Dim a bulb down to 50%, and you might only get 25% of the lumens you'd get at full blast. And guess what? That's a good thing. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based ...

If you agree with our assertion that smart light switches are a better solution than smart light bulbs, you should give Cree’s new A19 soft-white dimmable LED a long look. Far too many LED bulbs choke ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Setting mood lighting just got easier, at least that’s what Toronto-based inventors Gimmy Chu, Tom Rodinger, and Christain Yan state anyway. The three self proclaiming “tree-huggers” launched a ...

Samsung sent me one of their new LED sno-cone-type bulbs to try out. The bulb specs are: 550 lumens at 10Wat a color temperature of 3000K, and comes with a 5-year warranty. Its list price is $19.98.

Halogen bulbs put out a lot of focused light but they do it at the expense of burning up a lot of Watts and generating a lot of heat. The cost for an LED replacement like the one seen disassembled ...

The intersection of the smart home and decorative lighting often feels like Las Vegas to me: gaudy, excessive, and a place I ...

When considering alternative approaches to the design of dimmable electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps, the lamp power regulation method employed is the critical factor. It determines the ...