Even “treading the boards” is going a bit greener: that there is the Vari-Lite VLX, the world’s first high power LED theater light, designed by British firm Cambridge Industrial Design. The focusable 630 watt fixture is three times as efficient as its tungsten forebears and will hopefully let the actors’ talent, not sweat, shine.
Eternaleds has rolled out the first LED light bulb in the world that relies on liquid-cooling technology despite looking and functioning exactly like a standard light bulb. The HydraLux-4 LED Light Bulb is the puppy in question, where it boasts a host of advantages over a standard light bulb including saving money over time (up [...]
Makes sense to combine technologies like solar with LED to get the greatest bang for the buck, which is exactly what Visible Light Solar is doing. Even if the lighting works for unsexy things like exterior building lights around business parks, saving up to 85% on your energy usage sounds pretty sexy indeed.
While there are [...]
Since the 50-LED Solar Motion Floodlight relies on the power of the sun to get it going, you don’t have to worry about spoiling your room with ugly wiring.
You want to be environmentally conscious, but doing so can be damned inconvenient. For example, replacing one of your incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescents can save about $30 of power over the lifetime of the bulb. Not bad, but fluorescents are dim, and they flicker. Plus, while they do last 10 times longer than incandescents, [...]
EVERYONE! Architects and lighting designers are specifying entire lighting packages in their new designs. Contractors are using them in everything from custom kitchens to retail stores. Many homeowners are replacing their incandescents with LED bulbs. LED lighting can replace every instance of old lighting technology, as well create entirely new lighting applications due to its [...]
In the past, we have generally referred to the brightness of a bulb in terms of its wattage, or the amount of power that the bulb uses (or energy it consumes). Because of the disparity between incandescent and LED technologies, we have to change our language a bit in order to account for progress. When [...]
There are quite a few advantages to using LEDs. Generally they are heatless, use 90% less energy, and last ten years. They are also smaller and do not contain any dangerous chemicals like mercury. They can readily be put in places that have always been too small or out-of-the-way for many incandescent lights, as well [...]
Yes. The E26 is the standard 120 Volt American base. The E27 is the European variant and is rated at 220 Volts. E26 is 26 mm and the E27 is 27 mm diameter. However, an E26 bulb can fit in E27 base and an E27 bulb can fit in E26 base without problem. The sockets [...]
LED lighting has been around for many years and is just now really coming into its own. For years, the Light Emitting Diode was simply used as an indicator or display light in various small-scale applications. Think of those old Texas Instruments calculators, or your blinking VCR light. LED is a solid-state technology. This means [...]