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 ...

There are a few compromises that renters usually have to make when living in an apartment. The majority of them fall under lighting and outlets, unfortunately. Some apartments don’t have ...

Technology is creating better lighting options. Find out why these low-glare and environmentally friendly lights are ...

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 ...

So I have a couple of floor lamps that have three-way switches and was designed for incandescent light bulbs. To clarify, when I say three-way switch, I mean it cycles between off, low, medium, and ...

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 ...

LED bulbs are energy-efficient and designed to last for many years, but here are a few lesser-known features to consider when weighing a jump to LEDs. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green ...

While they do have a higher upfront cost, led lights are more efficient and last far longer than incandescent, fluorescent, ...

The typical household LED light bulb is advertised with a 25,000 hour lifespan, which would be more than 20 years at 3 or so hours of use per day. That sounds great, but it seems that a good number of ...

Once upon a time, buying a lightbulb meant choosing an incandescent one of between 25 and 100 watts, depending on how bright you wanted the light to be and the fixture you were putting it in. You ...

It’s not every day that I’ll spend close to forty bucks on a lightbulb. But the LED spotlight I bought at Lowe’s a few years ...