I built my house exactly 15 years ago, so obviously renovation was needed and one of my wishes was to give the building a brighter, more proficient and more affordable lighting because I spend a ...

Upgrading your light bulbs is the easiest and smartest way to help reduce your home's carbon footprint. Here's the math. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A ban on most incandescent lightbulbs will go into effect this August, making LED lights the standard option at retailers across the United States. It’s a move sanctioned by the ...

A light source created by a light emitting diode (LED). For decades, LEDs have been used as indicator lights on myriad products; however, starting in the 2000s, they began to replace incandescent, ...

I’ve been playing around with various LED smart lights for over a decade. The first set of household bulb replacements that I really got into was a Philips Hue kit I bought in 2012. It was pretty cool ...

You've probably heard about being able to control your lights with an iPhone app. While impressive, it always seemed like such a hassle to set up. With LIFX, not only can you control the lights in ...

Early adopters of LED lighting will remember 50,000 hour or even 100,000 hour lifetime ratings printed on the box. But during a recent trip to the hardware store the longest advertised lifetime I ...

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They’re consistently popular with the readers, which is admittedly part of my (and EDN’s) motivation to continue doing them. But I personally also find them fascinating; inevitably I come across at ...

Do smart bulbs really save energy? It all comes down to the power they use versus the savings their smart features offer — ...