Products + Technology

  By Maggie Swift, CEO at Unframed Digital Lighting specifiers are no longer discovering products the way manufacturers expect them to. In 2026, architects, designers, and engineers are doing the majority of their product research independently – online, on demand, and often long before a trade show visit or a conversation with a sales representative [...]

  One of the more serious problems in the residential and light commercial lighting industries is frequent incompatibility between LED lighting and dimmers. One company has a new solution specifically for low-voltage, 24VDC lighting (typically linear). NSL introduced Dim Drive, an all‑in‑one low‑voltage LED lighting solution that integrates a 24VDC constant‑voltage LED driver and a full‑range [...]

A British company, Conflow Power Group, proposes to cut the environmental footprint of artificial intelligence by turning streetlights into off-grid, solar-powered mini data centers using Nvidia hardware. It frames this as a response to the rapidly growing electricity, carbon, and water demands of conventional AI data centers, worldwide. Rising AI energy and water use Globally, [...]

  AI is rapidly becoming the new default interface for internet search, shifting discovery away from short keyword strings toward rich, conversational exchanges that feel more like dialogue than database queries. From strings to sentences For two decades, traditional search has trained users to think in fragments: “best LED office lights low glare” or “Atlanta [...]

  An increasing popular lighting category is battery-powered, cordless lamps. Main purpose and benefits Cordless lamps are a flexible solution for adding light anywhere without depending on electrical outlets, making them ideal for bookshelves, hallways, patios, nurseries, and other hard-to-wire spots. They enhance ambiance and safety while using efficient LEDs, motion sensors, and rechargeable batteries [...]

  JLL’s 2025 Global Real Estate Technology Survey reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in buildings has surged remarkably, with 92% of corporate real estate occupiers now piloting AI solutions—a rapid jump from less than 5% just three years ago. However, only 5% of organizations report achieving most or all of their expected results from [...]

  The 2025 Smart Home Technology Trends Survey, conducted by Harbor Research for the Association for Smarter Homes & Buildings (ASHB), details escalating adoption, evolving consumer attitudes, and emerging opportunities in the smart home sector across the U.S. and Canada. Drawing insights from 611 respondents, the report highlights a rise in smart home adoption—from 49% [...]

  It was roughly 12 or 13 years ago that the first COB LED tape lights hit the market. I remember a client making me aware of the new tape light that eliminated pixilation, which was the primary benefit of COB tape light. Today, there are a dizzying array (pun intended) of COB tape lights [...]

  Editor’s Note:  Since first publishing this story, the Kwikset Halifax LED Lever has also been recognized with an honorable mention in the 2025 SecurityInfoWatch.com Readers’ Choice Product Awards, in the Door Hardware & Locks category. Kwikset announced that its Halifax LED Lever door handle was named a winner in Good Housekeeping’s 2026 Home Renovation [...]