Whenever you think of technology getting smarter, remember the lessons of the movie
Terminator. If it gets too smart, we're all in trouble. However, a smarter streetlight is OK. A Farmington Hills company has one on offer. It has "computer brains" and Internet accessibility. It has solar panels that can be programmed to dim and brighten when need be. That's some streetlight.
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A nondescript building on 10 Mile Road in
Farmington Hills is producing world-class innovation in lighting and
urban design.
Illuminating Concepts was founded in 1981 by electrical contractor
Ron Harwood and has grown into an internationally renowned provider of
lighting for venues ranging from Disney World to England's Wembley
Stadium to Dearborn's Greenfield Village to Detroit's Campus Martius,
Fox Theatre, Book Cadillac and Comerica Park to half of the Las Vegas
Strip.
Its latest innovation is Intellistreets, technology that combines the
humble street light with public safety, homeland security, information
and audio.
Intellistreets street lights come in a variety of styles from retro to
modern. All feature energy-efficient LED lighting on top. But that's
barely the beginning.
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