Eaton
Getting Smarter is Also Getting Cheaper
Remember when you had to get up off the sofa to turn down the lights?
Well, that necessity is quickly disappearing as more of us are turning
to Alexa or Siri to handle the task. Over the past few years, smart
switches and outlets have become prominent wish-list items for many
electrical contractors’ customers.
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
Smarter Lighting Through Smarter Dimming Switches
Home automation. Once belonging to the realm of science fiction movies, the home of the future is here today.
Certainly,
convenience is one of the benefits that springs to mind immediately. I
love the fact that I can traverse from my bedroom to the kitchen via a
lighted path … no toe stubbing potential at all.
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
Smart Dimming Switch Tech
Smart dimming switches, and smart devices in general, can be controlled
by various technologies. And they're almost as varied as the choices you
have for the lighting control options you want.
Most of them require a Wi-Fi connection of some sort, if only to set them up with an app on your phone.
Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc.
Lighting, Wireless Control, and a Danish King
Harald Gormsson. Name ring a bell for you?
He was a king
back in the 900's and was famous for two things. The first was uniting
Denmark and Norway in 958. Quite an accomplishment, although the union
didn't last all that long. But it eventually formed part of the
Scandinavian region.
Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc.
Bluetooth for Lighting and More
In another article, we discussed the origin of the moniker for Bluetooth technology. If you haven't read it, make sure you do.
We
also talked about the first two iterations of Bluetooth tech—Bluetooth
BR/EDR (Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate) and Bluetooth LE (Low Energy)—as
well as their strengths and weaknesses.
Light Efficient Design
Today’s Latest Streetlights Take a Wires-Free Approach to Vintage Design
I live in a semi-rural community that prides itself for maintaining a
quaint, small-town feel, with only a single traffic light – a
flashing-red stoplight where two state highways cross – along all its
roadways. But even here, where we value our dark nighttime skies, we
count on streetlights to help illuminate tricky intersections during
overnight hours.
