Accent lighting system

An apparatus for illuminating an object with light of a specified intensity and a specified color temperature, said apparatus comprising:

• a luminaire configured for mounting proximate the object to be illuminated, said luminaire having a processor, a pulse width modulator, and a light source, said pulse width modulator controlled by said processor, said pulse width modulator driving said light source, said light source includes at least one light emitting diode, said light source having a color temperature that is variable and said light source having an intensity that is variable, said luminaire including a member extending from a body, said light source proximate a distal end of said member, said distal end of said member opposite a connection to said body, said member having a heat sink disposed in a hollow portion of said member, said heat sink extending substantially the distance between said light source and a connection end that is opposite said distal end of said member;
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• a remote unit in communication with said luminaire, said remote unit having a color temperature control and an intensity control, manual operation of said color temperature control causing said processor to control said pulse width modulator such that said color temperature of said light source corresponds to a color temperature value selected by said color temperature control, and manual operation of said intensity control causing said processor to control said pulse width modulator such that said intensity of said light source corresponds to an intensity value selected by said intensity control.

An apparatus for illuminating an object with light of a specified intensity and a specified color temperature, said apparatus comprising:

• a luminaire configured for mounting proximate the object to be illuminated, said luminaire having a processor, a pulse width modulator, and a light source, said pulse width modulator controlled by said processor, said pulse width modulator driving said light source, said light source includes at least one light emitting diode, said light source having a color temperature that is variable and said light source having an intensity that is variable, said luminaire including a member extending from a body, said light source proximate a distal end of said member, said distal end of said member opposite a connection end, said connection end attached to said body with a joint that is articulated, said color temperature of said light source varying in response to changes in a voltage applied to said light source, said voltage controlled by said processor;
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• a remote unit in communication with said luminaire, said remote unit having a color temperature control and an intensity control, manual operation of said color temperature control causing said processor to control said pulse width modulator such that said color temperature of said light source corresponds to a color temperature value selected by said color temperature control, and manual operation of said intensity control causing said processor to control said pulse width modulator such that said intensity of said light source corresponds to an intensity value selected by said intensity control.