This week Philips latest 2Q14 report shows significant growth in its LED business with 43 percent growth in sales revenue. The company announced plans the following day of scaling up the overhaul of its traditional lighting business. Moving into government agencies related, the U.S. DOE plans to amend LED bulb test procedures, and has found in its latest CALiPER report outdoor LED lighting color temperatures are warming up. The Chinese government is also currently in talks about LED lighting standards, and has recently included LED drivers in consumer electronic certification process. A couple of products that are sounding the industry alarm bell include Emberlight’s smart socket, which directly challenges LED’s dominance in the smart lighting market. The socket can change any type of dimmable bulb be it incandescent, halogen, CFL or LED into a smart bulb. Xiaomi’s super cheap LED smartband is also set to disrupt the wearable device market.

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3. U.S. Army Investigates Shelter Lighting Effects on Soldier Cognitive Performance
4. U.S. DOE to Amend LED Bulb Test Procedures
5. DOE Finds LED Outdoor Lighting Color Temperatures are Warming Up
6. China Kicks Off Mandatory LED Certification Standards
7. China Discusses Establishing Three LED Lighting Standards
8. Emberlight Smart Socket to Challenge LED Smart Light Industry
9. Xiaomi Dumps US $12.76 LED Smartband onto Wearable Device Market
10. LED Bulb Prices on the Chinese Market Fell the Most in June 2014

What’s Trending

1. Credit Suisse: LED General Lighting Market to Replace Backlight As Industry Growth Driver
2. LED Applications Spur Taiwan Sapphire Manufacturers Growing Investments
3. Taiwan’s Upstream and Downstream LED Manufacturers Expand as Market Rebounds
4. UK County Gloucestershire LED Upgrade to Save Millions of Pounds
5. The Rise of Plastic and Flexible OLED Displays
6. Blue LED Light Becomes New Cure for Paralysis
7. Upfront Costs Prevent U.S. Businesses from Adopting LED lights: Leapfrog Lighting Poll
8. China Plans to Set Up LED Patent Alliance

Industry News

1. Philips Reports Soaring LED Growth in 2Q14
2. OLCA Established to Facilitate Taiwan’s OLED Industry
3. GE Technology Enables More Vibrant Display in Tablets, Smartphones, and Televisions
4. Everlight to Set New Revenue Records in 3Q14
5. Everlight Restructure Has No Effect on Company Business Strategy in China
6. Changfang Lighting General Manager Resigns
7. Changelight Receives LED Lighting Subsidy from Xiamen Government
8. Philips India Partners with Disney to Make LED Lights for Kids
9. LUXONIC Expands LED Luminaire Production
10. BrokerBank Securities: GTAT Future Isn’t Quite Crystal Clear
11. Street Lighting Control Company Telensa Appoints New North American Operation Director
12. SunLED Enters Distribution Agreement with Digi-Key
13. Revolution Lighting Technologies Enters Strategic Distribution Partnership with Ganga Hospitality
14. Everlight and Epistar Production Output Value to Take World Number One Title within 2 Years

New Products

1. TERRALUX LED Downlight Fixtures and LED Retrofit Kits Enter Mass Production
2. Solid Apollo LED Introduces New Wall Mounted Duet LED Controller
3. Grandlite Launches New LED Surface-Mounted Fixture with Adjustable Optics
4. LED Solar Fairy Lights Designed for Cloudy UK Climate

Interesting Applications

• Inflatable Solar LED Lights to Aid Disaster Relief Work
• Wearable LED Bike Signal Lights Useeme Launches Indiegogo Crowdfund Project
• CODLIGHT Launches Smart LED Lighting Case for Android 4.4 Smartphones

Lighting Projects

1. Interview with Lighting Designer Randy Burkett
2. Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line Expressway Lit Up with LED Lights
3. Lebanon American University Student Center Uses LEDs to Create Natural Lighting Effect
4. Lumenpulse Lights Up 102-Year-Old High Level Bridge
5. PNC Arena First U.S. NHL Venue to Feature New LED Lighting System