IFA is one of the world's largest international audio and consumer electronics exhibition. In this exhibition, it was found that with the popularity of mobile Internet and smart technology mature, intelligent interconnection has become today's consumer electronics product development trend. With intelligent interconnection technology, people can use a Smartphone or tablet to manage TV, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines and other electrical appliances product. For example, when the food in the refrigerator is going to be expired, the user's mobile phone will receive a prompt information, even can suggest recipes by based on the foods in refrigerator, and send the shopping list to user's phone.

Scrutinize this exhibition, different areas have their own characteristics. In the field of computer and mobile communications, integration is a major characteristic. Laptops, tablets, mobile phones, cameras, watches, many products have been difficult to clearly define its classification, "multi-use" is no longer strange. The innovation of CCTV products and audio equipment makes them more and more intelligent to meet consumer’s need. Samsung launched "Galaxy Gear" smart watch on this exhibition. Users can use Bluetooth technology to read text messages from the watch screen when paired phones receive texts, and also can use voice recognition software to enter information or make a call. Meanwhile, as many people do the laptop wholesale business, consumers are easier to buy the cheaper and functional laptops.

In the field of television, high-definition and light is a major bright spot. 4k high-definition television has become one of the key words of the international consumer electronics exhibition in Berlin this year. 4k is refers to reach the resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixel display technology standard, whose total pixel exists has reached 4 times higher than full HD standard, and therefore is also called the ultra-high resolution. 4k TV picture is more exquisite, the color is more real. Samsung, Haier, Hisense, SONY, Panasonic and other companies have launched their own 4k TV. In addition, the use of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) technology makes the TV does not need background for the light, and improve our image in expressive achieve slim at the same time.

In the field of white household appliances, energy saving and environmental protection is a big trend. A most headache of previous large household appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines and air conditioning, is the huge noise and high energy consumption when they are running. How to achieve energy conservation and environmental protection is the focus of each big white home appliance enterprise’s technology R&D. Haier Corporation launched Intelius 600 washing machine in this exhibition, only need just 4.9 liters of water each 1 kg washing. It only costs 98 kilowatt hours a year and its energy saving effect is very good.

During this exhibition, Chinese manufacturers’ exhibition stand also attracted many viewers to watch. It is reported that there are 450 enterprises from China in the exhibition, including the large enterprises like Lenovo, Haier, Hisense, Huawei, and other lots of medium-sized enterprises in the field of a specific product. As the technical level gradually improves, the frequency of China's household appliance products increasingly improved in the International market, and the household appliance products will get the approbation of the foreign customers.

Recently, the Elation Professional Corporation issued Protron LED flash, this is a super powerful LED flash, and it is contained in traditional PAR light box. The relevant personage of Elation Professional Corporation said, the lamp is used 576 white 6500k LED diodes and provided 28000 lumen output, its unparalleled impact and frequency shiny effect is impressive.

Based on its strong flash effect, Protron LED Strobe flash will be divided into four "zone", in order to create a beautiful effect. A solid die-cast aluminum box makes LED diode can have a full light output, and can be used as project-light lamp or viewers light. Its protection grade reaches IP65 rating, can withstand wind or rain and other adverse conditions, this characteristic makes it ideal to be used as LED outdoor lighting or LED indoor lighting.

No matter light stage and concerts, night club, building, scenic areas or any types of entertainment or architectural elements, this multi-function device not only can provide light output, but also provide compelling light field", Elation Corporation officials said: "These features and durable PAR light box makes Protron LED Strobe lamps naturally replace the flood light and traditional PAR lamps, it provides far more than just a simple flash effect."

While using as PAR light or project-light lamp, Protron LED Strobe flash can become a white 120 ° open surface lamps, because of its long service life and efficient LED (maximum power of 150 w), it does not need any maintenance and it’s economical to operate. In addition, the lamps also has passed the CE and the Americas cETLus certification. It can be installed in any type of venues, very safe and no need to worry about.

Because of the emergence of Protron LED Strobe flash, Elation Corporation provides a multifunctional lamp which provides much more than a flash light effect. The sales director of Elation Professional Corporation, Eric Loader said:"One of the major industry trends is to develop a versatile and can satisfy a variety of purposes, and to provide users with more valuable lamps. Protron LED Strobe flash just is such a product, because it not only provides high output, but also replaces PAR lamps to use in indoor and outdoor, and provides more features at the same time." The world needs these high quality and functional LED lightings to add color to bright the dark or life. We hope that the LED lighting industry can provide more innovational products to us. 

