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Posted 30/11/2011

The iO Hotel in Eschborn, Germany, is the youngest member of the Contel Hotel Group that is also running hotels in Mainz, Koblenz, Darmstadt and Limburg. The hotel mainly attracts business travellers. It offers almost 300 guest rooms with modern facilities, 5 meeting rooms for events for up to 500 people, a restaurant, a hotel bar and a large gym. The iO Hotel was constructed with a focus on energy efficiency. The monthly energy consumption of the hotel is 22000 KW, costing €7500 per month.

Posted 25/11/2011

Eschborn, 24 November 2011 – Verbatim has announced a family of LED lamps designed for domestic applications. Described as the consumer range, it comprises two E27 Classic A lamps, two MR16s with GU5.3 fittings and a PAR16 with a GU10 socket. With the exception of the 12V AC/DC MR16 versions, these new lamps operate from 220-240V AC. All offer warm white light with colour temperatures between 2500K to 2800K and operating lifetimes of 25,000 or 35,000 hours, depending on the model. E27 and MR16 3W versions are dimmable. A key feature of the E27 Classic A-Lamp with 6.5W is its CTA (Colour Temperature Adjustment) technology which mimics incandescent lights in producing a warmer tone when dimmed. This product is available now, the 9W version will be available in December. The MR16 with GU5.3 fittings 3W and a PAR16 with a GU10 socket 4W are also available now. The MR16 with 6W will be available in December.

Posted 16/11/2011

Eschborn, 31 October 2011 – Verbatim announces an OLED module that lighting designers, artists, engineers, and architects can use to quickly and easily implement the creative lighting schemes using the company’s VELVE OLED (organic light-emitting diode) panels. Each module comprises a colour-tunable, framed VELVE OLED panel with a light emitting area of 123mm x 123mm. A printed circuit board with the control electronics is mounted onto the back of each panel. The whole assembly measures  146.4mm wide x 133.3mm long x 8.7mm deep and weights 192 grams.

Posted 10/08/2011

Eschborn 1 September 2011 – Verbatim announces  five additions to its family of energy-friendly LED lamps. The new lamps, which have a typical operating life of 25,000 hours, or around 25 times that of conventional  incandescent bulbs, are designed for professional applications, primarily in retail shop environments.