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Soraa Launches PAR20 Lamp

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Soraa , the LED lighting company which is using technology developed by UCSB inventor Shuji Nakamura, has rolled out a new LED lamp product in the common PAR20 format. Soraa--which has operations in Goleta, but does its manufacturing in Fremont--said its new LED lamp is 85% more energy efficient than standard, halogen lamps.

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IKEA Starts Selling Sonos Speakers

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IKEA has started selling a new line of speakers it devleoped in conjunction with Santa Barbara-based Sonos this week, including an oddly shaped, dual "speaker lamp", the SYMFONISK. According to IKEA, the new lamp is the "best sounding lamp in the world" and combines both a smart, Wi-Fi speaker and a light.

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Soraa Gets Install In Tokyo Museum

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Soraa , the UC Santa Barbara spinout which develops LED lighting technology, says it has installed its lamps at the Idemitsu Museum of Arts in Tokyo, Japan. Soraa said it was specifically selected to replace "dated" halogen lamps. Financial impact of the win was not announced.

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Soraa Ships Outdoor LED Product

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Soraa , the UC Santa Barbara spinout whic is backed by Khosla Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, and NGEN Partners, said today that it has launched its first, outdoor LED lamp product, which it says patches the performance of a 40W halogon MR16 lamp. READ MORE>>.

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Soraa Unveils LED Lighting Product

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Soraa , the UC Santa Barbara spinout funded by Khosla Ventures, NEA, and NGEN Partners, has unveiled its first product, a new LED lighting lamp. Soraa, which was started in Goleta, said its Soraa LED MR16 lamp is intended as a replacement for traditional, halogen MR16 bulbs. Pricing on the LED lamps has not been released.

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Soraa Wins Install At Crocker Art Museum

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Soraa , the developer of Gallium Nitride (GaN) LED lighting technology based on research out of UC Santa Barbara, has won an install of its LED lamps at Sacramento's Crocker Art Museum. The Crocker said it turned to Soraa's LED lamps due to their color rendering, which is at around 3000K, or close to sunlight. READ MORE>>.

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Skyworks Solution Power Smart City, Connect Lighiting Product

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According to Skyworks, its wireless engines are being used to facilitate communications in the Philips' CityTough street lighting management product, which allows cities to reduce power consumption and control street lamps, to help reduce power consumption and monitor those lights. READ MORE>>.

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