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Sure, strings of brightly colored electric lights convey the joy of the holiday season and spread cheer wherever they twinkle, but there’s a more prosaic reason for the technology too: Considering the alternative, they’re much less likely to burn the house down. It used to be that people lit their Christmas trees with candles. Flaming candles!

In 1912, in East Cleveland, Ohio, engineers at GE’s National Electric Lamp Association (NELA) Park buried a time capsule inside a hollow cornerstone of their building. The lead box held, among other items, a booklet about the “spirit of cooperation” at NELA; a book containing songs written for the “Lamp Men” and sung at their annual meeting; and five light bulbs.

LED There Be Light: Walmart Is Sprucing Up Stores, Driving Down Bills With New Lights

Kristin Kloberdanz

February 13, 2018

Last fall, a woman shopping at Walmart in Livonia, Michigan, approached the store manager with an unsolicited comment. “I don’t know what you did in here,” she said, “but suddenly I can read your food labels.” The reason? Not the packaging. The lettering was the same size and color it had always been. The only difference: Walmart had changed the lights.

From Light To Bright: San Diego Is Building The World's Largest Municipal Internet Of Things

Bruce Watson

October 10, 2017

San Diego’s newest streetlights might not look all that special — and that’s exactly the point. Designed to blend in with the rest of the city’s outdoor lighting, they’re easy to overlook. Under the surface, though, the LED fixtures are actually data-gathering machines. They will allow San Diego to build the largest municipal internet-of-things network in the world.

Don’t be surprised this fall if you see people talking to their lamps.

In this digital age, we are constantly on the brink of a technological breakthrough. Innovation and advancement is a frenzy that isn’t going to be curbed any time soon. But, what is it that tips the scales for a marked technological advancement? Have you ever thought a lightbulb can do more than illuminate light?Or lights that give you a full range of internet access and the ability to connect to devices such as your smartphones, in addition to using only a fraction of the power? At the end of the day, it all boils down to saving money, convenience and a greener environment.

Extending the AR system to cobots like Sawyer from Rethink Robotics will allow the team in Waukesha expand the palette of tasks it covers to the “4Ds — dirty, dangerous, difficult and dull jobs,” Beacham says.

For the first time, revenue from LED light bulbs matched traditional lighting product revenues last year. By 2020, LED light bulbs will outnumber traditional lighting. How do I love LED? Let Bill Lacey, GE Lighting CEO, count the ways.

I’d be in the doghouse if I forgot Valentine’s Day at home. At work, it’s not really a topic of conversation. As much as I’d love for you to give your sweetie a light bulb for Valentine’s Day, that’s probably not going to earn you brownie points at home.

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Amazon's Alexa And The Destiny Of The Internet Of Things

Charlie Kindel Director Amazon Alexa Smart Home

December 05, 2016

Today, GE announced its latest LED table lamp featuring Amazon Alexa. It’s only the beginning for the smart home of the future, according to Charlie Kindel, director of Amazon Alexa Smart Home.

1. Where is the future of the “smart” home heading?

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