Just when you started getting comfortable swapping out your incandescent lighting for the energy-efficient compact fluorescent lights (CFLs), an energy-efficienter (yeah, I said it) option emerges. RTI International recently announced a revolutionary new lighting...
Anyone who has used dimmable CFL bulbs with a standard dimmer is no stranger to the flickering issues inherent in the energy-saving conjunction of the two technologies. Dimming a CFL with a standard dimmer not only results in occasional flickering, it can also lead to...
If you believe in coincidences, you might call it one that, only days after we blogged about a $99 LED bulb, the shopping-savvy folks over at The Consumerist would feature a short piece about these HD Light bulbs for sale. Made by OttLite, the "High Definition Natural...
GeoBulb just introduced its latest in a line of LED bulbs, the GeoBulb III. Using a scant 7 Watts of power, the GeoBulb III puts out about as much light as a 60-watt incandescent. You do the math there, folks. And here's some more math to factor in: The GeoBulb III...
People stockpiling light bulbs?It's happening in the European Union as the first set of restrictions on the sale of conventional incandescent lighting go into effect. Retailers are allowed to sell off their remaining stocks of incandescent frosted glass bulbs before a...
When it comes to lighting that is good for the environment, our friends over at the Lighting Style Blog are raving about the Eco-Luz lamp by Varaluz. Sounds pretty green to us: The light is made of recycled steel, glass and reclaimed wood. The lights are hand-wrought...
The Kichler booth at this year's K/BIS was all about the benefits of LED lighting and its energy-saving Design Pro LED Disc. This slender disc light uses 75 percent less electricity than incandescent light bulbs. And its slender profile (only 3/8") make it perfect for...
I love the ingenuity here. Using two-liter bottles filled with water and two lids full of bleach, one Brazilian engineer is lighting his entire workshop during the daylight hours. This simple contraption provides the lighting equivalent of a 50-watt bulb, which is...
Light up the dark with Daylite! Duracell's new flashlight with patented TrueBeam Optics™ combines LED technology with precision-focus lensing to deliver more light than any other flashlight. Enter to win 1 of 50 Duracell Daylite™ LED Flashlights (MSRP:...
How many times have you needed to use a flashlight, but it was missing batteries or the batteries were dead? This problem is compounded by the fact that you have to find new batteries in the dark! Needless to say, flashlights with alternate power sources have caught...
