New standards for light bulb efficiency

Dec. 22, 2011   2 Comments  

EarthTalkBulbPhase-Out

Bye bye incandescents

Which light bulbs are the greenest?

Oct. 23, 2011   1 Comment  

As the future gets dimmer for traditional incandescent light bulbs, and compact fluorescents (CFLs) fall out of favor due to their toxic mercury component, light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are beginning to come on strong. LEDs, which are clusters of small bulbs that come in many shapes and sizes, last five times longer than CFLs and 40 times longer than incandescents and use much less energy. (Media credit/Geoffrey Landis)

LED? CFL? ESL??

Scosche iPhone/iPod charger is also a nightlight

March 4, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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You know you need this

iPod lamps

April 3, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Home lighting designer, Checkolite International, is teaming with iHome to launch a series of iPod lamps that will charge and play your tunes while hoping to light up your world. This new line of iPod lamps promises to hold all dockable iPods including 30-60GB, nano and mini. Each lamp is a bright halogen, and depending [...]

Lighting the way

April 1, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Lighting the way, Martin Schubert is going to change the way you see the world

Martin Schubert is going to change the way you see the world [...]