloween LED lighting (Oct 15)
Something about candles - the way they flicker and the fire smokes and jumps - is spooky and spectacular. But for safety's sake, home decorators can make a room just as creepy with flickering LED lights.
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Bridges with LED lighting save money, boost tourism (Oct 13)
There's nothing more dramatic than entering a brightly-lit city at night, especially from the span of a bridge with energy-efficient LED light bulbs. That's the message cities like Corpus Christi, Texas and Boston are hearing.
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High-powered sodium flashlight cuts through coal dust (Oct 13)
In the deep, dark caves of coal country, the only thing between total darkness and light is a powerful light fixture - hopefully, one that won't run out of battery power or cause an underground explosion.
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Lighting Science Group introduces new LED roadway luminaires (Oct 13)
Lighting Science Group Corporation (LSG), a manufacturer of LED lighting products, has introduced its new line of LED roadway luminaires that offer better light efficacy when compared to currently available LED-based street lights.
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LED companies get green light from investors (Oct 9)
The surging demand for new technologies using energy efficient LED lighting is propelling growth in the industry, giving stock pickers a reason to crow about companies that make LED light bulbs for HDTVs and computer screens.
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BMW introduces better light bulbs for cabin interior lighting (Oct 8)
BMW Group wanted to create a car interior environment for a more distinctive and special appeal with better lighting. BMW has been studying studying the most effective light effects and efficient light bulbs for specific situations such as reading instruments.
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Philips gets leg up in government lighting contest (Oct 8)
The U.S. Department of Energy's Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) competition has been seeking to encourage the lighting industry to develop an LED replacement for the common 60-Watt incandescent light bulb.
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LED lighted LEED designed home is its own celebrity (Oct 8)
Usually it's Hollywood celebrities who garner all the media's attention. But one California home is becoming a celebrity in its own right, thanks to its modernist beauty and impressive design using recycled materials and environmentally-friendly technologies.
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Iowans offered cash back for changing bulbs to CFL (Oct 8)
As the daylight hours become shorter this fall, Iowa's Interstate Power and Light (IPL) and MidAmerican Energy Company are helping residential electric customers make the switch to energy-efficient lighting.
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University of Colorado greens up its campus lighting (Oct 5)
The University of Colorado (CU) has replaced over 200 fluorescent lighting bulbs with more energy-efficient LED lights from Albeo Technologies' T8LED conversion kit in the renovation of Farrand Hall this past summer.
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Lemnis Lighting introduces Pharox60 LED bulb in US (Oct 5)
Lemnis Lighting has announced the US consumer launch of the Pharox60 LED bulb, which it calls the first true replacement for the incandescent bulb and a transformative technology for consumers looking to cut electricity costs.
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Empire State Building lights honor China, offend some (Oct 5)
In a sign of just how significant lighting choices can be, human rights groups protested last week the decision of the Empire State Building to illuminate the New York skyscraper in red and yellow in honor of China's 60th anniversary of Communist rule.
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LED light bulb to take on traditional counterparts (Oct 2)
Although there are plans to phase out incandescent bulbs over the next few years in the U.S. - and even quicker in Europe - some consumers are not on the LED or compact fluorescent bulbs bandwagon because they do not offer the appeal of more traditional bulbs. But that might be changing.
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Philips banking on LED lighting (Oct 1)
It seems that it is the perfect time for the LED lighting industry. While there has been a growing interest in saving the environment, the recent recession is also making more people put their expenses in check, and it's something the major lighting companies are taking advantage of.
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