 According to the Reuters’ reported on September 18, Chinese flat-panel display manufacturers, once were considered as the second-class participants of global LCD market, now makes the industry’s great manufacturers such as Samsung and LG display envy. When South Korea giants were busily developing a new generation of organic light emitting diode (OLED) TV, little-known Chinese companies have started selling another display, it is clearer than the standard LCD, cheaper than OLED, which is Ultra HD (UHD) display.

Data research firm IHS said UHD market barely exist before 2012, only about 33000 UHD TVs were sold among the total sales of 200 million LCD TVs. But ever since then, UHD TV shipments soared about 20 times, and it thanks to China. People all like to assemble UHD display screen with mouse and keyboard to play games. Chinese consumers who want bright and clear images, but can't afford to buy the OLED screen manufactured by LG and Samsung are considering buying UHD.

In the long run, OLED has huge potential, high resolution, enough thin screen, can also bend, all these advantages make it has strong competitiveness. But if consider from the price, we still have some difficulties to let OLED enter the Chinese market. In China, 55 inch UHD model sells about $1800.But by contrast, the sales price of the same size of OLED TV that Samsung electronics sales is about $10000. Including Samsung’s CCTV products, its price is always higher than other ordinary brands.

By comparing to the growing threat of South Korea display manufacturers, Chinese UHD manufacturers are enjoying the most lucrative profit margins in the industry. By the second quarter of this year, Beijing Oriental technology had achieved 8.9% operating profit margins, and China star photoelectric technology (CSOT), an agency of China's largest TV maker, TCL Company, also reported a 9.6% profit margin. By contrast, Japan's panel pioneer enterprise, Sharp only faint the profit margin of 0.5%. And the world's first LCD maker LG display also released the profit margin of 5.6%.

As South Korea beyond the panel pioneer Japan before, at the beginning of the 21st century, China's market develops rapidly. Securities investment analyst Nam Dae jong said that China is doing very well, so far this year, their momentum probably will last for at least about one year, they have discovered the potential of this market, as well as larger rivals. Nam said, "Samsung and LG made a strategic error decision that they ignore the UHD potential market, and focus on mobile phone manufactures and notebook research, so they will need quite a long time to catch up".

LED lighting is the main application area in the future. The global LED lighting industry is in the rapid development stage. According to LEDinside’s estimate that by 2015, China’s LED general lighting demand will up to $10 billion. To 2020, it will amount to $22 billion.

Key policy guides explicitly to support energy-saving lighting

LED lighting gradually replaces traditional lighting is the trend of the times. Lighting in China which accounts for about 13% of the electricity consumption, the popularity of LED lighting is a great significance for our country to implement green energy saving policy. In recent years, China has issued a series of related policies to increase the promotion of LED energy saving lamp. Chinese government clearly put forward that the LED lighting industrial production was grown by an average of about 30%, it will reach 450 billion CHY in 2015 (including 180 billion CHY in LED lighting application products).

Technical performance has made remarkable progress; innovative applications are on a large scale promotion

In recent years, China constantly improves the luminous efficiency of LED device, blue-ray device technology levels has been increased to 120 lm/W, red light device is 70 lm/W, and green light device is 140 lm/W, these devices has reached the international advanced level. Silicon substrate technology makes a breakthrough and reaches to 120 lm/W. China's independent innovation Metal Organic sources have achieved large-scale supply which account for more than 60% of domestic demand. In the epitaxial chip link of the highest technical content, the biggest equipment investment and the most competitive patent, China’s independent innovation of the sapphire substrate can meet more than 50% of the market demands.

In recent years, China’s LED self-dependent innovation products apply to a number of major projects, such as the 2008 Beijing Olympic stadium lighting, the 2009 Shanghai world expo venue lighting and lighting transformation of the Great Hall of the People in 2011, has entered the high technical requirements of medium/large size LED display screen backlight and other fields.

The trend of intelligent development is obvious

First, market demands have speeded up the technological progress, and the costs of production have fallen dramatically. Now all countries are promoting the use of LED lighting in the field of automotive, street, corridor and so on. We can find LED street light everywhere when we go outside. With an annual rate of 30% drop in production costs, it has greatly accelerated the process for LED lamps to replace traditional lamps.

