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Koncept debuts Mini-Z High Power LED lamp
Koncept Technologies Inc., developer of the award winning Z-Bar™, announced the debut of the new Mini-Z™ High Power LED desk lamp...

Koncept debuts i-Bar High Power LED lamp
Koncept Technologies Inc., developer of the award winning Z-Bar™, announced the debut of the new i-Bar™ High Power LED desk lamp...

Koncept Technologies LED lamps honored with two ADEX Awards
Koncept Technologies Inc. was honored with two ADEX awards for their new High Power lineup of LED lamps this year. The Z-Bar™ High Power LED desk lamp received the Platinum ADEX, the highest award possible, while the i-Tower™ High Power LED floor lamp received the Silver ADEX.

Z-Bar featured in TIME Magazine's Best Inventions Of The Year
Koncept Technologies is proud to have the Z-Bar LED desk lamp featured in The Tech Buyer's Guide section of TIME Magazine's "Best Inventions Of The Year" feature in the Nov. 12, 2007 issue.

Z-Bar Added To Permanent Collection of German Design Museum —Die Neue Sammlung
Koncept is proud to announce that the Z-Bar LED desk lamp has been selected by Die Neue Sammlung, Munich, the State Museum of Applied Arts and Design, to be included as part of its permanent collection of objects of design. Die Neue Sammlung was established in 1907 and is one of the leading museums for 20th and 21st...

Z-Bar wins "Best of Category" in International Design (I.D.) Magazine’s 2006 Annual Design Review
Koncept is proud to announce that its Z-Bar LED Desk Lamp has won "Best of Category" in International Design (I.D.) Magazine’s 2006 Annual Design Review in the category of Furniture. The results will be covered in I.D.’s August issue. “Best of Category” is the highest award given, followed by "Design Distinction" and "Honorable Mention".

Koncept’s Mini-Z LED Desk Lamp Shrinks The Z-Bar
Monterey Park, California, Nov. 28, 2005—Koncept introduces the Mini-Z LED Desk Lamp, a smaller version of the Z-Bar. The 40 super bright white LEDs in the Mini-Z make it possible to produce a super-thin lamp that produces clean white light, is energy efficient, and produces little heat.

Koncept’s i-Bar Desk Lamp Uses LEDs To Go Compact And Slim
Monterey Park, California, Nov. 28, 2005—Koncept introduces the i-Bar Desk Lamp, a task light made ultra-thin with super bright white LEDs. The i-Bar’s slim form can fold up out of the way when not in use, and the 38 LEDs’ touchably low heat is ideal for close work without excessive heat or risk of getting burned.

Koncept’s Z-Bar Desk Lamp Goes Ultra Slim With LEDs
Monterey Park, California, Nov. 28, 2005—Koncept announces a sleek LED desk lamp as long as your arm but thin as your finger. The small size of the LEDs make possible an elegant, ultra thin body only ½ in. thick and ¾ in. wide.

Koncept’s IceLight Slims The Classic Desk Lamp With Super Bright LEDs
Monterey Park, California, Nov. 28, 2005—Koncept announces the understated, elegant IceLight desk lamp using new super bright white LEDs. 66 LEDs produce a clean, white light comparable in brightness to a 40–60 watt incandescent desk lamp, but with much less electricity and heat.

Koncept’s KSS™ Brings Smart Anti-Shock Technology To Electrical Outlets
Monterey Park, California, Nov. 28, 2005—The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates 3,900 people a year are treated for injuries related to electrical outlets, a third involving children inserting metal objects into the outlet, and a Temple University study found plastic outlet covers could be removed even by many 2 year olds. Koncept developed the internal Koncept Smart Shutter (KSS™) as a smarter way to keep curious kids from getting electrocuted.

 
 
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Koncept Z-Bar LED Desk Lamp was mentioned on engadget.com<link>
Koncept Z-Bar LED Desk Lamp was mentioned in Popular Science's article "Your New Home Office". <link>
Koncept was listed in Le Point France's article "Les inventions 2007 ". <link>
The Z-Bar™ LED desk lamp was featured in U.S. News and World Report's article "So Unconventional". <link>
The KSS child safety wall outlet was featured on episode #309 of HGTV's prime-time program "I Want That!"
Air dates:
Wed. March 15th @ 9 pm on HGTV
Thu. March 16th @ 1 am on HGTV
Sun. March 19th @ 2 pm on HGTV
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The Z-Bar™ LED desk lamp is featured in Samsung's DigitAll magazine - "A lamp that radiates serious style without taking any more deskspace than it needs." <link>
The Z-Bar™ LED desk lamp and the tamper resistant child safety wall outlet are both selected to be part of the award-winning New York design firm AvroKO's smart.space project.
The tamper resistant child safety wall outlet is featured in Popular Science magazine "What's new" - 20 SERIOUSLY HOT PRODUCTS THAT (ALMOST) SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES".
The Z-Bar™ LED desk lamp was featured, among other innovative products introduced in CES 2006, on AVING Global News Network. <link>
Uncrate.comThe Z-Bar™ LED desk lamp was featured on Uncrate.com. <link>
Netscape.comThe IceLight™ LED desk lamp was featured on Netscape's Gadgets & Tech "Cutting Edge" article "LED Lights: The Future of Lighting". "This high-tech, and extremely well-made desk lamp... stunning achievement in design". <link>
The Muscleman of TechnologyThe Z-Bar™ was featured on KUSI-TV's "The Muscleman of Technology®" section. <link>
CE Pro MagazineThe child safety wall outlet was featured on CE Pro Magazine March 2006 issue pg. 152 "Shockingly Good Safety" <link>
XYZComputing.comThe Z-Bar was featured on XYZComputing.com in March 2006 "... [Z-Bar] was the first model I can say that I am actually satisfied with..." <link>
 
 
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