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FX Luminaire Intros BQ Barbecue Light

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BBQ LightingFX Luminaire launches the BQ-- an LED fixture designed to withstand outdoor elements, as well as meet the needs of customers looking for high-quality lighting to illuminate outdoor grilling areas and cooking surfaces.

It completes the hardscape lighting plan, providing what the company describes as a seamless look for outdoor kitchens.

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GE Intros HomeKit-Compatible Smart LED Lighting

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General Electric continues stepping into automation as it presents an intelligent colour-changing LED lighting solution compatible with HomeKit, the Apple smart home device control platform.

GE Connected HomeThe GE HomeKit-enabled LED bulb features the company's Align technology, and allows customers to automate lighting according to their "natural sleep circadian rhythm"-- meaning it tracks sleep patterns and automatically outputs appropriate light, with bright blue-tone lighting in the morning and amber lighting "reminiscent of candlelight and campfires" in the evening.

As mentioned earlier control comes via HomeKit and secure iDevice pairing. Users can control lighting devices individually or as groups, and the system should be easy to integrate with outer connected devices.

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Crestron Adds Hartmann & Forbes Shades

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Crestron Hartmann & ForbesCrestron teams up with Hartmann & Forbes to offer Creston Shading Solutions in an exclusive selection of "lavish" hand-woven textiles designed for use with the company's roller shade systems.

The collection features 40 textures in 5 colour stories ranging from pure white to chocolate browns and grays. Each shade is hand-woven according to window dimensions on traditional wooden looms, in widths up to 180-inch.

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Nicolaudie Control at ISE 2015

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Nicolaudie presents the Easy Stand Alone (SLESA) and Sunlite Touch-sensitive Intelligent Control Keypad (STICK) DMX lighting control ranges at ISE 2015, designed for both residential and commercial applications.

NicolaudieThe SLESA range is a robust and cost-effective installation control solution. Installers simply need to connect the control to a PC via either USB or ethernet before building the required lighting programs on Nicolaudie software. Once created the controllers run scene programs in standalone mode, without need for a PC.

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A Misfit in Smart Lighting

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A most unlikely contender enters the smart lighting arena-- Misfit, a company best known for wearable devices and health trackers, announces the Bolt smart LED lightbulb at CES 2015.

Misfit BoltSimilar to products such as the Philips Hue series, the Misfit Bolt is an LED bulb producing the lighting equivalent of a 60W bulb. It connects to a companion smartphone (iOS and Android) app to allow custom settings, such as colour changes, scenes and scheduling.

However, unlike the Hue offering Bolt bulbs do not require a wireless hub device, as wifi connectivity comes built-in. Interestingly the bulbs also connect to Misfit's life-tracking devices (namely the Shine wearable and Beddit sleep tracker) to wake users up with a light-based "sunrise" alarm.

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Linear Shows Off Z-Wave LED Bulb

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Linear shows off its latest Z-Wave powered product at the New York CES Unveiled event-- the Z-Wave Dimmable LED Light Bulb, an instant-on, screw-in bulb providing soft-white illumination equivalent to a 60W incandescent bulb.

Linear bulbAs the name suggests, the bulb is controllable and programmable using any Z-Wave hub or controller. It features 100 dimming levels and a lifespan reaching up to 25000 hours, and in addition acts as a repeater strengthening home Z-Wave mesh networks.

“Our Z-Wave Dimmable LED Bulb clears a major roadblock for lighting control adoption, the need to install high voltage switches,” Linear says. “The smart bulb is the easiest Z-Wave lighting control solution to install, operate and manage, it has the smoothest dimming feature on the market today, and it offers practical applications in nearly every room in a home.”

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The Burglar-Scaring Bulb

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BeON lightingBeON Home combines lighting and security the BeON Burglar Deterrent-- an LED bulb one can install like regular light bulbs, but can actually "learn" and replay lighting patterns via the addition of learning modules.

The modules require no programming or subscription fees, and are configurable via smartphone app. As well as a processor the modules feature a built-in rechargeable battery (powers the bulb even in case of power outage), and a microphone, allowing for a "listening" feature where the bulb reacts to sounds such as doorbells or fire alarms.

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