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Green Data Centers – Why They Matter

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013

An instagram snapshot of our society today would show just how technology driven our lives have become, and it’s pretty incredible. Text messages, emails, photos and mobile apps all make up the massive amount of digital data that we beam to one another everyday. The growth rate for all of this data is increasing exponentially, [...]

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‘Better Buildings Challenge’ Partners With The Windy City For A Greener Commercial Sector

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

Energy availability is the linchpin of our society, allowing communities to function as a whole unit. The consequence of an immensely active metropolitan is the overwhelming demand on the electrical infrastructure. Such is the case in Chicago, IL. as outlined in an initiative by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to reform the lighting solution throughout the buildings of [...]

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What Is The Most Cost Effective Way To Generate Power?

Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

If your one of the hundreds of millions of people in the world who do not live on “the grid”, it could be renewable energy. IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Association has released a policy brief with guidelines on how developing nations (and all of us, really) can make a smart and cost effective effort [...]

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The first-ever Empire State Building light show!

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

Last Monday night, New Yorkers were treated to quite a show! If you were able to see the iconic Empire State building and were within earshot of a radio you were probably watching the first ever Empire State Building LED light show, set to the music of Alicia Keys. The building coordinated the impressive event [...]

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Introducing a new high-performance LED tube light!

Friday, November 2nd, 2012

Popular in office and classroom lighting, LED tube lights are a great way to get the dangerous, expensive, and extremely fragile tube lights replaced with an eco friendly lighting option. Seesmart is proud to announce the release of the new high-performance, 22W LED tube light. These six foot T8 lamps are equipped with single end [...]

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Green Industries growing faster than overall economy

Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

According to a new study by The Brookings Institution and the Pew Center (Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics) Greener Industries are growing faster than the overall economy, and states with greater green intensity generally did better in the economic down turn. California is leading the way in the country in terms of [...]

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LED Revo Lights Preps for First Shipments

Friday, September 28th, 2012

Revo Lights will be shipping out their first orders in a few weeks time, sending their first shipments to orders created through crowd funding website Kickstarter. The huge success of not just the product, but the kickstarter campaign exposes the extreme amount of interests and growth in LED technology and innovation. When it comes to [...]

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DIY LED Eggs

Friday, March 16th, 2012

I know it’s probably a little early to be thinking about making eggs for Easter (if you celebrate it), but grocery stores have their own unique schedule.  Yesterday, while shopping at our local grocery store, I noticed that they had already dedicated an entire row to Easter baskets, candy, and egg dying. I was taking [...]

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LED Snowsuit surfs Swiss Alps

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

What do you get when you take a professional snowboarder, an electronics designer, and the London based Fashion Photographer Jacob Sutton? A haunting viral video that shows the power and flexibility of LED lights, and which highlights this talented group of individuals. The suit used in the production of the Glowing Man video took 300 man [...]

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Audi R8′s Full LED Lighting

Friday, February 10th, 2012

If you were one of the 111.3 Million people to catch Super Bowl XLVI you may have noticed this commercial for the new Audi R8. We had a good laugh at the poke at Vampires, but it turns out the German Auto company wasn’t kidding about the power of their new LED headlights. Audi first used [...]

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