GigaomSoraa raises $88M for energy saving lighting
Soraa, a three-year-old startup that uses the semiconductor gallium nitride for lighting and laser applications, has raised a round of $88.6 million, according to a filing. Read more »
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Soraa, a three-year-old startup that uses the semiconductor gallium nitride for lighting and laser applications, has raised a round of $88.6 million, according to a filing. Read more »
Let’s hear it for 6LowPAN for home energy management! Looks like Google is indeed turning to 6LowPAN to network its Android-capable smart LED light bulbs, according to Greentech Media. 6LowPAN is… Read more »
GE backs startup Nuventix, which has developed a cooling technology for LEDs and electronics. The tech can help LED-makers cool lights without using a larger fixture size. Read more »
Philips has unveiled a 17-watt energy-efficient LED bulb that can replace a 75-watt incandescent bulb, the standard widely used today. However, the bulb will still be expensive, at around $40 to… Read more »
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Redwood Systems, the startup with the future-forward idea of LED lighting that’s both powered and networked via Ethernet cables, has just landed a showcase client — Facebook. The social networking giant… Read more »
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Here’s an update from Daintree Networks, the wireless lighting controls startup I profiled three weeks ago. Daintree told me back then that it was looking for OEM lighting system partners to… Read more »
Stealthy startup Daintree Networks wants to become the ZigBee-enabled provider of wireless lighting control technology to the big boys in the field. It faces a lot of competition, but its OEM-focused… Read more »