Second, the global LED industry accelerates the shift to emerging market countries and regions. With the market’s continuous development and increasing LED companies, the global LED industry transfers a new trend. In order to save cost, many developed countries move their factories to developing countries. The competition in LED lighting market will be as fierce as the mobile phone market.

On September 17, Samsung has showed the Galaxy Gear smart watch in Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA), lead ahead of the Apple Corporation in this kind of product’s competition. But, according to a report by South Korea Digital Times that Samsung is still accelerating the speed to improve the product, and plans to launch another version of the smart watch in early 2014.

Quoted from an anonymous industry officials, Samsung’s new version of the smart watch will have GPS function, with better battery life, and also will be able to synchronize with other Android devices. When Samsung released the first Galaxy Gear smart watch on September 4th, industry analysts have criticized this product because of its only one day battery life. In addition, Galaxy Gear does not have GPS function, and only can be used with Galaxy Note 3; this factor also makes analysts have little confidence in its selling.

Online Forbes magazine writer Larry Magid said, from his early trial Galaxy Gear's experience, the limited battery life is one of the largest deficiencies about this kind of equipment. He said: "the users have to remember charging every day, and must remember to take the portable power bank during the trip." If Galaxy Gear can equip with the large capacity lithium batteries, then its standby time can be longer, and problem can be solved in the meantime.  

Samsung is known by quickly responding to the changing market and catering to consumer’s tastes, so the industry pointed out that the Galaxy Gear brought the overall impression that it is not only Samsung’s one commercial effort, but also an attempt in this field. Despite it has some shortcomings, when the Galaxy Gear comes to market in October this year in the United States, it will sell for $299, which means that this product may be the main aim to appeal to early adopters.

Samsung is committed to improving the Galaxy Gear’s battery life, but no matter for the Galaxy Gear or other smart watch products, the real potential may come from the applications and services which can run on these devices. Galaxy Gear can run some software applications like eBay, Pocket, RunKeeper, Path and Line. Samsung’s self-developed communication service AppsChatOn will also be landed on the new platform. Besides, if Galaxy Gear can be used with audio equipment, then it can meet more people’s different tastes.

Industry insiders said, if Samsung can continue to collect a series of attractive services for the next version of smart watch, plus the necessary hardware improvements, then the new product can have more chance to get the welcome of mainstream consumers, not just for early adopters.

As a new generation of light source, LED has a series of characteristics, such as low voltage, low power consumption, small volume, fast response, no pollution, high reliability and long life. Because it produces no ultraviolet and infrared spectrum, there is no heat and thermal radiation, and can reduce the production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, so it is considered to be the true sense of green lighting light source with environmental protection and energy saving. Since 1990s, United States, European Union, South Korea, Taiwan, China and other countries or regions have launched semiconductor lighting plan to promote the LED lighting technology’s research and development. At the same time, the world’s famous lighting light source manufacturers also joined the plan actively. They vigorously develop the LED lighting market by cooperating with semiconductor device manufacturers. With the impetus of numerous forces, LED lighting technology and the industry has made rapid progress, gradually goes into people’s daily life.

In recent years, the concept of green LED lighting has attracted people’s attention. There are various types and distinctive products emerged on the market. Intelligent lighting also gradually draws people’s attention; especially the development of Internet of Things technology makes intelligent lighting become more and more important. Intelligent lighting is not only refers to the intelligent light and reduce energy consumption, but also includes sensing, communication, Internet of the Things and other modern technologies. Intelligent green LED lighting technology can be used in general lighting, landscape lighting and LED display screen.

LED has the very good controllability, which can develop the intelligent LED lighting technology. Intelligent LED lighting technology can real-time monitoring and tracking LED with external sensor and controls circuit. Automatically adjust LED lighting’s shade and colors to achieve the goal of LED’s intelligent control. On the intelligent control software, it has complete control protocol (TCP) and control method, perfect man-machine El, self error diagnosis and prompts: on the hardware, with several means of communication. Such as wireless, electric power carrier, visible light and infrared light.

As the growth and popularity of LED lighting in the next few years, LED’s efficiency will reduce the consumption of energy for the earth and lighting costs, also opened up many new LED lighting development opportunities; those are not possible for common lamps. LED lighting will completely combined intelligent microcontrollers and sensors to ensure that we use energy intelligently. One of the key technologies of intelligent green LED lighting is the continuous innovation and development of integrated circuit chip design technology. Shanghai microelectronics research Institute of Peking University, makes a deep research in the field of intelligent green LED lighting. For different application occasions, they research and develop a series of special IC and system solutions, covering LED landscape lighting, small and medium-sized power LED panel lights, high power LED flood lights and the development of intelligent control network software and hardware. They are trying best to make contributions for the development of intelligent green LED technology.

