Preview of Halcyon smart lightbulb

4 November 2013

PhotonStar LED Group Plc

Revolutionary smart lightbulb previewed at Gadget Show Live

PhotonStar LED Group plc (AIM: PSL, "PhotonStar" or "the Group"), the British designer and manufacturer of smart LED lighting solutions, has previewed its first retrofit smart LED lightbulb 'Halcyon' at this year's Gadget Show Live @ Christmas.

The Halcyon lightbulb is the first true multi user, whole home, retrofit wireless LED lighting solution. It was developed by PhotonStar followingthe DECC Energy Entrepreneurs grant, awarded in May 2013. The core technology is based on the Group's patented ChromaWhite colour tuning professional LED light source.

This is the first retrofit home LED lighting system that delivers 'healthy' Circadian lighting. Circadian lighting changes throughout the day to emulate the changing colour and intensity of natural daylight and has been shown to provide health benefits. The Halcyon bulb also saves energy though efficiency, and the smart technology automatically turns lights off when they are not needed.

Studies show that using dynamic light can improve human health and performance and changing the colour and intensity of light can affect the body's Circadian rhythms. Halcyon's powerful lighting server automatically controls the bulbs to deliver the right light, at the right time, for health and wellbeing as well as minimising energy use overall.

The Gadget Show Live @ Christmas takes place from 1-3 November at Earls Court exhibition centre in London and welcomes around 35,000 consumers.

James Mckenzie, CEO of PhotonStar LED Group PLC, commented;

"We are pleased with the progress we have made in the development of our retrofit Halcyon lightbulbs for the consumer market. Our wireless, smart technology connects lighting to the internet of things, whilst also reducing energy consumption. We are excited to be well on the road towards bringing our solutions into the connected home."

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PhotonStar LED Group PLC ("PhotonStar" or the "Group") is a British designer and manufacturer of smart LED lighting solutions. The Group's proprietary technology seamlessly integrates LEDs, sensors and controls to provide intelligent lighting for commercial and architectural applications which benefit from greater CO2 reduction, lower cost of ownership & improved functionality compared to other available light sources.

Photonstar's lighting products have won numerous awards for performance, innovation and reliability, and are unique in the industry for the use of recycled, and recyclable materials, which means they have 90% less embodied CO2 than equivalent products providing the same levels of illumination.

PhotonStar comprises two divisions: LED Lighting Fixtures which works with lighting designers, architects, house builders, facilities management companies and sustainability consultants to provide intelligent, high-end LED lighting solutions for the commercial and architectural market, and LED Light Engines which provides LED lighting solutions for specialist applications such as film & television production lighting, UV curing and medical applications.

PhotonStar is based in Romsey, Hampshire with manufacturing in Wales.