ABC Enlists Color Kinetics for 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'

ABC Enlists Color Kinetics for 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'

BOSTON, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Color Kinetics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CLRK), a leading innovator of intelligent solid-state lighting systems and technologies, today announced that its lighting systems transformed the living space of a Blacksburg, Virginia homeowner on the February 12 episode of ABC's Emmy-winning "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." This marks the second use of Color Kinetics' technology by the nationally televised program.

The new home was designed by Roanoke, Virginia-based Building Specialists and faculty and students of Virginia Tech's School of Architecture + Design, who chose Color Kinetics' ColorCast(R) lighting system to enable their energy- efficient design for a yoga and meditation studio. The studio's translucent, polycarbonate walls were designed to be both attractive and functional, based on the team's research of color and the psychology of space. They were insulated with Cabot Nanogel(R), a translucent aerogel material, and illuminated from within by ColorCast to fill the environment with dynamic, saturated color. An intuitive Color Kinetics controller allows the homeowner to seamlessly change the colors and pre-programmed effects as desired.

"We wanted to create a compelling, dynamic space using sustainable materials and technologies, and Color Kinetics' LED-based lighting systems delivered on both fronts," said Joseph Wheeler, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture + Design at Virginia Tech. "This technology offers a powerful means for controlling light to improve the way people feel, work and live in spaces -- all while addressing the need for reduced energy consumption."

Wheeler and team similarly applied Color Kinetics' systems to demonstrate the energy-efficient illumination of a home during the 2005 Solar Decathlon, an international competition sponsored by the US Department of Energy in October.

"We're very pleased to play a role in this unique project, which exemplifies the positive influence that dynamic lighting can have in our homes and daily lives," said Bill Sims, President and CEO, Color Kinetics. "We believe that intelligent solid-state lighting offers a host of aesthetic and practical advantages for residential use, and that it will ultimately change the way homes are lit -- transcending the limits of conventional fixtures as demonstrated by the Virginia Tech team."

"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. David Goldberg is the president of Endemol USA. The series is executive-produced by Tom Forman. The show airs Sundays (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET), on the ABC Television Network.

About Color Kinetics

Color Kinetics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CLRK) transforms environments through new, dynamic uses of light. Its award-winning intelligent solid-state lighting systems and technologies apply the benefits of LEDs as a highly efficient, long lasting, environmentally friendly, and inherently digital source of illumination -- reinventing light itself as a highly controllable medium. Color Kinetics also enables widespread adoption of intelligent solid-state lighting through OEM and licensing partnerships in diverse markets. The

company is headquartered in Boston, MA with offices in the UK, China, and Japan. More information is available at http://www.colorkinetics.com/.

ColorCast, Color Kinetics and the Color Kinetics logo are registered trademarks of Color Kinetics Incorporated. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Color Kinetics Incorporated's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that these statements involve risks and uncertainties, are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events and results. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2004, File Number 000-50798, and most recent 10-Q, each as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Source: Color Kinetics Incorporated

CONTACT: Felicia Spagnoli, Media Relations, +1-617-701-2292,
fspagnoli@colorkinetics.com, or Justine Alonzo, Investor Relations,
+1-617-701-2272, jalonzo@colorkinetics.com, both of Color Kinetics
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Web site: http://www.colorkinetics.com/

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