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LEDtronics’ PAR38C-13WP Series Replaces Halogens Up to 90 Watts

LEDtronics’ PAR38C-13WP Series is a high-brightness, energy-efficient LED replacement for PAR38-style floodlight bulbs. The dimmable LED bulbs have an E26 screw base and are suitable for damp locations; they can be used as track or accent lighting, security or emergency lighting, architectural and landscape lighting, display-case or fabinet lighting, museums and galleries, and more. They come with a softly diffused, frosted glass lens that directs a 40-degree, high-lumen beam of light in an omnidirectional illumination pattern of even lighting with no buzzing or flickering. The UL-listed lamps operate at an input voltage of 120VAC and can replace halogen lamps up to 90 watts while consuming only 12-13 watts. Choose from 2760K halogen or 3830K natural white light; both have a Color Rendering Index (CRI) of 80.

Linmore’s LifeTime LED Simplifies Maintenance and Renewal

Linmore’s LifeTime LED is a series of lighting fixtures featuring plug-and-play ReLuma Modules, which reduce the material, labor, and landfill costs associated with replacing whole fixtures. This renewable and sustainable solution enables fixture maintenance for the entire lifespan of a building, simplifying routine renewal and maintenance complexity. Used ReLuma modules can be repurposed or recycled, further reducing landfill waste. The fixtures’ modular design integrates LED diodes and the driver into a single removal unit, allowing the module to be replaced whenever renewal is required while the fixture remains in place. In many applications, the modules can be replaced in under a minute.

Color Kinetics’ Flex Compact Pro Delivers Large-Scale RGB and Tunable White Lighting

Color Kinetics, a Signify brand, introduces Flex Compact Pro—a high-performance lighting solution for demanding applications like media facades and architectural installations. It delivers rich color and high-quality white light, supports flexible and customizable configurations, and simplifies installation with features like auto-addressing and streamlined control. Flex Compact Pro is durable, energy-efficient, and scalable, delivering up to 54 lumens per node in RGB mode and up to 69.8 lumens per node in tunable white while consuming just 0.75 W per node, with a Color Rendering Index (CRI) up to 95.8. The product is IP66 rated and features an ASTM B117 salt-spray resistance of 1,500 hours.

Samsung Malaysia Unveils Full 2026 AI TV Lineup

In its 20th year as the world’s No. 1 TV brand, Samsung is expanding AI-powered features across more models, bringing smarter picture, sound and personalized viewing experiences to more consumers worldwide. In 2026, Samsung is expanding Vision AI Companion (VAC) features across its 4K-and-above TV line up, reflecting its broader strategy to make AI a central part of the TV experience. The expansion brings AI-powered viewing to more categories, screen sizes and consumer needs.VAC brings together Samsung’s broadest range of AI service platforms, including Bixby, Perplexity and Microsoft Copilot, to make the TV experience more intelligent and personalized. Designed to work alongside users as an entertainment companion, VAC can help guide what to watch, what to eat and what to listen to, extending the role of the TV beyond viewing alone. The AI TV lineup also brings AI-enhanced entertainment features to movies, sports and gaming: [News] Samsung Malaysia Unveils Full 2026 AI TV Lineup – LEDinside

Kirei Launches Lit Acoustic Lighting Collection

Kirei’s Lit Collection is a family of integrated acoustic lighting that combines sound absorption and illumination within a single ceiling solution. Developed in partnership with Seattle-based RESOLUTE Lighting, the Lit Collection integrates lighting directly into acoustic elements to reduce the need for additional ceiling fixtures and streamline specification and installation. Users can specify lit and unlit elements within a single acoustic system to maintain a cohesive visual language across the space. The acoustic products are made from recycled PET and support material selection through published Health Product Declarations (HPDs) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs); they also contribute to LEED and WELL building standards. Acoustic Panels, Tiles, and Decorative Elements | Kirei

 

77 Inch Class LG SIGNATURE OLED T: World’s first Transparent 4K Smart TV 2024

The groundbreaking OLED T is the World’s first Transparent 4K Smart TV 2024 with True Wireless Video & Audio Transfer. What looks like a standard OLED TV transforms into a high resolution, transparent display with a retractable black shade behind the screen. Visually expand your space with a one-of-a-kind transparent screen that blends into your home environment. Specialized transparent screen savers and other content allows the OLED T to behave like a window while app icons take on a remarkable dimensionality. Packed with the latest cutting-edge picture tech including the a11 AI processor, the OLED T is straight from the future. Video: 77 Inch Class LG SIGNATURE OLED T: World’s first Transparent 4K Smart TV 2024 – YouTube

