What do we see for 2018?  An Increased Demand for LED Grow Lights Another year, another chance to refocus energies and set to breaking conquering some goals.  It’s no different in our world here at LED Lights Canada.  With some changes in legislation coming into effect in our great country, we are preparing ourselves for growth.  The plant kind.  We see new laws and new trends of urban growing stimulating a sprouting market into a major branch of our very own business.   No, we aren’t going to start farming but we are preparing for an increased demand for LED grow lights.  We are starting wit ..read more

Roadside safety could not be more important at this time of year.  We Canadians know the drill.  Say goodbye to patio season.  Wake up to cold morning darkness.  Fight to get your winter tires on before the first snowfall. Despite the beautiful yellow-orange hues, the pumpkin flavored everything, and the cozy wool sweaters that fall brings, Autumn also serves as a reminder that winter is drawing close.  With the inevitable approaching, it is beneficial to prepare ahead of time for Canada’s harshest season.  Do not get stranded in the cold waiting for hours after calling for roadside assistance ..read more

3 years later Kelvin Temperature is still a mystery so we are reposting this article… Customers come to our showroom to see our LED lights and one of the most common questions is about Kelvin temperature. We often hear that buying a led light for the first time is like learning a new language. As we all know the customer is always right and yes it is a bit like learning a new language. We would like to offer our simple explanation of what kelvin temperature is and why it is important in choosing the right LED light for you application. Light Colour Kelvin temperature refers to the light colour ..read more

How LED Lighting Can Positively Impact Your Health What if I told you that your post lunch coffee was no longer necessary AND you could maintain your youth by simply shining a light on your face? Crazy, right? Well this idea may not be so far fetched anymore.  Here’s why: LEDs were once thought to be just a more expensive version of traditional light.  Now they are a technology responsible for mood, productivity, and general health.  This means we can all be awake and wrinkle free forever!  Well maybe not forever, but LED lighting is taking the design world by storm.  It has established itself ..read more

What is Jet Lag? Jet lag is an adverse temporary physiological condition that occurs when multiple times zones have been crossed quickly by aircraft.   Travel along the world meridians interrupts the circadian rhythm to which the body is subject.  During an average 24 hour cycle, circadian rhythms can be regulated by external factors of light and temperature.  A special part of the brain, the suprachiasmatic nucleus, SCN, determines the circadian clock rhythms in humans.  Beginning in the eye, receptors and neurons initiate the SCN to control many of the body’s regulatory mechanisms. More spec ..read more

No Mess Light Painting Explained Light painting has been around for almost 130 years and doesn’t require any of the normal clean up from traditional painting.  This art form has begun to resurface as the digital age becomes more popular.  A new product, the Pixelstick , is a programmable LED “paintbrush”  designed specially for this process.   It creates simple single colour lines, complex rainbow coloured graphics, or photo-realistic faces and objects.  LED lights lead the way in making light painting easy, versatile and precise. What is it? Let us back up for a minute to understand what ligh ..read more

Explaining LiFi Imagine having high-speed data transmitted by the light bulbs above your head.  This is exactly what Harald Haas has created.  He named it Light Fidelity, or LiFi.  This communication system is created by adding a lamp driver microchip to an LED Light Bulb.  Using Morse-code like pulses, the microchip can send secure signals from an LED bulb to a photoconductor and corresponding processor at a rate of 224 gigabits per second. Anthony Cuthbertson of IBTimes UK compares this to eighteen 1.5 GB movies being downloaded every second.  In my mind, that covers The Godfather, Terminato ..read more

We love when our friends and  great customers pay a fun visit.  Georgia and Sarah from LED Lights Canada are glad to have some fun with Eric, Steve and his great dog Griffen on a recent visit. Eric and Steve own @Home Electric in Sherwood Park and we would recommend them to anyone looking for a great company for your next reno project. We work with many talented electricians and contractors and are always glad to provide a referral if you need someone for your next reno project. Feel free to call us at 780-800-0059  to discuss your needs and we will see if we can match you up with one of our t ..read more

Send us your favorite pic and we’ll feature it on our LED big screen in our showroom and in our blog posts as our Customer Pic of the Week.  Pictures could be of LED jobs you have done or just some fun pics of family or vacation fun.  We try hard to get to know our customer and realize that we are all more than just work.  Every 10 pics we receive will be posted and you will get to vote on your favorite.  If your photo is chosen we will award a free gift from our Great Gifts section on our website. We all work hard, lets have a bit of fun. You can email your pictures to customerservice@ledligh ..read more

Doing more with light... I came across a really interesting video about circadian lighting using LEDs. Lots of studies going on about the use of light in the workplace and schools. One of the great things about LED lights is the ability to provide different light colours and it is fascinating how we react to different colours of light.  We know that light reflects very differently off of different surfaces and now know the colour also has an effect on us as well.  Our CCT (colour changing temperature) LED kitchen lights are very popular so you can get the right look with your kitchen colours a ..read more