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Global tech brands Apple and Sony both reveal new luminaire designs while in our featured interview we talk to iGuzzini Middle East chief Richard Holmes. Lux Today webcast for Jan 26 2016 by Courtney Ferguson.

Thorn launches Cetus Mini: Expanding the existing Cetus LED range, Cetus Mini benefits from a special reflector optic with a beam angle comparable to MR16 lamps for visual uniformity. The option of fixed or adjustable recessed LED downlight comes with a high efficacy of up to 95Llm/W. With the integrated LED module it allows a recessed depth of <101mm for installation in shallow ceiling voids. Cetus Mini has a small 68mm ceiling cut out. Cetus Mini is offered in two trim finishes, white or chrome. It is available with 550lm in colour temperatures of 3000K and 4000K and IP20 or IP65 for use in bathrooms. In addition fire rated (30, 60 or 90 minutes, 77mm ceiling cut-out) versions of Cetus Mini are available. For more information about Cetus Mini, visit Thorn here . Novel Energy Lighting offers a range of Thorn LED products, including panels, battens, and downlights. You can view the Thorn range here . Tel: 0208-540-8287 Email: sales@novelenergylighting.com

The blue 'spike' in the white light output from an electronic device reduces production of the sleep hormone melatonin, and has been linked to various health disorders including cancer Apple's addition of a blue-light reduction feature into an update to its operating system is the first acknowledgement by a major manufacturer that blue light can be a health hazard. The latest update of its operating system, iOS9.3, includes a night-time screen mode with reduced intensity in the blue part of the visible spectrum. The move will be seen as an endorsement of those who have been arguing that the health issues of blue light need to be addressed by industry. It’s long been known that blue light or, to be more accurate, the quantity of blue within the white light spectrum, helps to suppress the production of the sleep hormone melatonin. Exposure to light at night has been linked to conditions like cancers, diabetes, heart disease and obesity – and while the jury is stil

Can the light bulb escape the axe? PLUS: Interview with Nick Farraway, Cree European chief, and organisers of LuxLive Middle East unveil their plans. Lux Today 19 January 2016 presented by Courtney Ferguson.

The newly-opened Apple store in Brussels has given the world the first glimpse of the company's new - and newly patented - lighting system Lux reports: Apple has been granted a patent for the ceiling lighting system it has developed for its new-look stores in a move that has again raised the issue of the company’s intentions in the lighting market. The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted Apple US Patent No. 9,217,247  for its new illuminated ceilings, which will be the showpiece feature of its next-generation stores. One of the first in the world to sport the new look is the company’s outlet in Brussels. The fully-illuminated LED ceiling is interspersed with narrow linear lighting troughs which include spotlights and other services, a design that is not wholly unfamiliar to lighting professionals working in the retail sector. Apple’s retail team believes uniform lighting offers the best way to showcase its technology products. The troughs can accommodate cameras, s

Two new LED bollards from Kingfisher Lighting finally make visual comfort and performance a reality. Deco LED and Helvellyn LED are the latest addition to the LED range from Kingfisher Lighting, the exterior lighting specialists. Both bollards utilise the same Kingfisher-designed optical unit which provides both light performance and visual comfort. The low-glare optical unit has the LED light source in the bollard head, aiming down a matt coated cone. This provides a highly efficient light source at 116lm/W and also ensures that the light output is comfortable for pedestrians and drivers alike. The luminaire lumens come in at a healthy 1,324 lm with 20W power in 4,000K. The circular BREEAM compliant Deco and Helvellyn bollards also have emergency options. They bollards can be used across a wide range of urban and amenity applications giving an even symmetrical light distribution and typical 8-10m spacings. These new products are the latest in a range of energy efficient

Thorn launches a new scalable Radio Frequency Outdoor Lighting Controls solution. In a bid to make outdoor lighting controls easier to understand and implement Thorn has released a simple portfolio for managing groups of luminaires or total city applications. The new radio frequency (RF) based outdoor lighting controls system is designed to provide energy savings and remote data management for energy conscious cities and communities, offering complete application and cost flexibility with sensor-based and non-sensor based RF nodes. One of the most innovative features includes the “moving light” functionality which programs the light to switch on and then trail cars, bicycles and pedestrians, guaranteeing that light is only activated when needed, reducing waste light and decreasing energy consumption. To make life simpler and to be future ready RF OLC works on an open protocol to enable operation with other smart city functions and it has been designed with future proofed