What if you could change the wattage or color temperature without replacing a bulb? The Home Depot’s new EcoSmart Universal ...
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 ...
The numbers you see on the box don't always work out in real life. LED bulbs do last longer, but those claims about five to 10 years are estimates based on internal testing -- and companies are always ...
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 ...
Like it or not, energy-saver light bulbs are about to become the next big thing. Starting next year, lighting manufacturers will begin a government-sanctioned phase out of incandescent bulbs that ...
Tapo TP-Link Smart Light Bulbs give you color-changing Wi-Fi bulbs that screw into a standard lamp socket and add app and ...
LED bulbs are the way to go for a “smarter” smart home. While some bulbs and bulb kits may be a bit of an investment upfront, the cash you’ll save in the long run, combined with many of the great ...
Along with being brighter, LED bulbs tend to use less power and have a much longer average lifespan compared to conventional halogen bulbs. Now that LED lighting technology has gotten significantly ...
If your car came from the factory with halogen or HID bulbs, you’re going to need to replace them or upgrade them down the line. Both of these bulb types lose light output over time; thus, even if ...
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 ...
LED bulbs are a far more cost-efficient, environmentally-friendly option than traditional incandescent bulbs. With a life expectancy of 20 years or more (25x longer than incandescent), the energy ...