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TECH REPORT

as these devices are concerned, I think they are
geting a bad rap. For the most part, the makers
have veted all of the devices and most have Web
sites and mobile resources to cross-reference their
compatibility as do many LED lamp manufacturers.
It is up to the retail showrooms and salespeople to
make sure they are educated from the manufactur-
ers so they can make it simple for the buyer. We
have been asked by many clients (both retailers
and end-users) to test and review the compatibility
of lamps and dimmers — and what we have found
is that when products are properly matched, they
work as expected and everyone is happy.
Regarding the “universal” dimmers on the mar-
ket, does anyone else remember universal remote
controls for our entertainment devices that re-
quired hours of code searching? Then once you
got it right, you ofen only had a percentage of real
control over your devices — there was always some
features you had keep the original remote for.
With lighting, there is only one function. So when
it doesn’t work, the end user is always confronted
with it and ofen that leads to a bad customer expe-
rience, which is never good for anyone.

It is up to the retail

showrooms and

salespeople to make sure
they are educated from

the manufacturers so they

can make it simple for the

buyer

EM: What are some of the up-and-coming
technologies you are watching?
DL: When we speak about future technologies,
we are typically looking at items like OLED, new
substrate materials, active thermals, GPS, RFID, on-
According to Dietmar Thomas of Philips, the OLED chandelier made by von Kardorf board controls, and demand response systems (to
Ingenieure Lichtplanung for Deutsche Bank is hanging at the bank’s cultural venue in name few) and how they will interact and interface
Berlin’s famous Unter den Linden street and is still the largest OLED chandelier in the
world, spanning more than 23 feet in height. It flls the stairwell of a spiral staircase with the global lighting markets. I think our greatest
in the foyer of the building, as seen here. There are 24 chrome aluminum frames opportunity for advancement is our own innova-
(each containing four Lumiblade CN4 OLED modules) stacked above each other and tion. So we keep educating ourselves, geting as LINUS LINTNER FOTOGRAFIE
surrounding a diagonal glass centerpiece with a two-tone fnish. Various colors and many quality newsleters as we can digest and ex-
refections appear, depending on the perspective. During the day, the glass surface
turns blue, purple and transparent, while at night it becomes a shimmering gold mirror panding our resources to stay updated on what is
fooded in the warm light of 384 OLEDs. happening today for tomorrow’s products. 

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