A lot of people think that they need to cough up the cash for smart LED bulbs to get nifty features that aren’t actually “smart.” For example, you’re crazy if you spend $50 a bulb for Philips Hue ...

Company's L Prize LED bulb, which will go on sale on Earth Day for $50 online and in stores, brings a big jump in efficiency, life, and light quality. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green ...

Philips has revealed a new LED light bulb, the 10.5W SlimStyle, trimming down the profile of the incandescent replacement for a lamp the company says should be more efficient and cheaper than previous ...

Over the past couple of decades, most of us have moved on from incandescent light bulbs to LEDs. Well, now’s the time to make ...

The marketplace for more-or-less normal-looking LED light bulbs became just a little more crowded yesterday, when Philips announced the dimmable 75-watt equivalent version of its SlimStyle bulb. With ...

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 significance of light in my apartment has grown steadily over the years. Where once I relied on my phone’s flashlight to lead me to sleep in the evening, for example, I now rely on my phone to ...

Philips has announced that its 22-watt LED lightbulb is the first 100-watt tungsten equivalent bulb to have been awarded Energy Star certification. Often referred to as the A21, which is actually just ...

I used to have LED smart bulbs set up in a few spots outside my house that would turn on each evening at sundown and then off again each morning at sunrise. It was a great, albeit pricey setup when it ...

Philips sent me one of their 12.5W dimmable LED bulbs to evaluate. (This is Philips L-Prize entry, for those following the DOE contest. WRONG, see below.) Tear-down time! Some of you have mentioned ...

We’ve seen that Philips’ dimmable 12.5W 800 lm LED bulb emits light in the same spherical pattern we’ve come to expect from incandescent bulbs. How does it do this? First off, let’s refer back to the ...

MANILA, Philippines - Philips Electronics announced that its recently revealed LED replacement for the common household bulb was named one of the “best inventions of 2009” by TIME magazine. The lamp ...