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coMplete CoNtrol
LIGHTING MANUFACTURER INTEGRATES SMART TECHNOLOGY
In 2017, Austin, Texas-based Ketra introduced its Natural Light integrated control system, designed to precisely mimic the color temperature and intensity of natural light throughout the day. Ketra LEDs deliberately shi throughout the day, providing the full range of sunlight — crisp and bright during the day, so and warm at night. The intention is to provide the wellness bene ts of natural light to indoor occupants, synchronizing their circadian rhythms to support be er health and rest.
This year, Ketra has announced its capability for integrating with Amazon Alexa and Google Home. The news builds on Ketra’s compatibility with Crestron and Lutron control systems, reportedly making it the rst architectural-grade lighting sys- tem complete with lamps, controls, and so ware to enter the smart home market.
“Technology is truly the driving force at Ketra — from the proprietary semiconductors inside each lamp to the new ability to integrate with smart home systems, we’re continually working to opti- mize how users experience, control, and bene t from Ketra lights,” says Nav Sooch, CEO of Ketra. “With this growth in our product portfolio, we look forward to expanding our reach in the residential market and equipping homes with the highest quality light, now easier than ever to use.”
According to the company, homeowners are rst a racted to Ketra’s Natural Light illumination product. “Discerning homeowners understand that not all light is created equal,” Sooch explains. “Now with home automation, the bene ts of Ketra are beyond wellness and aesthetics. The user experi- ence is streamlined, whether you want to control your lights remotely or using voice commands. It’s the full package.”
NOON HOME
This new company recently launched the Noon Smart Lighting System, designed to give homeowners the ability to change the way a room looks and create a speci c mood with a single touch. Noon intelligently blends ambient, task, and accent lights to layer light simply and a ordably.
“Using the best available technology, we were able to remove the complexity. Now consumers get a beautifully simple product that intelligently tunes itself to work with a homeowner’s existing bulbs and xtures,” says Erik Charlton, CEO of Noon Home, Inc.
The Noon Smart Lighting System is powered by its Room Director switch and companion Extension Switches, which communicate wirelessly via Bluetooth technology. Once installed, all of a room’s lights can be adjusted with one-touch from the Room Director’s glass touch- screen OLED display.
Noon automatically creates three unique scenes – Relax, Everyday, and Bright – reportedly by analyzing information about each bulb, xture, and room type. Customers can also create custom scenes to t how they use their rooms, like Cooking, Entertaining, or Movie Time. These scenes can then be selected right at the switch or controlled via the Noon App from anywhere.
Noon’s patented “bulb discovery” technology reads electrical currents and uses advanced algorithms to identify bulb type. According to Charlton, Noon is the only lighting system to automatically detect bulb type, creating compatibility
with virtually any residential bulb:
dimmable and non-dimmable
bulbs, incandescent, LED, CFL
and uorescent, as well as ELV
(electronic low voltage) and MLV
(magnetic low voltage) xtures.
Noon’s smart features includes a Night Light, which turns on ultra-low light when you walk by the Room Director, and Vacation Mode, which “plays back” learned pa erns to mimic the homeowners actual behaviors. www.noonhome.com
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