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Expensive lighting isn't automatically smarter.

Tony Goacher] has worked with a lot of cheap brushless DC motor controllers built in China. They can be very cost-effective, ...

Do the benefits of features like dimming and scheduling make up for the constant energy draw needed for connectivity?

While there is a time and place for wirelessly controlled devices, sometimes you want something you can just reach out and ...

Many cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, limit the amount a landlord can raise the rent each year — a policy known as rent control. But for nearly 30 years, California has imposed limits ...

Fluorescent lamps waiting to be recycled after an LED upgrade in a university classroom. Part 1 of this series reported on conversations with facility personnel to better understand the sluggish ...

Testing Govee’s over-the-top RGB lineup convinced me there might actually be room in my garden for a horse-race light show this summer. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a ...

This is the standalone repository of the Klipper LED Effects module developed by Paul McGowan with contributions from myself. It allows Klipper to run effects and animations on addressable LEDs, such ...

Abstract: LED-based free-space optical communication is becoming a promising alternative to the traditional acoustics mode of underwater communication because of its low cost, high data rate, and low ...

Abstract: The shortcomings of traditional LED lighting system are complex light pattern dynamic control, local dimming accuracy, and multi-channel driving efficiency, this paper conducts an in-depth ...