LiteTrace Introduces Bluetooth Wall Switch with Integrated Occupancy Sensor and Dimming

The Keilton+autani IWS102/DWS102 by LiteTrace Brands transforms standard wall switches into intelligent control hubs that manage both hardwired lighting and networked devices based on occupancy, without requiring ceiling-mounted sensors or fixture modifications. Unlike typical occupancy sensors that only control their hardwired load, the IWS102/DWS102 offers dual control architecture: hardwired occupancy-based switching for connected lighting plus wireless Bluetooth control of additional networked loads. The integrated 4-button interface provides manual dimming and On/Off control while occupancy functions operate independently. A single wall-mounted sensor orchestrates lighting and equipment control across an entire room through the Keilton+autani Bluetooth network, including plug load controllers (WF20R) for appliances and equipment. Ideal for conference rooms, private offices, lunch rooms, storage areas, copy rooms, and restrooms where coordinated lighting and equipment control maximizes energy savings. SPEC-IWS102.B1.pdf SPEC-DWS102.pdf

New Hazardous Location Luminaires Built for Extreme Environments by LEDvance

Choose LEDVANCE and cut energy use up to 90 % while slashing SKU counts with field‑selectable wattage, CCT and optics. Every fixture is backed by rigorous testing, North‑American service teams and more than a century of lighting expertise. Certified LEDVANCE hazardous location LED luminaires are engineered to deliver uncompromised safety, durability, and performance where failure isn’t an option. When you can’t compromise safety or performance, LEDVANCE hazardous location fixtures deliver dependable illumination backed by industry-leading engineering and approvals and an affordable price point. LEDVANCE Hazardous Location Lighting

Beyond Sound: How Semiconductor Innovation Is Transforming Audio Experiences

Audio is enriching lives, making listening experiences more immersive. Semiconductors are making premium recording equipment and high-quality entertainment production accessible to more people. But it’s also quietly improving your life, enabling more affordable and higher-performing electronics. Audio appeals to our emotions by immersing us in sound, but it also keeps the things we’re emotional about safe. For example, audio technology is an important aspect of maintaining the safe operation of humanoid robots. If a smoke alarm goes off while a robot is monitoring its environment, a semiconductor with a neural network-based algorithm can hear the smoke alarm and enable the humanoid to take appropriate action, such as alerting emergency services, protecting items with sentimental or monetary value or preventing incidents with pets. Beyond sound: How semiconductor innovation is transforming audio experiences | TI.com

How Simulations and Digital Twins Are Advancing Robotics

Agentic AI showed us the capabilities of autonomous AI systems in workflows. Now, physical AI is poised to show us the capabilities of autonomous systems in the physical world, but not without help, as noted in various sessions at Nvidia GTC 2026. Physical AIis an embodied system that uses sensors to process and understand its surroundings. Consider tools like autonomous vehicles that use sensors to process a host of environmental data to ensure safe transportation. Or medical robotics, which provides healthcare workers with a degree of precision they never had before. Physical AI and robotics stand to revolutionize and automate entire industries, but as emerging technologies, they’re still in their infancy. These tools still need to learn to navigate the world around them without risking harm to humans or organizational failure. Simulations and digital twins could provide an environment to test and refine robots before implementation. How simulations and digital twins are advancing robotics | TechTarget

Remembering the Solemn Purpose of Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed on the last Monday in May to honor and mourn U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the armed forces. The holiday traces its roots to the years immediately following the American Civil War (1861–1865), which caused massive casualties—roughly 620,000 soldiers dead, about 2% of the U.S. population at the time. Communities across the North and South began spontaneously decorating the graves of fallen soldiers with flowers, wreaths, and flags, a practice that gave rise to the original name: Decoration Day. On May 5, 1868, Major General John A. Logan, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)—a powerful Union veterans’ organization—issued General Order No. 11. This proclaimed May 30, 1868, as a nationwide “Decoration Day” to honor those who died in the Civil War. After World War I, the holiday expanded to honor all American service members who died in any war, not just the Civil War.  In 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act to create more three-day weekends for federal employees. This moved Memorial Day to the last Monday in May, effective in 1971, when it was also officially named “Memorial Day.” As one 1868 quote put it: “That Nation which respects and honors its dead, shall ever be respected and honored itself.”