Monthly Archives: October 2011

If you've had any misgivings about LED light bulbs, ditch them. Right now. These small diodes that together, product a powerful light may have been criticized years ago for the cold and bluish light they emit, but that's no longer the case today. That's if of course you know where to look.
If you've kept track [...]

One of our readers recently sent us an email asking us about which lighting solution is the greenest. We hope this blog post answers her question.
It's hard to believe that just a little over 10 years ago, incandescent bulbs were considered the best lighting solution, despite being notorious for using electricity inefficiently and having an [...]

Bermuda
According to Bermudan businessman Michael Burke, residents in Bermuda looking to cut back on their electric consumption and save money should look towards using LED lights in order to move one step forward. Despite the recent scandal caused by the questionable actions of local government officials in facilitating the adoption of new lights, Burke still [...]

Data regarding the LED lighting industry was just revealed recently by Frost & Sullivan, a firm that focuses on market growth and consultations. They have stated that the LED market has enough potential to expand with great speed in the near future somewhere around 2017. But by the time we reach that period, experts say [...]

You may have heard of speaker-light or you may have not. Essentially, speaker light was a 90's product that revolutionized electronic shows by transmitting audio through the typical light socket.  This was the first of its kind and was originally developed by loudspeaker designer Cary Christie. Years later after, a company called Kadence Designs made [...]

When you think of mind control, the first thing that comes to people's minds are aliens. Would you believe me when I say that there is an LED bulb that was manufactured for that purpose?  Chances are, you wouldn't, but the LED bulb is as real as you and me.  Although the light bulb does [...]

LEDs are by far the best light bulbs you can use out there in these environmentally conscious times. However, like all products out in the market right now, LEDs are not without flaws. If it isn't taken care of correctly, an LED light bulb could possibly burn out sooner than what was advertised which is [...]

In Washington's palm springs, Yakima, a city in the state, has followed up on conserving energy by replacing their regular street lights with LED ones with the hope they could cut costs and save money  since they over-stretched their budget. Unfortunately based on the news sources, it hasn't really helped much as they hope it [...]

Sometime next year, manufacturers of lighting equipment  will proceed to phase out incandescent bulbs as mandated by the government if they do not meet the standards for efficiency. The transition isn't going to be easy for most people. Leaving customers with little choice for their light bulbs, some conservatives are attempting to repeal the government sanction as [...]

The company Bridgelux and its partner, Molex, both LED light source manufacturers, plan to produce new components for LED lighting next year. Apparently, the new component has the potential to be the industry's new standard and it opens the doors for other possibilities and innovation for solid-state lights.
The new Helion module uses an LED chip [...]