Tech and Gadgets

Boulder, CO (PRWEB) September 28, 2009 — Albeo Technologies Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of energy efficient LED lighting systems, today announced that the Bowden Ice Arena in Alberta has retrofitted entirely with Albeo’s C-Series High-Bay white-LED Solid-State Luminaire. Albeo’s C-Series high-bay produces over 25,000 lumens at 79 lm/W giving it a wall plug efficiency that surpasses fluorescent and HID high-bay lighting systems. Independently tested to LM-79 standards. With fixtures mounted at 16 feet, illumination levels on the ice were increased 160% from 50 foot-candles (ft-cds) to 80 ft-cds, while energy consumption was lowered 28% from 458 Watts to 325 Watts.
“The fast pace of hockey, the high speed of the puck, and the need for quick action demands high lighting levels,” said Andy Weiss, Bowden Administrative Services Manager. “Albeo’s LED High Bay more than doubled the light levels while reducing the electricity consumption. The LED lights also eliminated the need for maintaining fixtures over ice and the whiter, cleaner light color is perceived as higher quality.”

“High light levels, cold air temperatures, shock and impact potential, and instant on requirements create a demanding environment for illumination systems in ice arenas,” said Jason Korbelik, Sales Manager at Albeo Technologies. “Albeo’s LED lighting is superior to any other high-bay lighting system in all these dimensions including efficiency.”

Job foreman Bud Oldenburger of Olds Electric & Lighting installed the LED high bays. “Albeo’s use of a toroid for power conversion, gave me added confidence that their fixture would last longer than power supply based solutions. Installation was straight forward and the results were outstanding.”

About Albeo Technologies
Albeo Technologies, Inc. manufactures high quality, long-lasting LED lighting products for commercial and industrial facilities. Albeo’s LED light fixtures improve energy savings, reduce maintenance costs, eliminate recycling costs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and are safe and easy to install. Albeo’s products include C-Series Linear, Low-Bay, and High Bay for general illumination, Atmosphere for cove lighting, Talea for under cabinet, and Brilliance for display case lighting. For details go to www.albeotech.com

Port Washington, NY (Vocus/PRWEB ) September 18, 2009 — Sales during the first two weeks of Apple’s Snow Leopard OS X release far exceed those of the last two Apple operating systems. According to leading market research company The NPD Group’s retail tracking service, Snow Leopard sales were more than two times higher than Leopard’s initial release sales and almost four times higher than Tiger.

“Even though some considered Snow Leopard to be less feature-focused than the releases of Leopard or Tiger, the ease of upgrading to Snow Leopard and the affordable pricing made it a win-win for Apple computer owners – thus helping to push sales to record numbers” said Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis at NPD.

Snow Leopard’s sales momentum extended beyond the initial first week purchasing rush.
Sales only declined about 25 percent from week 1 to week 2, while for both Leopard and Tiger the second week of sales was more than 60 percent below the opening week volumes.

“With pricing reduced by more than $100 for both the single-user and five-user pack versus Leopard pricing, Apple has clearly demonstrated that aggressive pricing policies in this economic environment generate an outstanding consumer response,” said Baker. “As we head into the fall selling season, and the release of another major OS upgrade, it will be instructive to see if that upgrade – currently projected to sell at ASPs much higher than Snow Leopard – can deliver the same incremental increase in consumer demand that Snow Leopard has enjoyed.”

About The NPD Group, Inc.
The NPD Group is the leading provider of reliable and comprehensive consumer and retail information for a wide range of industries. Today, more than 1,700 manufacturers, retailers, and service companies rely on NPD to help them drive critical business decisions at the global, national, and local market levels. NPD helps our clients to identify new business opportunities and guide product development, marketing, sales, merchandising, and other functions. Information is available for the following industry sectors: automotive, beauty, commercial technology, consumer technology, entertainment, fashion, food and beverage, foodservice, home, office supplies, software, sports, toys, and wireless. For more information, contact us or visit @npdtech and @npdgroup.