Oct 30 2008
As the winter Holidays approach, thousands of students are faced with a decorating
dilemma. Many dorms ban traditional strands of Holiday lights as they use too
much electricity, and also often get too hot, raising safety concerns. What's
an energy-conscious student to do who wants to bring a bit of Holiday spirit
into his or her dorm room?
Enter dotstrandTM Energy Efficient lights to the rescue. From Evident Technologies,
dotstrand™ holiday
LED lights, use a fraction of the power of traditional holiday lights, are
cool to the touch, long lasting and durable. In addition, dotstrand holiday
LED lights incorporate nanotechnology, a new and high-tech application that
allows the lights to produce almost any color. Energy efficient, durable and
colorful, they are perfect for college dorm rooms, apartments, fraternity houses
and sorority houses. These holiday lights can also be used outdoors. dotstrandTM
energy efficient LED lights are available in unique colors including pink, peach,
aqua, lime, plum, ice white, and pearl white.
To encourage college students to go ‘green' and use dotstrands in their
holiday and campus decorating, dotstrand has launched "Save Energy, Save
The World" on Facebook - www.dotstrand.com/facebook - where students can
learn more about dotstrands, and upload photos of their dotstrand-decorated
dorm rooms to win prizes, including an iPod touch, gift cards and more.
"Students love the dotstrands and we see them becoming very popular not
only for holiday lighting, but for year round dorm room decoration," said
Tracy Shust, Buying Manager at The College Bookstore, Inc. "The unique
colors and packaging are also very appealing for the bookstore. They make great
in-store displays."
"These energy saving dotstrands light up my room and give it some style,"
said Sheila Tillman of Russell Sage College. "I love these lights."
"We're excited that our dotstrand LEDs are getting such an enthusiastic
reaction from college students nationwide," said Clinton Ballinger, CEO,
Evident Technologies. "Although I believe many are attracted simply by
how cool dotstrands look, there's a lot of energy-saving sophisticated nanotechnology
packed inside, which appeals to anyone who is looking for new ways to go green."
Dotstrand Energy Efficient LED Lights have been selected as members for the
Independent College Bookstore Association 2008-2009 Vendor Program and are also
members of the National Association of College Stores. Dotstrands are available
now at college retailers nationwide, including the University of Southern California;
University of California, Santa Barbara; Spartan Bookstore, San Jose State University;
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Kutztown University, PA; and Williams
College, MA.