New market rumors in Taiwan confirm again limited usage of sapphire cover glass in the upcoming iPhone 6. A report from Chinese-language Liberty-Times report this week boldly placed sapphire cover glass usage to 10 percent. Across the globe more countries are signing up to LED streetlight upgrades including Detroit and several boroughs and councils in UK. The DOE has also released its latest findings for theatrical lighting this week. As for new products to watch out for this week, a new startup LightFreq is trying to integrate HD audio speakers into color tunable Hue like bulbs. The company so far claims the sound quality is better than Beats Pill, but we all know Beats is overrated when it comes to sound quality.

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1. Only 10% of iPhone 6 Will be Using Sapphire Cover Glass
2. DOE SSL Lighting GATEWAY Releases Theatrical Lighting Findings
3. Detroit Completes 14,000 LED Streetlight Installation
4. Cambridge University Presents LEDs Made From ‘Wonder Material’ Perovskite
5. Rubicon Technology Reports Rising PSS Sales during 2Q14
6. WowLighting Busts Myths on Choosing LED Lamps and Fittings
7. Big Guys Finally See the “White”
8. LightFreq Kickstarts Smart LED Bulbs that Play Music
9. Philips 700 Series T8 Lamps Meet DOE Efficacy Requirements
10. Vishay Semiconductor Expands IR LED Production Capacity with AIXTRON MOCVD System

What’s Trending

1. UK Boroughs and Counties Vamp Up LED Streetlight Investments
2. Europe Airport Lighting System Market Expected to Reach US $170.50 Million by 2018

Industry News

1. Philips Lighting to invest US $2 million in New Missouri LED Plant
2. MaxLite Appoints New Vice President of Operations
3. Xicato Expands Sales Team with New U.S. and UK Appointments
4. Universal Display Corporation Announces 2Q14 Financial Results
5. USHIO Acquires Oclaro Japan’s Industrial and Consumer Semiconductor Laser Diode and LED Business
6. Lite-On Supplies LED Streetlights to Gas-Explosion Hit Areas in Kaohsiung
7. US Based LED Lighting Manufacturer Noribachi Announces New Distribution Programs
8. CIRCADIAN® Acquires a Controlling Stake in ZircLight 

New Products

1. Kim Lighting Expands LED Bollards Product for Pedestrian Lighting Applications
2. GE Launches Next Generation Evolve™ LED Canopy Light
3. MaxLite Introduces LED Vapor Tight Linear Fixtures for Harsh Environments
4. Access Fixtures Expands LED Bollard Light Offerings
5. Lithonia Lighting Launches High Performance LED Shoplights
6. MAZeT Launches Smart LED Lighting Control System
7. RECOM 100W and 150W LED DRIVERS Receive PSE Certification
8. Asensetek Launches Android App for Smart Spectrometer
9. LeDiamond Omni-Directional LED Filament Passed LM80 Test
10. ELB Electronics Introduces LED T8 Direct Replacement Lamps 

Interesting Applications

Philips Finds Potential Li-Fi Applications in New Museum Survey

Lighting Projects

1. Philips Equips Chelsea Football Club with LED Floodlights
2. Korean Architecture Firm UNStudio Remodels Hanwha Headquarters with Dynamic LED Panels
3. GE Lighting Helps Solve Boston University Lighting Issue with High Bay LED Lights
4. California Community College District Gives LEDs the Green Light
5. Hilton Minneapolis Hotel Overhauls CFL Lighting with LED Lamps