Although Microsoft has spent $7.2 billion in buying Nokia mobile phone business and a series of patent portfolio, but the dying old cell phone company will continue to focus on their maps and network technology. For this series of changes, Nokia's current chairman and interim CEO Risto Siilasmaa, takes optimistic attitude toward this, and said: "this is the starting point of Nokia's next 150 stories."

150 years ago, the enterprise from Finland made a fortune with their own paper manufacture, shoemaking, production of tires and other business, and finally got into the mobile phone manufactures field that made her famous. In a recent media interview, Siilasmaa expressed a view on the topic about specialized equipment and services department acquired by Microsoft, and the influences on 32000 employees. "After leaving the mobile devices and services fields, Nokia will become very different, but it is still a powerful company, and have a healthy financial performance. Nokia still has three mainstay businesses, includes Nokia Solutions and Networks, Here map and Advanced Technologies. Besides, each of them is the leader in the field of technological innovation." Siilasmaa said.

In short, after stripping the mobile phone business, Nokia will continue to focus on the business development of network, Here map and Advanced Technology. Among them, the Nokia solutions and network company is mainly responsible for the sales of communications equipment, R&D of mobile broadband; Here map belong to one of Nokia's long-term plans, the service has become the default map provider of Microsoft Windows Phone, and Nokia hopes the service can further offensive to the vehicle-mounted navigation field; Advanced Technology development actually is equivalent to Nokia’s future products R&D department.

In the past, Nokia has established a set of fairly strong mobile and data patents portfolio, Nokia hopes to be able to take more profit from this in the future."Previously, we have successfully established a whole set of patent and technology authorization process, our company plans to take use of this advantage to increase revenue and profit." Siilasmaa said.

In fact, in the current deal between Microsoft and Nokia, Microsoft has cost $2.17 billion to buy Nokia's patent portfolio. Currently, the main work of Siilasmaa is to reshape the Nokia with no mobile phone business, and find a new CEO for the company. After losing the Smartphone business, Nokia Here map technology is perhaps the only link between her and consumers. At the same time, Nokia’s pride brand: Lumia and Asha are now owned by Microsoft. We all love the large capacity lithium batteries Lumia Smartphone, but now the company cannot ensure that Microsoft will continue to add Nokia’s genes on these two brands. Microsoft’s surface makes users can operate the PC without mouse and keyboard, we hope Microsoft can launch a series of innovative Smart-phones.

In September, LED industry enters into busy season. Due to affected by TV backlight adjustment and off-season factors, Taiwan chip and packaging industry performed weak in July and August. But the accelerated start of LED lighting and peak season will keep the industry maintain prosperity.

According to the recent research, many brand companies like Philips, Cree and Everlight Electronics had launched cheaper LED products. LED lighting has entered into a stage of rapidly increasing permeability, international companies generally expecting LED lighting’s permeability will reach more than 45% in 2015.

September will be the launch date of consumer electronics products. Except the high-profile apple products, consumer electronics show IFA will be held in Berlin on September 6-11. Samsung will launch GalaxyNote3, new tablet and GalaxyGear smart watch, Sony also will launch the new 5 inch Honami mobile phones and the first lens module on the same day. 

Recently, the greater China's vice President and general manager of lighting solution department, Chandra Vaidyanathan said “the future world needs to go toward the three directions of more lighting, more efficient lighting and digital lighting. The development of LED and control technology can reduce energy consumption to 20%. In 2015, LED lighting will own a 45% share of the global lighting market. Especially in China, with the government’s strong promotion, this proportion will be bigger." Though there are many LED lighting products appear in the market, such as LED indoor lighting and LED decorative lighting, many new innovative products will be invented in the future.

In order to meet the Chinese market opportunity, Chandra, Philips lighting is continuously invest in China to build a "end-to-end" customer value chain that takes the customer as the center, from market research, products design and develop, manufacturing to marketing. And accelerate the steps of strategic transformation from lighting products parts manufacturer to integrate lighting solution provider, create a closer local market business model. "These are in order to achieve the goal that LED business accounted for 45% of overall volume in 2015." Chandra said.

