One of its general lighting demos is a ring (looking somewhat like a halo) that uses two LEDs in a circular guide with a diffuser to produce a bright, white light. Possible applications include vanity mirrors, and in researching this product category, GLT’s Brett Shriver found himself in a variety of home goods stores, checking out the potential competition. What he found was generally of “terrible quality,” he says, with cheap diffusers and suboptimal engineering. Backlighting requirements are more stringent than those of general lighting, of course. Still, GLT and other display companies expanding into general lighting ought to be able to raise the standard of living for those of us just trying to get a close shave or apply eyeliner in the morning. – Jenny Donelan
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Building a Better Bathroom Mirror
Several years ago, backlighting manufacturer Global
Lighting Technologies (GLT) realized that its expertise in LED edge lighting
might be extended to the growing market of general lighting. The company now
has a foot each industry, and is showing examples from both at Display Week.
One of its general lighting demos is a ring (looking somewhat like a halo) that uses two LEDs in a circular guide with a diffuser to produce a bright, white light. Possible applications include vanity mirrors, and in researching this product category, GLT’s Brett Shriver found himself in a variety of home goods stores, checking out the potential competition. What he found was generally of “terrible quality,” he says, with cheap diffusers and suboptimal engineering. Backlighting requirements are more stringent than those of general lighting, of course. Still, GLT and other display companies expanding into general lighting ought to be able to raise the standard of living for those of us just trying to get a close shave or apply eyeliner in the morning. – Jenny Donelan
One of its general lighting demos is a ring (looking somewhat like a halo) that uses two LEDs in a circular guide with a diffuser to produce a bright, white light. Possible applications include vanity mirrors, and in researching this product category, GLT’s Brett Shriver found himself in a variety of home goods stores, checking out the potential competition. What he found was generally of “terrible quality,” he says, with cheap diffusers and suboptimal engineering. Backlighting requirements are more stringent than those of general lighting, of course. Still, GLT and other display companies expanding into general lighting ought to be able to raise the standard of living for those of us just trying to get a close shave or apply eyeliner in the morning. – Jenny Donelan
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