At present, the OLED is a hotspot of current market, its brightness is higher than LED, the thickness is thinner and maybe it will replace LED display screen in the future. But the China r&d director and institute director of Philips, klaasVegter thinks OLED is still in the early development stage, there are more development spaces for it, but the LED enters into “full age” is the development trend of today's lighting.

Qualcomm has announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Atheros launches new chip series, this is part of low-power Wi-Fi solutions series, can be formed into various kinds of devices. Just like many computer products have the function of WIFI, QCA4002 and QCA4004 network platform insert IP stack and complete network services into the chip, assist customers with minimal development inputs or cost, and add Wi-Fi to many products. The platform is equipped with a single chip processor and memory, without using other microprocessor (MCU), avoid to increase the product’s cost, complexity and power consumption. By using QCA4004, customers can not only use the platform for Wi-Fi connection, but also write their own applications on Atheros’s platform.

The applications of QCA4002/4004 platform include home appliances (such as washing machines, air conditions and water heater, etc.), digital equipments, and sensors that used for household lighting, safety and automation system. Haier is the world's leading manufacturers of home appliances and consumer electronics products, has used QCA4004 on the washer, dryer and air condition equipments.

Haier and Qualcomm Atheros will show two networked appliances that based on QCA4004 platform on IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin 2013. Haier will display washer and dryer machines on the IFA. And Qualcomm Atheros will display the air condition equipment in Hotel Concorde Berlin. Senior vice President of Qualcomm Atheros, Dr Zheng Jiansheng said that: " Qualcomm’s vision about “Internet of things near me” is to provide low-power energy saving connection functions, as a foundation for its development. Qualcomm Atheros is trying to make standard Wi-Fi can be used in audio and video equipments or other office equipments. QCA4002 and QCA4004 platform have reduced the power consumption without microprocessors. By using simple configuration and interoperability to improve the usage and simplify operation, Qualcomm Atheros has become the pioneer of industry."

QCA4002 and QCA4004 have the Green TX function, it can make equipment reduce the transmission power up to 1/2 under the condition of the adjacent equipment or other access points. With less than 1 mw power consumption sleep pattern, the dynamic power adjustment function can achieve more efficient communication function and extend battery life. Low-power sleep mode is run by the awaken management procedures inside the motherboard, equip platform with self awaken and sleep management function, further reduce the sleep mode power. In addition, the speed for platform to awake from pause is four times quicker than any other similar products. QCA4002 chip has already started for mass production, QCA4004 chip is also in the sample stage and has provided the test platform. 

Lamps are the good helper to build sweet household atmosphere, they are the eyes of the household, you should be very careful when you choosing lamps. We should unified collocation by considering the integral style and area of the room. Due to every family’s culture levels, hobbies and different economic strength, there are different choices for people to choose suitable household accessories and lighting accessories. The lightings have various kinds of styles and different colors. When you decide to choose household lighting, you should not only consider household style or lamps shape and price, but also handle the relationship between the lamps and their use. For example, you can use LED decorative lighting if you want to create a colorful interior zone.

The main function of bedroom is to rest, but not a single sleep area. On the choice of lamp model and color selection, you should mainly care about how to create a quiet and warmth atmosphere. You’d better use indirect or diffuse lighting and choose light-warm color. You can use wall lamp or table lamp to replace the interior overhead light. In addition, you can also install the footlights under the bed in order to avoid strong light stimulation during the night. There are so many LED indoor lightings for you to choose in the market, the only thing you need to do is to select the suitable one.

The lighting in kitchen and bathroom requires high brightness, but these two places are the most easily for you to ignore. You should install kitchen lighting in the location that can avoid steam and smoke. It’s easy to wash and corrosion resistant if you use appropriate glass or enamel lamp shade. You’d better use energy saving lamp in the bathroom to avoid the water vapor condenses on the lamps and then extend the service life.

Daily maintenance of lamps

To maintain the bright and clean lighting source, so as to achieve the purpose of saving energy, you need to follow these three points in daily maintenance: first, clean the lighting lamps regularly. It is easy to make the dust accumulation in tubes and then affect the output efficiency if you do not clean for a long time. We suggest you to clean them once at least 3 months. Secondly, change the old incandescent lamps regularly. When the service lives of the fluorescent tubes and incandescent lamps reached 80%, the output beam can be reduced to about 85%. Therefore, you should change the old lamps after it has used for a long time.